Free software update finally adds Google Assistant support to a pair of Sonos speakers

While Amazon is widely considered the pioneer of the booming smart speaker market, having released the first Echo model way back in 2014, it...

While Amazon is widely considered the pioneer of the booming smart speaker market, having released the first Echo model way back in 2014, it took an additional five years for a similarly ambitious US company to accomplish a goal it reportedly had from the get-go. 

As promised last week (not to mention back in January), the Sonos One wireless speaker and Sonos Beam soundbar are ready to double down on their voice-controlled functionality with a free software update enabling Google Assistant support. The two high-quality audio products already worked with Alexa, but today's ...

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