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January 24, 2017

Request: Roku App

I have my Sonos:Connect connected to my TV, and one thing I would LOVE to be able to do is play music through the TV and use the TV as a controller. Being able to see what is playing, and use my Roku remote to rate tracks and control playback.

As complete as the Sonos experience feels for me, this is definitely a place where I feel I am missing.

Some of the streaming services has Roku apps, that definitely fills in some of the gap, but not all of them do. Plus this doesnt allow me to modify groups, which still has to be done through the use of a phone or computer.
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    Lemex
    Lyricist III
    February 9, 2018
    I have my Sonos:Connect connected to my TV, and one thing I would LOVE to be able to do is play music through the TV and use the TV as a controller. Being able to see what is playing, and use my Roku remote to rate tracks and control playback.

    As complete as the Sonos experience feels for me, this is definitely a place where I feel I am missing.

    Some of the streaming services has Roku apps, that definitely fills in some of the gap, but not all of them do. Plus this doesnt allow me to modify groups, which still has to be done through the use of a phone or computer.
    Lemex
    Lyricist III
    February 9, 2018
    What say you Sonos??? I saw a post from early January that one is in the works. Where does it stand?
      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      February 9, 2018
      Would you be so kind as to point me to where you saw the information that one was in the works, please?
      Bruce
      chicks
      chicks
      February 10, 2018
      The Amazon fire stick. U have to unlock 3rd party apps on the device. Whatever its called. The app is not sanctioned by sonos

      Ok, tried this, just needed Downloader for the Sonos and Mouse apps, not Kodi. Works, but pretty much useless as a controller, having to move the mouse all over, then enable/disable it.

      If you want to display what Sonos is playing on your big screen, i can highly recommend using the TunesMap app on AppleTV. Coming to other platforms, no idea when.

      https://www.tunesmap.com/this-is-tunesmap/

      Lemex
      Lyricist III
      February 10, 2018
      What say you Sonos??? I saw a post from early January that one is in the works. Where does it stand?
      Lemex
      Lyricist III
      February 10, 2018
      Would you be so kind as to point me to where you saw the information that one was in the works, please?
      Lemex
      Lyricist III
      February 10, 2018
      https://www.cnet.com/news/roku-to-power-smart-speakers-soundbars-and-whole-home-audio/

      "Roku Connect: Devices with this functionality can connect together wirelessly, similar to whole-home audio system like Sonos, and be controlled with voice commands from a TV remote. It will allow a Roku TV to easily pair with a Roku Connect sound bar, for example."
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