Soro extends Siri and the Shortcuts app with new actions to control your Sonos speakers and devices.
Create both quick actions or extensive workflows integrating other apps to control your speakers with the Shortcuts app using widgets, Siri voice commands or automations.
* Highlight action added in version 1.4 *
‘Speak Text’ action aka Intercom for Sonos
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.
Other actions added to the Shortcuts app by Soro:
- Group/Ungroup
- Set Volume
- Play/Pause/Stop
- Mute/Unmute
- Load Music and Favorites
- Load URL → supports links from Apple Music, Spotify and Bandcamp; load and play albums, track, playlists or radio stations directly from the correspondent apps via the share sheet or from other 1st and 3rd party shortcuts (for example MusicHarbor, Toolbox Pro)
- Get Music Library Items → Search or browse for albums, artists or genres then load and play them on your speakers
- Get Bandcamp Purchases
- Set a Sleep Timer
- Set Line-In input
- Set TV input
- Change Repeat/Shuffle
- Adjust Equalizer Settings (Treble/Bass/Loudness/Trueplay)
- Turn Speech Enhancement On/Off
- Turn Night Mode On/Off
- Adjust subwoofer and surround sound settings
- Set Crossfade
- Set TV Autoplay
- Set TV Dialog Sync Delay
- Wake Speaker
- Set Touch Control
- Get Alarms
- Create Alarm
- Delete Alarm
- Separate Stereo Pair
- Create Stereo Pair
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 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 'Connection issues or using VPN?'
Both S1 and S2 systems are supported, however all speakers need to be on the same operating system.
* '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.
Create both quick actions or extensive workflows integrating other apps to control your speakers with the Shortcuts app using widgets, Siri voice commands or automations.
* Highlight action added in version 1.4 *
‘Speak Text’ action aka Intercom for Sonos
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.
Other actions added to the Shortcuts app by Soro:
- Group/Ungroup
- Set Volume
- Play/Pause/Stop
- Mute/Unmute
- Load Music and Favorites
- Load URL → supports links from Apple Music, Spotify and Bandcamp; load and play albums, track, playlists or radio stations directly from the correspondent apps via the share sheet or from other 1st and 3rd party shortcuts (for example MusicHarbor, Toolbox Pro)
- Get Music Library Items → Search or browse for albums, artists or genres then load and play them on your speakers
- Get Bandcamp Purchases
- Set a Sleep Timer
- Set Line-In input
- Set TV input
- Change Repeat/Shuffle
- Adjust Equalizer Settings (Treble/Bass/Loudness/Trueplay)
- Turn Speech Enhancement On/Off
- Turn Night Mode On/Off
- Adjust subwoofer and surround sound settings
- Set Crossfade
- Set TV Autoplay
- Set TV Dialog Sync Delay
- Wake Speaker
- Set Touch Control
- Get Alarms
- Create Alarm
- Delete Alarm
- Separate Stereo Pair
- Create Stereo Pair
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 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 'Connection issues or using VPN?'
Both S1 and S2 systems are supported, however all speakers need to be on the same operating system.
* '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.
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