Google Assistant Support

I expect the features of Google integration to at least match Alexa's features at a minimum, when it comes to music playback. Sonos and Google know very well what features customers are looking for, and since they are building this interface from scratch, have a good opportunity to do it right.

When it comes to local libraries though, I'm doubtful it will happen personally. Google is still in this to sell their music services, and allowing playback of local libraries doesn't sell anything. That said, it would be a feature Amazon doesn't have, and therefore push customers to use Google home integration instead Alexa. I don't know if it's going to be enough though. I would guess the number of customers using local libraries is small and dwindling, with no reason in sight for a resurgence.

Some common complaints expressed about streaming music I have seen on other forums include:

"The service replaced the tracks I like with remastered or live versions I do not like"
"The service lost the rights to many of the songs in my carefully constructed playlist"
"The service provides no way to play rare and out-of-print songs I have collected over the years"

While I agree that local library use has shrunk I also believe there is a floor below which it will not go because folks with the concerns above while small in number will never fall to zero. Much the way vinyl never went away I think local music collections will persist to some degree. The question, as you point out, is whether personal content support is a feature that Google will use to differentiate themselves from other music services or whether media server apps will evolve into the mainstream to the point where they compete with streaming services as an alternative music source because Google and other steamers decide the personal music consumer is not worth pursuing.

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Please, please me, woah yeah, like I please you?

When it comes to local libraries though, I'm doubtful it will happen personally. Google is still in this to sell their music services, and allowing playback of local libraries doesn't sell anything. That said, it would be a feature Amazon doesn't have, and therefore push customers to use Google home integration instead Alexa. I don't know if it's going to be enough though. I would guess the number of customers using local libraries is small and dwindling, with no reason in sight for a resurgence.

A feature of Amazon Music that’s often overlooked is AutoRip. I have bought many CDs which, for whatever reason, aren’t available on any service, but thanks to AutoRip show up in Amazon Music, including via Alexa. So, I don’t need to bother with ripping them to a local NAS.

November 1st 2018 SONOS wrote a blog post, postponing the launch of Google assistant on SONOS one and beam to 2019. No date given. The post ended with this:
Stay tuned. We look forward to sharing another update in early 2019!
We are now well into April and there is still no word on a launch date. Only new commitments at CES that this will launch in 2019.
So what is it going to be SONOS? When exactly will you launch Google assistant, that you promised people more than one and a half year ago, when you started selling the one?
Please answer this simple question SONOS. You owe that much after all this time of stalling.

Hey, picking this up as it just announced it is out. Has anyone got it working yet? If so, has anyone gotten it working with play 1s? Most articles say only for Beam and Sonos One but there are a couple that say it will work for all as long as you have a google home device (mini, home, etc).

Excited but hopefully not disappointed if no Play 1 support.

Still not available in either app store, as of 9:30 AM Pacific. Odd.

Does it need a sonos app update? I was able to see sonos in Google assistant services. Could not link properly though.

Does it need a sonos app update? I was able to see sonos in Google assistant services. Could not link properly though.
Yes, there will need to be a Google entry under the Voice Services menu to link the two. @Ryan S, what's the holdup? It's now 1:30PM on the East coast...

FINALLY showed up just now in the app store....