IFTTT - If This Then That integration with Sonos
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If-This-Then-That (IFTTT) integration could be cool. You could expose playlists to IFTTT as either triggers and/or actions. Use cases could be when a certain playlist is started trigger lights (via WeMo or Hue). So for lighting, a "Dinner" playlist could set a particular light pattern via Hue, or turn off some lights and dim others. You could also start a playlist when motion is detected via a WeMo motion detector, or when a switch is turned on, start a playlist. You could use a special playlist to provide a house-wide audio notifier of new emails, Facebook/Twitter/app.net mentions, or Google Calendar events.
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I disagree with you: of course the controller "tells the speakers to go and fetch" and than the speakers do their job on their own . That's precisely because of the way the system works, that it will be so easy for the controller to realize I am coming home thanks to the phone geofencing , and tell the speaker to be on again and play the same thing they were playing when I left home ( just to make a simple example) :. In fact i leave home and the controller pauses the system, I am back, and it "press" play again.
Basically, the controller has to send instructions to the sonos units because something is happening, rather than because I push the final button "play" .
On this respect, little difference between active or passive. With active it should be even simpler, the job to send instructions and to execute them being already well splitted.
They are active yes, but the controller send the instructions. Once the controller is able to send the intructions based on some algorithm rather than human touch, Sonos unit will do its job .
Basically, the controller has to send instructions to the sonos units because something is happening, rather than because I push the final button "play" .
On this respect, little difference between active or passive. With active it should be even simpler, the job to send instructions and to execute them being already well splitted.
They are active yes, but the controller send the instructions. Once the controller is able to send the intructions based on some algorithm rather than human touch, Sonos unit will do its job .
the controller is a controller. It tells the speakers what to go and fetch. The controller has no other function that that. Once it has told the speakers what to do you can shove it down the waste disposal for all the speakers care.
If the controller streamed the content from the device to the speaker then your assertions could make sense. As that is not the case then the controller must, by its design and how the system works, remain a passive instrument.
In discussions such as these there seems to be a lack of fundamental understanding as to how Sonos works - active rather than passive speakers - which is unlike any other speaker which are purely passive i.e. They only receive a stream.
If the controller streamed the content from the device to the speaker then your assertions could make sense. As that is not the case then the controller must, by its design and how the system works, remain a passive instrument.
In discussions such as these there seems to be a lack of fundamental understanding as to how Sonos works - active rather than passive speakers - which is unlike any other speaker which are purely passive i.e. They only receive a stream.
At the end the Sonos Controller is an app. So it should not be so difficult to add a few simple options, such as geofencing, more sofisticated alarms , integration with Siri and Google voice to the apps without having to touch the Sonos embedded software. A perfect solution will requite time and resources, a first layer of imrpvements should be much simpler.....
I'm itching for Amazon Echo support, but if IFTTT was supported, it would be an interim solution for getting Alexa to control Sonos. I would be the happiest man if that day comes.
I've been using Sonos for over 10 years. Love it. But something happened: I bought an amazon Echo and hooked it up to Spotify. Haven't listened to Sonos in my kitchen since. (and the echo does not sound nearly as good). Please do this. My ears are killing me.
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I just bought a new house and have added a ton of automation to include the echo, lifx lights, august locks & door bell w/ keypad, smart things hub, scout alarm, etc. Everything in the new house will be connected. Even my garage door opener is internet accessible! I am interested in buying into the Sonos platform but am waiting to see what they do with things like ifttt and amazon echo integration. I want to be able to set an alarm that makes my lights turn on slowly, play music (sonos), start the coffee maker, and put the news on my television in the living room (harmony remote). The music is the part that is still missing for me.
Sonos - please let us know if you are going to add ifttt and/or echo integration. If you are, there are many people like myself who will buy in now and happily wait for these features. Until we know for sure if you intend to add them many of us will hold off or go to a different system should one become available that meets these needs/wants. Please let us know! :)
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Sonos - please let us know if you are going to add ifttt and/or echo integration. If you are, there are many people like myself who will buy in now and happily wait for these features. Until we know for sure if you intend to add them many of us will hold off or go to a different system should one become available that meets these needs/wants. Please let us know! :)
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Uhhh. maybe. But I would rank it pretty low on priority. I don't know how many times you have rebooted a Sonos system, but I imagine people would be pretty frustrated if after saying "Alexa, play my morning playlist in the breakfast nook." she replies "Please wait 5 minutes while I boot up the Sonos system and bring the mesh online. Why don't you make some toast?"
Even if you dont consider any new functionality being important for yourself, I do think that its of your interest that the product survives ?
Personally i had the system for seven year and its quite a small system of only five units, and what prevents me from expanding further is that my fear (really hoping im wrong) is that being the leader made them complancent, not understanding where the market is going. Do you remember Ericsson mobile phones ? Nokia mobile phones ? Seen them around lately ?
I have absolutely no idea what this has to do with my post. In fact, since my post brings up a blog entry that speaks to future expansion into voice control and other technologies, I'm even more baffled.
That would only be possible if the Sonos units had an off function, which they don't (probably, there might well be a shutdown command left behind in the Linux OS they run but it's not commonly accessible to the users). So what you'd actually need is alexa integrated with your home power switches so you can command them to cut power when you want. That's a generic non-Sonos task though.
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Wouldn't the likely future intergration with Amazon Alexa/Echo bring about voice automation? ie Alexa switch sonos off, and they could all power down...maybe
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Jgatie, you should realize that this forum is mainly visited by existing Sonos users. It is not visited by the thousands of people who simply dont buy Sonos because of lacking functionality.
Even if you dont consider any new functionality being important for yourself, I do think that its of your interest that the product survives ?
Personally i had the system for seven year and its quite a small system of only five units, and what prevents me from expanding further is that my fear (really hoping im wrong) is that being the leader made them complancent, not understanding where the market is going. Do you remember Ericsson mobile phones ? Nokia mobile phones ? Seen them around lately ?
Even if you dont consider any new functionality being important for yourself, I do think that its of your interest that the product survives ?
Personally i had the system for seven year and its quite a small system of only five units, and what prevents me from expanding further is that my fear (really hoping im wrong) is that being the leader made them complancent, not understanding where the market is going. Do you remember Ericsson mobile phones ? Nokia mobile phones ? Seen them around lately ?
With somebody so supposedly in touch with technology, you'd think they'd have read the latest blog. And if you think 100 replies is significant, well that proves you don't read this forum much either. Hell, the old hires thread could get 100 replies in a couple days when it heated up.
I was attacking the ridiculous notion that Sonos doesn't respect its customers..
Seems you did too, apart from making obnoxious yet irrelevant remarks.
The lack of respect point is regarding the fact that this thread, with over 100 replies, and this feature, which might be the #1 requested by users, didn't received an official reply from Sonos in the past two years. And this - IS - indeed a lack of respect for their customers.
I don't care if you're a Sonos fanboy, I do love my sonos system myself, but you should start to show a little objectivity - improvements could be made, not on the overall experience, but on connectivity.
I just hate when someone is attacking my posts instead of exchanging on the real issue raised here.
I was quite understanding with the lack of support of DTS and AirPlay, two other major requested features, that Sonos didn't want to implement for - I guess - licensing costs & hardware. But open APIs and Third Party Connectivity are purely a matter of goodwill and developer time.
The fact that two years ago this development was not a priority for Sonos might have been true, but I think it would now be time to at least give us an update on where they stand. What is taking priority now?
I definitely agree with the latest contribution, Sonos needs to be integrated to the home, being able to automatically disable the speakers when leaving home (smart alarms / nest integration) is what we expect to see now. When I walk out of my house, the alarm system turns on, my nest thermostat is set to away, my hue lights turn off, why is my Sonos system stupid and still playing if I forgot to get my phone out of my pocket, fire the app, and press pause? Time to move on! Hell with their Music partnership, Apple should throw them HomeKit connectivity as well!
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While Sonos were among the first and for sure are the biggest and have excellent products, Im getting afraid they will be missing out on the new customers entering the segment. No IFTTT integration (almost ALL new successful products entering the market in any kind of streaming / connected products opens up for IFTTT, )no Apple HomeKit integration, no voice control etc etc.
I really hope they will not become the Nokia of streaming music. (They had the best phones, they were the biggest, but missed the train and where are they now ?)
I really hope they will not become the Nokia of streaming music. (They had the best phones, they were the biggest, but missed the train and where are they now ?)
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We really need this protocol to be integrated, Folks !
We really need this protocol to be integrated, Folks !
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6b2012a8-008c-11e5-b91e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3zWS9C9JT
in spite of being an early example of the benefits of adding wireless connectivity to a previously offline device, Mr MacFarlane is cautious about the hype around the “smart home” and “internet of things”.
“I don’t think people are looking for us to control your TV or your lights. I do believe in the ‘smart home’ but I think it has to solve problems for people,” he said.
“There is so much for us to do with that narrow focus of filling your home with music. I think the music services have just gotten started.”
in spite of being an early example of the benefits of adding wireless connectivity to a previously offline device, Mr MacFarlane is cautious about the hype around the “smart home” and “internet of things”.
“I don’t think people are looking for us to control your TV or your lights. I do believe in the ‘smart home’ but I think it has to solve problems for people,” he said.
“There is so much for us to do with that narrow focus of filling your home with music. I think the music services have just gotten started.”
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+1 !
just got a Nest thermostat as my first device that prompted me to investigate IFTTT. There is huge potential here with Sonos also.
just got a Nest thermostat as my first device that prompted me to investigate IFTTT. There is huge potential here with Sonos also.
Sonos, you guys should really find a way to open up an API to allow people like all of those pining here to help build the Sonos into an even more amazing platform. Imagine if you gave hooks so we could use the Sonos platform with Amazon Echo and/or with Siri, etc.
Let alone opening up to work with IFTT. If you created a channel, how amazing would that be!
Disappointed to see all these requests for several years, with no feedback whatsoever. Learn from others who do give their user base real time feedback, at least to show them the love a bit.
Let alone opening up to work with IFTT. If you created a channel, how amazing would that be!
Disappointed to see all these requests for several years, with no feedback whatsoever. Learn from others who do give their user base real time feedback, at least to show them the love a bit.
Please add IFTTT support!
I'd love this, imagine being able to wake up with a report of your days calendar, being able to have emails read out from certain users, having notifications of when people are leaving work, reminders for the day, Audio notifications when someone comes to the front door, intercoms.... possibilities are endless.
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Yes I would like to see Sonos integration with some external services / home automation services ....
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Yes please!
Missed the point entirely, did you?
I was attacking the ridiculous notion that Sonos doesn't respect its customers..
I was attacking the ridiculous notion that Sonos doesn't respect its customers..
So, let's list all the multi-room audio makers that DO respect their customers and support IFTTT, shall we?
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Ummm... you do realise that this fact is irrelevant with regards to if Sonos should support it or not? I don't know the first thing about IFTTT, I don't care if Sonos supports it or not and, actually, for me personally I would rather that they put their development efforts somewhere else. BUT, could we, as a community of users, please stop attacking suggestions for Sonos improvements with passive aggressive answers such as this one? Why not let people be enthusiastic about their suggestions for improvements, and even "I'm surprised that I can't do this with Sonos" comments, without trying to scare them away from the community at every opportunity?
So, let's list all the multi-room audio makers that DO respect their customers and support IFTTT, shall we?
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