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JustJeremy
Contributor I
October 12, 2017
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Will Sonos One with Alexa have an option to be upgraded Google Assistant in future?

Will the new Sonos One with Alexa be upgradable via software update to support Google Assistant in the future or will there be a different Sonos One speaker with Google Assistant?
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    Ryan S
    Ryan SAnswer
    Retired Sonos Staff
    October 12, 2017
    The same Sonos One would be able to use either Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant when that integration is finished and launched. There won't be a different hardware line you'd need to buy.
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    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    October 12, 2017
    We all believe that it will be part of the Sonos One, yes. No timeline available, though. But Sonos has indicated that they want to work with all services, and have made the microphone array an agnostic thing, rather than integrating just an Amazon device in their speakers.
    Bruce
      Ryan S
      Ryan SAnswer
      Retired Sonos Staff
      October 12, 2017
      The same Sonos One would be able to use either Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant when that integration is finished and launched. There won't be a different hardware line you'd need to buy.
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        Riffer
        Contributor I
        November 21, 2017
        Any ideas as to when it will be available ?
          Ryan S
          Ryan S
          Retired Sonos Staff
          November 21, 2017
          In our blog post here, we said it'd be in 2018. We haven't shared much while development is ongoing, so stay tuned for more details as we may share more as things progress.
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            akcpguess
            Lyricist I
            December 10, 2017
            Do you know whether or not you will be able to have one speaker setup with Alexa and another setup with Google Assistant and better yet would you be able to pair them in a stereo pair. That would be ideal. That way I could get rid of my echo dot and Google Mini.
            Airgetlam
            Airgetlam
            December 10, 2017
            Sonos has made no indication one way or the other whether that would be possible. It seems unlikely to me (even more so for a stereo pair), but who knows. We'll have to wait for them to actually implement it before things like that can be answered.
            Bruce
            Ryan S
            Ryan S
            Retired Sonos Staff
            December 11, 2017
            As Bruce said, we haven't shared all the details here, we're early into development, so any information now could be subject to change. There are plans and goals, but it's we're not ready to share definitively where we'll land.

            Personally, I hope that you'll be able to be able to ask the same Sonos One a question from both Alexa and Google, interchangeably.
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              User496592
              Lyricist III
              December 31, 2017
              What about being able to control existing Sonos units with Google Assistant?
              I already have several Sonos speakers. I also have several Google home speakers and Chromecasts. Right now I cannot control the speakers with GH, but I am for sure expecting a SW update that will do this for the existing Sonos. (Not only Sonos one)
              Is that assumption wrong?
                UKMedia
                UKMedia
                December 31, 2017
                What about being able to control existing Sonos units with Google Assistant?
                I already have several Sonos speakers. I also have several Google home speakers and Chromecasts. Right now I cannot control the speakers with GH, but I am for sure expecting a SW update that will do this for the existing Sonos. (Not only Sonos one)
                Is that assumption wrong?

                I would expect the Google Assistant integration to work the same as Alexa. i.e. Any Google Assistant device will be able to control your Sonos system once the functionality is released for the Sonos One.
                Remember: Sometimes Red Wine helps :)
                  JesseTron
                  Lyricist II
                  February 18, 2018
                  I like how you said “upgraded” to Google Assistant. It really will be an upgrade. Alexa is rather lacking. Echo ask sonos to release the upgrade soon. My eyes are wandering to the Google Home Max.
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