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This extension allows you to cast your tab to a sonos device.
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Installation instructions: https://medium.com/@casttosonos/how-to-cast-to-sonos-from-chrome-805fbc36a60d
Until now, it has not been possible to stream audio directly from youtube or any other platform from the browser to a Sonos system. Cast to Sonos offers a similar experience as the Chromecast feature in chrome browsers.
After installing you can easily cast any audio that you can play inside chrome, to your Sonos device by going to the top-right and clicking the puzzle icon.
After opening the extension, you can make a choice to use the free version with limited quality or the premium version. After that, you can select the room and the group you want to cast to. The selection box will become selected and the play button will show up after the extension is connected to your device.
If you are not able to connect, make sure that no other app is using your Sonos device, Spotify or Youtube for example. Try pausing or disconnecting from the app that is currently using your Sonos device.
If you are experiencing technical issues, you can go to the Chrome Web Store "Support page" and leave your questions there and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Technical note about the delay:
This extension streams your audio from your tab to your Sonos device. Naturally, there is a delay because you're not playing an audio clip, you are streaming, just like how Chromecast does it. The advantage is that it works for every website and with any kind of audio source that Google Chrome supports.
With this extension, you are not able to turn your Sonos device into PC speakers. You are better off buying a good pair of normal PC speakers.
Changelog:
v1.1:
* Added free mode
* Added more languages
* Improved error handling and error explanations
* Changed font
v1.2:
* Improved messages and handling of rate limit errors
* Fixed a bug that caused users to have to re-authenticate with Sonos
* Changed icons
v1.3:
* Fixed an issue with translations that made it impossible for non-English users to install the extension
v1.4:
* Changed Dutch translations
* Add dynamic background based on website contents
* Removed debug information that was cluttering the debug logs
* Better error handling for users that attempt to stream pages starting with chrome://
* Close the previous stream when the user starts a new stream on a new tab
* Changed the icon displayed inside the Sonos app
* Added an error screen when the user can not connect to the server
* Added a loading screen when the app is connecting to the server
* Add a dynamic icon inside the Sonos app
v1.5:
* Corrected incorrect title
v1.6:
* Remember living room and device after popup is closed
* Improved speed at which the background color and thumbnail image is retrieved from the foreground webpage to +-100ms
v1.7:
* Improved logging for better debugging
v1.8:
* Added extension version number for better debugging
* Retry mechanism for when fetching the user fails
* Better error display, no more alert windows
* Fixed an issue where the tab media stream would not stop after disabling the connection before pressing play
* Prevent unnecessary network requests from the background script
* Do not display the ERROR_RESOURCE_GONE error, re-fetch the households instead
* Introduce a timeout for network requests of 5 seconds
* Rename the native 'TypeError: Failed to fetch' error message to 'Network error', because it's confusing
* Rename the native 'AbortError, DOMException, user cancelled the request' to 'Network error', because it's confusing (and not correct)
* Better error handling when there are connectivity issues
* Translated a few error messages which were still English-only
* Handle all kind of connectivity issues and recover from network failures
v1.9:
* Added the ability to disable front-end scripts
* Removed permissions for access to all urls, instead use the "activeTab" permission
* Added a link to manage premium subscriptions to the options page
* Fixed an issue with refreshing expired auth tokens and handling of invalid auth tokens
v1.10
* Added rewardful for affiliate marketing
* Fixed an issue with language translations which caused app installations to fail
v1.11
* Changed Chrome web store category to "Entertainment"
Latest reviews
- (2023-07-17) Kobi Mor: Just installed, but I don't know how to cast. Would appreciate some basic instructions on how to start casting to my Sonos
- (2023-06-14) Mystic Magican (MysticMagican): Datenkrake, mehr nicht. Warum sollte ich dieser Erweiterung die Daten meines Sonos-Accounts geben? Das ist für die Nutzung nicht erforderlich, Apps/Programme wie Spotify finden auch ohne Login die im Netzwerk vorhandenen Lautsprecher..
- (2023-06-01) Francis Campbell: Works perfectly for streaming audio from Chrome to Sonos, which is what I want to do. I tried to buy the premium version, but could not do so because the payment system rejected my postcode. I live in the Republic of Ireland.
- (2023-04-01) David Youdontcare: funktioniert nicht, "kein Haushaltgefunden", über die Sonos App oder iTunes funktioniert der Lautsprecher
- (2023-03-07) Kevin Turner: Useless - there is always about a 5-10 second delay between the video and the audio and the session disconnects each time a video is done playing, even if I keep the extension open.
- (2022-12-27) אוהד ביטון: Lagging - incompatible for movies ..
- (2022-10-28) Kim “Mus” Heggelund: Does connect and play sound from sonos, but the delay is 4-10 seconds. so cannot watch movie or youtube.
- (2022-10-12) Toady McFrogger: Macht genau das was es machen soll - den Audio Stream aus einem einzelnen Chrome Tab an Sonos übertragen. So kann man z.B. Musik von Youtube oder soundcloud direkt auf Sonos hören. Eignet sich allerdings "nur" für Musik und weniger für Video, da es einen ziemlich dicken Delay gibt (liegt vermutlich an Sonos? Keine Ahnung). Ansonsten funktioniert die Extension bei mir einwandfrei 👍
Latest issues
- (2023-10-04, v:1.10) patrick feracin: Stereo
The cast is set in mono. Is there a way of casting in stereo ? - (2023-09-13, v:1.10) Benjamin Marcus: Cast to Sonos not in sync
When playing movies or music, the image on my chrome tab is not in sync with the sound being played by Sonos. Pausing one does not pause the other immediately - there is a delay, no matter which device or controller I use to pause or play. Restarting my computer, and reauthorizing the extension does not resolve the problem. - (2023-07-22, v:1.10) Daniel Massey: Cannot use extension
I have installed the Cast to Sonos extension, click authorize, enter Sonos credentials, click okay on "allow cast to sonos to control...", then absolutely nothing further happens. Dialog box disappears. Have cleared cache, shutdown all apps in Sonos system, rebooted all devices, computers, phones. Still same result. Advice? - (2023-07-17, v:1.10) Kobi Mor: Not even a basic operating instructions
How to start? - (2023-06-07, v:1.10) Soulfood: Static When Casting Audio
Hello - I only stream audio and often (more than not) the audio stream turns to static and is unlistenable. Is this a set up / user error issue or a bug? Thanks for the feedback. Love this option for casting to Sonos. - (2023-01-06, v:1.9) URL scheme is not secure error
I love this extension, but I receive an error when trying to cast. "Failed to record tab. URL scheme for the specified tab is not secure." The site is indeed http rather than https which I presume is the problem. It is from a media server on my network instead of being exposed to the Internet, so I haven't bothered to secure it. Is there a way to permit insecure connections to be cast? Thank you! - (2022-11-07, v:1.5) Toady McFrogger: Extension broken?
Is there any problem with the extension at the moment? When I try to connect to my devices, it says Cast to Sonos - [ERROR_RESOURCE_GONE]