
Soro - For Sonos 4+
Shortcuts For Your Speakers
Laszlo Gergely
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- $7.99
Screenshots
Description
▶ WIDGET and APP SHORTCUTS
- Widgets for the Desktop
▶ SPEAK TEXT ON YOUR SPEAKERS
- Similar to the Intercom action available for the HomePod, this action lets users to play messages (or media files) on any of their supported* Sonos speakers utilizing the text to speech features built into iOS, iPadOS and macOS and continue the already playing content after the message.
- See the example shortcuts 'Text to Speech' and 'Walkie Talkie' to explore the possibilities of what you can do in your own shortcuts.
▶ SHORTCUTS
- Soro adds 30+ action in the Shortcuts app to control your Sonos
- Create automations
- Create actions for the Action Button
- 3rd party app Integrations
- Control playback
- Adjust speaker groups
- Set Volume and EQ
- Set sub, surround and TV sound parameters
- Set and update alarms
- Create and separate stereo pairs
- And more
Please note that your device needs to be on the same network as your speakers and local network access need to be granted by first launching the main Soro app.
If you are using VPN, multiple Sonos systems or experiencing connectivity issues please try the feature called Direct Connect within the app. It also improves the speed of execution in general so feel free to utilize it anytime.
You can set it up by tapping ••• in the top left corner and selecting 'Multiple systems or using VPN?'
* 'Speak Text' action supported speakers: Sonos One, Amp, Port, Play:5 (gen 2), Beam, One SL, Move, SYMFONISK table lamp with WiFi, SYMFONISK WiFi bookshelf and all newer speakers using the Sonos S2 system.
* 'Speak Text' action works over the local network only.
Soro is not affiliated with Sonos Inc. nor is it an official Sonos app. Sonos is trademarked by Sonos Inc.
What’s New
Version 4.0.0
Improved speaker discovery logic and other minor changes.
Ratings and Reviews
Instant purchase!
Been using this app for a couple of years now! I almost never open the Sonos app.
My biggest complaint right now is that the live activity information does not persist.. so within seconds of the screen going off I have to keep clicking the refresh button or room that I’m controlling to see what’s currently playing. Please fix this!
Thank. God.
Grain of salt. Used 5 minutes so far.
….but has turned all my SoNo’s into SoYes’s SoFar.
My biggest pain in offloading Alexa to HomeKit was the extraordinary negligence in Apples volume options. There’s literally not a way to control volume on sonos by voice….not even with Siri on the appletv activated by the ACTUAL APPLETV REMOTE that has the volume buttons built in (understanding if you had the remote in hand it wouldn’t matter to begin with). HomePods….can control AppleTV great unless you want to send the hdmi command to raise or lower volume.
This app does all that and more (so far). I’m crazy about seeing the option to modify sub settings. I do it manually between movies and music to keep balance (particularly when it comes to Atmos content vs non atmos on Apple Music).
I was also hesitant about third party add ons because other shortcuts extensions introduce bugs to flush out in addition to the already-hardest-learning-curve smart system available. THIS ADD-ON DIDNT EVEN ASK FOR SONOS ACCOUNT CREDENTIALS. OUTSTANDING. It naturally needs network device discovery permission, but just worked. The UI of the actions is intuitive. 1 and done attempts with the first test runs.
Love this. Love it. Love my 5 minutes of childish excitement over something that solves a first world problem. In love. Love YOU (developer).
Valuable & Useful
After buying more fully into the Sonos ecosystem I was looking for an application to help me tighten the integration between my Apple HomeKit based smart home and my multi-room Sonos system. This app has provided me so much value allowing me to set up shortcuts for preset volumes and equalizer settings and use these shortcuts on my Apple devices and via Siri. I guess one could build these shortcuts themselves, but this app has accelerated the process and removed any challenges in the development process. Due to this app I have built out an entire infrastructure for multiple rooms in my house in the time it would take me to build out just one room. Thank you for the great work, and I highly recommend exploring this application if you are both an Apple and Sonos user!!!
App Privacy
The developer, Laszlo Gergely, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Laszlo Gergely
- Size
- 62.8 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024 Laszlo Gergely
- Price
- $7.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.