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jnak
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July 5, 2019
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Shuffle mode with GA

  • July 5, 2019
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When I ask GA to shuffle songs on my One, it responds "sorry, shuffle mode is not available on this device". Is there any way to get Google to shuffle songs on Sonos?
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      Best answer by pwwhitehead
      Only when or if Sonos add that feature. Shuffle, like/unlike songs along with various other GA features are not available. The launch, in my opinion, is very limited. If you really want these featured you will have to look at Google speakers or other third party speakers with a fuller GA integration.

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      Martin F
      Lyricist III
      August 22, 2019
      I had the same issue but I have created the following workaround which is working perfectly for me.

      1. Install the Yonomi app on your smart phone and create Yonomi account and follow prompts to link Yonomi to your Google Assistant. (Yonomi is a free voice controlled automation service which has the ability to link to both Google Assistant and to Sonos)
      2. In Yonomi, create a "routine" and name it "Shuffle". I have Sonos speakers in two rooms - Living Room and Bedroom. For me, having two rooms, the Yonomi routine runs two "actions" - (1) turn on Sonos shuffle in Living Room and (2) turn on Sonos shuffle in Bedroom. It sounds complicated but quite user-friendly to create.
      3. Once the Yonomi routine above is created, whenever I am playing a playlist which I started using my voice via Google Assistant, I then simply say "Turn on [name of Yonomi routine]" (in my case, I would say "Turn on shuffle". It's been working perfectly for weeks now.
      I hope it works for you too. It took me quite a lot of Googling and head scratching to figure this out so I hope it help others.
      Doug Ames
      Headliner I
      August 24, 2019
      I had the same issue but I have created the following workaround which is working perfectly for me.

      I do the same thing using Olisto.

      It's a shame Sonos has made the interactions between Google Assistant and Sonos music playback so limited. I understand that Sonos claims Google restricted them from playing tunes from your Sonos library by voice command, but did Google tell them they couldn't have a command to set Shuffle mode?
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