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msppiper
Contributor I
February 13, 2019
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Google Assistant

We have been hearing for over a year now regarding the Google Assistant integration. When is this going to happen? The Alexa assistance is horrible.
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      Smilja
      SmiljaAnswer
      February 13, 2019
      Moderator Note: Google Assistant is now available for use with Sonos, read more here.

      Google Confirms Integration in Sonos One at CES 2019

      Update: Bringing Google Assistant to Sonos
      »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)
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      melvimbe
      melvimbe
      May 14, 2019
      Some additional info here
      Danny
      Mackan1
      Mackan1
      May 14, 2019
      Link to location where it is available
      Google Assistant availability on Sonos locations
      djsadie
      Lyricist I
      May 14, 2019

      Wow. Had almost given up tbh. Out in US today. When will it be available in the UK sonos?or can we change our machine to look like they are in the US to get the update :)
      Anyone know if we can "fool" Sonos to get update when not located in US?
      RDog
      Enthusiast II
      May 30, 2019
      On the other hand, we have been able to cast from google play music to sonos on android since 2013,


      My experience over recent months is that this functionality (GPM Android casting to Sonos) is steadily deteriorating.

      I'm assuming that stuff is getting unintentionally broken by slight changes to code or APIs that are relied upon for the integration, but that because GPM is being sunsetted, the breakages aren't getting much/any attention to fix them.

      Certainly my own experience of GPM casting to Sonos has gone from being very robust to pretty flakey over the past 6-9 months.

      For example, a few weeks back the casting icons no longer function (display) correctly so you cannot tell at a glance what's going on; the skipping of tracks as they neared the end seems mercily to have abated for now; casting has become unreliable such that it can be possible for the phone to be simultaneously playing and casting the same track (with slight delay) and it being impossible to control (eg. to stop) the instance of the track playing on the phone.

      In short, the previously excellent GPM/Sonos integration seems to be "going down the tubes". Probably because development effort is going on the Youtubes(!) not GPM, but maybe just a manifestation of developers spread too thin and/or management insufficiently interested in ensuring good customer experience.
      Smilja
      Smilja
      May 30, 2019
      [...] In short, the previously excellent GPM/Sonos integration seems to be "going down the tubes". Probably because development effort is going on the Youtubes(!) not GPM, but maybe just a manifestation of developers spread too thin and/or management insufficiently interested in ensuring good customer experience.

      Sonos is not in charge of programming the various music service interfaces; Google itself is responsible for the GPM & the Youtube Music integration on Sonos.
      »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)
      paulrw
      Prodigy II
      May 30, 2019
      Google assistant intergration has brought sonos back to life in my house, give it a go when you can.
      Still can't get bbc iplayer on sonos though 😭
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