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sgoldswo
Contributor I
Jun 3, 2022 9:12 AM UTC
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Any plans to add Voice Control for Qobuz, BBC Sounds or Spotify?

Sonos Voice Control is excellent. It just works and does exactly what I need for my Apple Music account. I also listen to Qobuz, Spotify and BBC Sounds regularly - any idea if or when they might be added to Sonos Voice Control?

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    James L.
    James L.Answer
    Retired Community Staff
    Jun 7, 2022 7:38 AM UTC

    Hey @sgoldswo and @Jeffrey_35,

     

    We’re always looking to add new options to our products and services. More music services will follow in time but we have nothing to announce right now 🙂

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    Guyincognito76
    Guyincognito76
    Prominent Collaborator I
    Sep 10, 2022 8:02 AM UTC

    I'd like to be able to get "Hey sonos" to play Radio 1,for some reason it plays BBC Arabic.??

    Being 45 I no longer have this problem* 😂 

    BBC Sounds is the biggest miss for me with Sonos Voice; I could ditch Alexa if this was added (I’ve actually started using Alexa just to start the radio, and then using the Sonos app to switch it to Sounds on there when I get the chance, so I can see what’s playing if I hear something interesting.)

    *I just tried to see what Sonos Voice would give me if I asked for BBC 6 Music and I got BBC Radio Cymru 2 (via Tune-in) -some extra Welsh listening practise for me there 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 

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      106rallye
      106rallye
      Sep 10, 2022 9:27 AM UTC

      Surely the addition of other languages would be the first thing Sonos works on……

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      controlav
      controlav
      Lead Maestro
      Sep 10, 2022 12:43 PM UTC

      Surely the addition of other languages would be the first thing Sonos works on……

      Those are very different bodies of work.

      Supporting additional services is pretty straight-forward for most, at the technical level. (Legal issues may be more of a challenge). Anyone with a knowledge of SMAPI (which is likely about half of the Sonos engineering team) can do this work.

      Voice recognition in foreign languages is a very different problem and depends entirely on the work of the company that Sonos acquired a few years ago, and how much work they have already done (or not) in this area.

      If I was running things I would do both of these deliverables in parallel, they are entirely independent of each other.

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        106rallye
        106rallye
        Sep 10, 2022 4:40 PM UTC

        Of course it is, but this is also about investing in IT hours……

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        User522224
        Lyricist II
        Oct 28, 2022 5:55 PM UTC

        Another vote for Spotify integration with Sonos voice please!

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          chriskimber
          Trending Lyricist I
          Oct 31, 2022 9:36 PM UTC

          I'd like to be able to get "Hey sonos" to play Radio 1,for some reason it plays BBC Arabic.??

          Being 45 I no longer have this problem* 😂 

          BBC Sounds is the biggest miss for me with Sonos Voice; I could ditch Alexa if this was added (I’ve actually started using Alexa just to start the radio, and then using the Sonos app to switch it to Sounds on there when I get the chance, so I can see what’s playing if I hear something interesting.)

          *I just tried to see what Sonos Voice would give me if I asked for BBC 6 Music and I got BBC Radio Cymru 2 (via Tune-in) -some extra Welsh listening practise for me there 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 

          We are v keen on getting BBC Sounds working via SVC, just waiting for the formal UK release and some advice from Sonos

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            Mike17
            Lyricist I
            Jan 2, 2023 1:21 PM UTC

            I too would really welcome BBC Sounds on SVC. Please give us some idea when it will arrive. Thanks.

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              chriskimber
              Trending Lyricist I
              Jan 2, 2023 1:59 PM UTC

              I too would really welcome BBC Sounds on SVC. Please give us some idea when it will arrive. Thanks.

              We (BBC Sounds) are keen to get SVC working too. Hoping to get more info from Sonos on official UK launch soon, then we’ll investigate integration. 

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                JJL49
                Lyricist I
                Jan 11, 2023 5:47 PM UTC

                I too would really welcome BBC Sounds on SVC. Please give us some idea when it will arrive. Thanks.

                We (BBC Sounds) are keen to get SVC working too. Hoping to get more info from Sonos on official UK launch soon, then we’ll investigate integration. 

                Similarly would really appreciate BBC Sounds and SVC linked

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                  Victor Delta
                  Contributor I
                  Jan 11, 2023 6:20 PM UTC

                  Yes please, another request for Spotify and BBC Sounds to work with SVC. Thanks.

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