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Shaun O
Shaun O
Sonos Staff
Sep 4, 2026 8:49 PM UTC
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Google Assistant is Now Gemini: What this means for Sonos

Hey folks, I wanted to give you a heads up about a change that affects Google Assistant on Sonos.

 

Google has announced that it’s moving users from Google Assistant over to Gemini and because of this shift, Android phones will only support Gemini going forward. This change takes effect today, 4 September 2026. This means that the Google Assistant app is no longer available for voice set up with the Sonos app. 

 

If you still want to use Google Assistant with your Sonos system, you'll need to use an iOS device like an iPhone or iPad.

 

If you’re looking for other ways to control your Sonos system by voice, Sonos Voice Control (SVC) is available (and works with Philips Hue). You can find out more info about Sonos Voice Control at sonos.com/sonos-voice-control.

 

    19 replies

    Maverik
    Lyricist II
    Sep 14, 2026 6:47 AM UTC

    There’s no support for Swedish, so unfortunately, it’s not an option for us.

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      106rallye
      106rallye
      Sep 14, 2026 3:36 PM UTC

      Or Dutch…….

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      mwilky
      Lyricist I
      Sep 22, 2026 6:14 PM UTC

      So I'm am existing user who already had setup Google assistant prior to this change 

       

      Is this change the reason for the issues reported in the below thread? If not, can you provide an update please?

       

      https://en.community.sonos.com/google-assistant-and-sonos-229109/google-assistant-and-timer-not-sounding-6934760

       

       

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        mwilky
        Lyricist I
        Sep 25, 2026 2:24 PM UTC

        ​@ShaunFromSonos are you going to bother replying or just ignore your customers?

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        Stanley_4
        Stanley_4
        Grand Maestro
        Sep 25, 2026 3:30 PM UTC

        ​@ShaunFromSonos are you going to bother replying or just ignore your customers?

        Sonos responds to support calls, this is a user to user forum so probably / usually not.

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          106rallye
          106rallye
          Sep 30, 2026 9:31 AM UTC

          Since this morning all I get from Google on Sonos when commanding my lights or blinds is "Something went wrong” or "There was a glitch. Try again in a few seconds". Nest Mini works fine. Does anyone else experience this?

          I did not move over to Gemini yet.

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          106rallye
          106rallye
          Oct 2, 2026 9:32 AM UTC

          The problem does seem to subside. I've succeeded in turning my Hue lights and my Daikin AC on via Google Assistant on Sonos this morning but had to ask twice - first command was answered with “There was a glitch. Try again in a few seconds.”

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          106rallye
          106rallye
          Nov 3, 2026 11:49 AM UTC

          This might have been WiFi trouble on my side. I’ve rearranged my wife and GA is working relatively well now. Only strange thing is I have to tell GA to vacuum my home in English - it does not seem to understand the Dutch command for my iRobot vacuum anymore.

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          StijnP
          Lyricist I
          Oct 14, 2026 7:45 AM UTC

          I have the same problem. I already tried to romove GA and add it back to sonos. But that didn’t help. First command “hey google” usually does not work. Second usually does. 

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          106rallye
          106rallye
          Oct 14, 2026 7:02 PM UTC

          Strangely enough the problem is persistent on the One in the Attic, but does not happen on the One in the living room or the One in the kitchen. After removing GA from the One in the attic, I cannot reinstall it.

          And Assistant seems to have lost the ability to start my iRobot vacuum - from both Sonos and Nest Mini.

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          Smilja
          Smilja
          Oct 14, 2026 8:16 PM UTC

          Guys,

          Google is winding up the Assistant. Here’s the timeline.

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          »And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space, Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind.« (›Windmills Of Your Mind‹ [1967]. Music by Michel Legrand ; English lyrics written by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
          106rallye
          106rallye
          Oct 14, 2026 8:38 PM UTC

          This does not say anything about non-Google smart speakers though. As always Google does not provide any help with these. If they are indeed slowly deprecating my speakers, please let them be transparant about it.

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          Smilja
          Smilja
          Oct 14, 2026 9:11 PM UTC

          Well, once Google Assistant is shut down, it won't be able to control anything or provide services anymore, because the developer API is also being deprecated.

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          »And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space, Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind.« (›Windmills Of Your Mind‹ [1967]. Music by Michel Legrand ; English lyrics written by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
            106rallye
            106rallye
            Nov 3, 2026 11:51 AM UTC

            Google keeps nagging me to go over to Gemini. What will happen to GA on Sonos if I would go to Gemini? Does anyone have any experience with this?

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