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Apple tv + Sonos Arc Ultra

  • July 31, 2026
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fortblix

1. Apple Home and Apple TV integration

I would like the Arc Ultra to fully appear in Apple’s “TV & Speakers” controls.

When music is playing directly on the Arc, the song, artwork and playback controls should also appear automatically on the Apple TV’s Now Playing screen. 

2. Optional Apple TV playback with Hey Sonos

I would like an option for Hey Sonos to launch Apple Music directly on the Apple TV instead of playing through the Sonos music service.

This would turn on the Apple TV, show the music on screen and send Dolby Atmos audio to the Arc Ultra through HDMI eARC. Direct playback on the Arc should remain available because it starts much faster.

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jgatie
  • July 31, 2026

Since both of those are functions of the Apple TV/Apple TV apps, you would need to consult Apple.  Sonos would of course have involvement in the second request (the first is all Apple), but Apple would have to allow Sonos’ voice assistant to control the Apple TV music app first.