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May 14 2019 - 8:00AM
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Sonos adds the Google Assistant via a free software update on
Sonos in the United States; Additional countries to follow in
July
Today Sonos (Nasdaq: SONO) brings the smart control of the
Google Assistant to Sonos’ brilliant sound experience. As the first
to bring multiple voice assistants to the same sound system, Sonos
demonstrates the power of an open, multi-partner platform that
prioritizes choice for customers. Use voice with the Google
Assistant built-in to Sonos One or Sonos Beam, or with a connected
Google Home product to easily start a song, queue a TV show, check
the weather, and control the smart home. The free software update
will be available starting today in the United States. Support in
the UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, France, and The Netherlands
comes in July with additional countries to follow on a rolling
basis over the coming months.
“We value freedom of choice, empowering listeners to choose what
they want to listen to and how they want to control it. Adding
voice, now with the Google Assistant, has made that control even
easier,” said Patrick Spence, Sonos CEO. “We partnered with Google
to build this integration from the ground up, layering in the best
of the Google Assistant into the Sonos ecosystem of products and
partners. Today we’re the first company to have two voice
assistants working concurrently on the same system, a major
milestone for the industry. We imagine a day where we’ll have
multiple voice assistants operating concurrently on the same
device, and we’re committed to making that happen as soon as
possible.”
The Google Assistant is Sonos’ second built-in voice assistant.
Customers on Sonos will have the ability to choose an assistant for
each individual speaker, with multiple voice assistants on a single
system. With the Google Assistant on Beam in the living room and
Alexa on the Sonos One in the kitchen, start a song with the Google
Assistant, ask Alexa what’s playing, and vice versa.
Not just music and TV, Sonos will support the Google Assistant’s
top first party actions and features, including Continued
Conversation, Broadcast mode, and the ability to choose a different
voice for the assistant. Bringing the richness of the Google
ecosystem and integration within the smart home, the Google
Assistant on Sonos also includes more than one million actions from
partner products. Additional features and actions will be available
through ongoing updates, bringing even more to the Google Assistant
experience on Sonos. At launch, customers will enjoy:
- System control. Built on Sonos’
open platform of products and partners, listeners can start a song
using AirPlay from Apple Music, ask the Google Assistant to go to
the next track, and turn the volume down in the Sonos App. In
addition, just one supported voice-enabled device allows for
customers to request music or content to be played on other Sonos
speakers in the system (Play:1, for example).
- Music, news, and radio. Request
and control with voice from a growing list of streaming services,
including: Spotify, YouTube Music, Google Play Music, Pandora,
TIDAL, TuneIn, iHeartRadio and Deezer to start. Use voice to go to
the next song, change the volume, or pause with all streaming
services available on Sonos.
- Easy control for TV with Sonos
Beam. Turn on the TV with the Google Assistant using Beam’s
HDMI ARC connection and CEC, switch from TV to music, and adjust
the volume. Add a Chromecast Ultra to get additional features with
voice for TV, including requesting specific shows or movies from
streaming services.
- Get answers, manage tasks and
plans. Hear a daily brief, flight information or commute time,
set alarms, timers, and pull up calendar appointments or get
answers on weather, calculations, translations, sports, and more.
This is all part of the Google ecosystem -- ask Google Assistant
for directions and have them sent directly to an Android
phone.
- Connect with Smart Home. Ask the
Google Assistant on Sonos to adjust the temperature or turn on the
light. At this time, there are more than 200 million devices in
homes globally that work with the Google Assistant now on
Sonos.
Sonos & the Google Assistant Present: The Brilliant Sound
ExperienceTo showcase the power of Sonos sound paired with the
smart control of the Google Assistant, Sonos and Google are
delivering a series of multi-sensory installations for the public
in New York, June 7-9. Featuring new music from 4AD artists The
National and Holly Herndon, alongside tracks curated by the iconic
Beggars Group of labels (Rough Trade, 4AD, XL, Matador and Young
Turks), the Google Assistant on Sonos will help visitors explore
how sound works, how it layers into music, and how music sparks
emotion. Learn more and RSVP.
About Sonos
Sonos (Nasdaq: SONO) is one of the world’s leading sound
experience brands. As the inventor of multi-room wireless home
audio, Sonos innovation helps the world listen better by giving
people access to the content they love and allowing them to control
it however they choose. Known for delivering an unparalleled sound
experience, thoughtful home design aesthetic, simplicity of use and
an open platform, Sonos makes the breadth of audio content
available to anyone. Sonos is headquartered in Santa Barbara,
California. Learn more at www.sonos.com.
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