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Alister_3
Contributor I
June 25, 2013

IFTTT - If This Then That integration with Sonos

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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      Marcus Wilson
      Lyricist III
      February 14, 2014
      Would be great of IFTTT but I'm not one that likes to wait!
      Marcus Wilson
      Lyricist III
      February 14, 2014
      Would be great on IFTTT but I'm not one to wait!
      JJ Adkisson
      Contributor I
      March 4, 2014
      Please Integrate Sonos with IFTTT!!
      Nikolaj Elniff
      Lyricist I
      March 4, 2014
      Why and how would you "build" Sonos into your house? The whole point of Sonos is that you don't need to rig your house in audio...
      pwhite8314
      Avid Contributor I
      March 4, 2014
      Most of my Sonos system is built-in to the house, in terms of speakers in the ceiling, that are all home-run back to a central closet where my Sonos zone controllers are.  The Play 1, 3 and 5 (I have one of each) are great for portability, but for a more integrated look, many of us use more discreet speakers.
      pwhite8314
      Avid Contributor I
      March 4, 2014
      Most of my Sonos system is built-in to the house, in terms of speakers in the ceiling, that are all home-run back to a central closet where my Sonos zone controllers are.  The Play 1, 3 and 5 (I have one of each) are great for portability, but for a more integrated look, many of us use more discreet speakers.
      Nikolaj Elniff
      Lyricist I
      March 4, 2014
      So Sonos isn't build in per say. The setup you describe would work with any centralized receiver or amplifier if I am not mistaken.
      pwhite8314
      Avid Contributor I
      March 4, 2014
      Yep, that's true.  I guess it's the definition of 'built-in'...I still designed my house, and ran wires with Sonos in mind (and am about to do the same in my next house), but the only 'fixed' end points are the speakers, everything else (the controllers) are wireless, so it's less like a traditional built-in, centrally amplified system.
      Nikolaj_1
      Contributor I
      March 4, 2014
      Hi Peter, I am not having a go at you or the definition, and it is a good point to have the "back end" in mind when building a house. I live in a 100 year old building where this isn't an opportunity and Sonos is as we know also great when you are limited to old brickwork and so forth. My initial comment was based on the fact that this is a forum that Sonos actually participate in. Also, the thread is on IFTTT which makes a remark about building Sonos into a home as a way of persuading Sonos to add this feature, obsolete.
      pwhite8314
      Avid Contributor I
      March 4, 2014
      Absolutely agreed, and yes, IFTTT would be an awesome feature for Sonos to adopt, and set them apart from some of the other companies that are finally starting to develop wireless solutions.
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