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bobtusa
Contributor I
May 14, 2019
Question

What is the command to control music in multiple Sonos rooms/speakers on Google Assistant?

  • May 14, 2019
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I can issue play/volume commands on Google Assistant to a specific speaker (e.g. "Play x station on Pandora in Kitchen"). However how do I command to play in Kitchen, Dining Room, and Bedroom (as an example)?

Is there a command for 'everywhere'? or 'all speakers'? (e.g. "Play x station on Pandora in Everywhere")
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      Ryan S
      Ryan S
      Retired Sonos Staff
      May 14, 2019
      Hi Bobtusa, there isn't a command to group players together using Google Assistant. You would need to use the Sonos app to group players together.
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      bobtusaAuthor
      Contributor I
      May 14, 2019
      To clarify, ok that I can't group from the commands (for now, would be great to in future). But I am more looking for command against an existing group already in place, and also a command for all of them ('everywhere').

      Any plans for roadmap on commanding with groups? Or not going to be the case in the future.
        melvimbe
        melvimbe
        May 14, 2019
        If your rooms already grouped, a command to play music one of the rooms in the group should play in all rooms in the group.
        Danny
        vyassameer
        Lyricist II
        May 15, 2019
        I was REALLY hoping for the EVERYWHERE functionality too... seems like a no brainer and something they would have planned in the year long delay. Minimum it would be nice to say Play X everywhere. Best would be to also play in specific rooms/groups already established in the Sonos App.
          John_54
          Trending Lyricist I
          July 6, 2019
          I have living room and dining room grouped. Command to play either will play both , but volume commands have to be made individually ("turn up living room" then "turn up dining room") Is there a way not to have to do that?
            John_54
            Trending Lyricist I
            July 10, 2019
            I have living room and dining room grouped. Command to play either will play both , but volume commands have to be made individually ("turn up living room" then "turn up dining room") Is there a way not to have to do that?
            Update - Actually,for what it's worth you can do it in one sentence but you have to say "turn it up"(or down) for each room : "turn it up in the living room and turn it up in the dining room", not "turn it up in the living room and the dining room."
              maqama
              Lyricist I
              July 19, 2019
              I can see that Google on Sonos is also full of limitations.
              If you need your smartphone on hand and open the Sonos app for group volume and room grouping and related functions, why will you use voice?
                UKMedia
                UKMedia
                July 20, 2019
                I can see that Google on Sonos is also full of limitations.
                If you need your smartphone on hand and open the Sonos app for group volume and room grouping and related functions, why will you use voice?
                As per Alexa integration with Sonos, I expect a steady drip feed of functionality for GA support. Not all development is on the Sonos echo system, some will be on Goggle's, we can only guess at this stage what the issues are.
                Remember: Sometimes Red Wine helps :)
                Ken_Griffiths
                Ken_Griffiths
                July 20, 2019
                As the features mentioned here in this thread are already in the Sonos/Alexa integration, you would hope the same will eventually be available via the Google Assistant... fingers-x’d. Not sure how long that will take to happen though?

                At least those users who have purchased a Sonos One and/or Beam can switch their chosen voice assistant and get the best of either/both worlds.

                I'm mostly sticking with Alexa on Sonos at the moment, with a small footprint in the Google Assistant camp, waiting for more features on Sonos to come down the line. I plan to have both assistants in all main rooms eventually.

                The Amazon Alexa enabled auto-group features and “group-volume control” with Sonos devices are great features and difficult to now let go, having used them for many months.

                Both voice assistants however, each have their advantages.
                kishlette
                Trending Lyricist I
                December 6, 2019

                I have a Google Mini as well as a number of Sonos speakers around the house.

                In the Google Home app, there’s a place where you can ‘Create Speaker Group’. I was hoping to use that to create different groups (everywhere; certain speakers) that the Google Assistant would recognise… Unfortunately, it only shows the Google Mini as group-able. None of the Sonos speakers show up there as devices that can be grouped. Annoying!

                I’ve tried different commands like “play music on all devices in the house” “...all speakers”, etc. but no luck as I’m sure everyone else has experienced.

                I find the voice functionality not all that helpful. Tend to just use the app still

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