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Ttncs
Contributor I
March 7, 2017

Sound Base vs Sound Bar

  • March 7, 2017
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I would like to know the advantages of Sound Bar vs. Sound Base. To me they seem similar and would like to know the differences.
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      tinpoo
      Contributor I
      March 12, 2017
      We're working on some great integration with Alexa enabled devices which will work to control all of our Sonos players.
      I know you won't tell but I must ask anyway - do you plan to roll out Homekit support?
        Ryan S
        Ryan S
        Retired Sonos Staff
        March 13, 2017
        We're working on some great integration with Alexa enabled devices which will work to control all of our Sonos players.
        I know you won't tell but I must ask anyway - do you plan to roll out Homekit support?
        We don't have any official plans that we've announced around Homekit support, but we'd love to see any and all home automation or smart home devices get support for Sonos. The answer to your question would be, we'd love to see it happen in lieu of an available official announcement.
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        Corrode
        Corrode
        Enthusiast II
        March 21, 2017
        We're working on some great integration with Alexa enabled devices which will work to control all of our Sonos players.
        I know you won't tell but I must ask anyway - do you plan to roll out Homekit support?
        We don't have any official plans that we've announced around Homekit support, but we'd love to see any and all home automation or smart home devices get support for Sonos. The answer to your question would be, we'd love to see it happen in lieu of an available official announcement.

        Ryan, my understanding is that HomeKit support is both hardware and software based, meaning, it can't be added to products retroactively unless they meet certain hardware specifications.

        If I buy a Playbar next month, is there any assurance that it will be HomeKit ready whenever Sonos decide to roll it out?
        DTS or bust
          Ryan S
          Ryan S
          Retired Sonos Staff
          March 21, 2017
          Ryan, my understanding is that HomeKit support is both hardware and software based, meaning, it can't be added to products retroactively unless they meet certain hardware specifications.

          If I buy a Playbar next month, is there any assurance that it will be HomeKit ready whenever Sonos decide to roll it out?

          Without any announced partnerships with HomeKit, so there aren't really any assurances we can offer. If we were to start working with HomeKit one day, we would do everything possible to bring that integration to all Sonos players. If there were a hardware requirement for this, it's possible some players might get it when others don't, but we'd do our best to make sure that isn't the case.
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