When will there be support for Apple HomeKit ?

Aiexa is coming, Sonos never gave any timescale apart from 2017 and confirmed by Ryan (Sonos employee) on this forum.

Ah you're correct. Looks like my "spring" hunch was merely a hunch and never was what they communicated.

I'm more puzzled by how there are no comments after the Apple event, specifically around the ease of compliance around MFI chips not being necessary. I seem to recall this being a hang-up in the past - I know it was for a lot of other connected devices. I'm not a programmer but from what I understand about the new software-based validation the homekit integration should be much easier. I don't know install base but I'm guessing close to 50% if not more of Sonos customers are heavy IOS/Apple users so this is head scratching.

Apple is clearly targeting Sonos with their Homepod announcement. I don't see where it is in Apple's interest to help Sonos integrate with Homekit and compete with Homepod. Apple has enough to worry about with the leaked Homepod killer that Amazon will be releasing this Autumn.

Integration with HomeKit is probably not coming.I believe voice control it will be through a Sonos product. As with LightwaveRF in the UK, who kept saying it was in development for about 18 months, Apples policy actually meant a "Generation 2" product be designed. This requires a new bridge which doesn't work with what will now become "Generation 1" devices, of which I have a housefull!! Even though I am an Apple user, they can stick HomeKit where the sun ain't shining, as I'm not keen to throw away perfectly good tech so that I can "talk" to it via their unfriendly Homekit. The Dot is suddenly looking very attractive, and I think it's naive of Apple to believe that just because people have the disposable income they will just go along with it. A significant number won't. Other products are available!

I'm seriously considering the Apple HomePod when it launches, and would really appreciate being able to connect/control my Play5 using HomeKit. Get with the times, Sonos!

Actually, it would be Apple that would have to do the majority of the work on that. Sonos would consult, but it's Apple's engineers that would do the heavy lifting. And I suspect that Apple would rather not do that work, and have you replace all of your Sonos gear with HomePods.

I actually think Apple are losing some of the people with disposable cash. Most don't accumulate their disposable by being stupid with it!! I've been waiting for LightwaveRF to become HomeKit compatible and held off buying an Echo voice assistant, as they kept saying "it's coming". Well it did as a redesigned generation 2 product with no backward compatibility. I have disposable income but I'm not about to replace all my Lightwave gear to be able to use Siri, I already have their app on my phone. So I deleted HomeKit from my iPhone and bought an Echo which already works with Lightwave and lots of other home automation. If Sonos brings Echo integration then brilliant, if not I have their app and IFTT is getting better all the time. Ride it out!!

I actually think Apple are losing some of the people with disposable cash.
Perhaps; but in general are they not these days the Apple target market?!

From what I have read of Homepod, I see it as direct competition to Amazon and to Alexa supported Sonos. Folks will either go the Siri/Homepod way, or a way that uses some combination of Amazon and Sonos hardware. As well as that from others that support Alexa.

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I think in light of this announcement it would be wise for sonos to implement HomeKit, if it does not want to loose customers like me.

Hmmm... Are you the one who placed a million dollar order for Sonos(es) last week?

I overheard a person in an apple shop looking at the Apple watch saying... This one does not work with Android? They've just lost a customer like me. ?

Apple products has never been compatible with any Android devices. I’ve known people who use an iPhone because they like their Apple Watch. Samsung and other Android manufacturers have tried to make their own smart watch but they can only dream of market share the Apple Watch has. Apple Watch sales has now become the top in the world, beating Rolex, etc.

Apple Home can call Lutron hardware.
Lutron can call Sonos API, therefore Lutron scenes can involve music from SONOS.

Would it be easier trying to figure how to get Apple Home calling a Lutron scene and therefore indirectly controlling SONOS?