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Being able to integrate my Sonos stuff with my Google stuff would really make me happier, and probably buy a Sonos AMP... When are we going to get Sonos integration on Google Home and Google Home hub? I can officially get rid of Alexa when this happens. Sam has been a Smart Things expert for years and the author of DIY SmartThings.
Yes you can control all your devices, smart plugs etc with Sonos. This is possible because these devices are already compatible with the Google Assistant. Sonos only acts as an intermediary that incorporates voice control feature for the automatic control of these devices. The built-in microphones of the Sonos captures your voice commands. So once your commands are picked up by Sonos, it is relayed to the virtually smart Assistant which is responsible for executing your instructions.
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For example you could say, Hey Google, turn off the television. This smart Assistant is also capable of giving you information about even a background music. You can say, hey Google, who sang that song playing? It will listen to the song and offer all relevant information pertaining it.
Of course, as always, the first thing you’ll want to do is make sure all your apps are up to date. Adding Google Assistant directly to the Sonos One or Sonos Beam effectively turns these units into Google Home devices. They not only play and control music, but other smart home devices as well, with some limitations. You can also play music from the following services, though they aren't listed in the Google Assistant app.
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Or am I just better of going for Google’s smart home platform even though I only have apple products at home. Also will Siri work with the Sonos One which I will place in my livingroom for communication and HomePods placed in different locations in the house. While Sonos has Assistant, hotword/voice recognition is widely panned compared to first-party Google devices.

You’ll have to approve product permission and choose the room location of the speaker. After that, you’ll choose if you want the chime to be on when you say, “Hey, Google.” Lastly, pick the music services to be added to the system and your default music service. Link all the available music services supported by Google Assistant with Sonos listed previously and choose a default service for music playback. Sonos products are praised for a lot of good reasons, but integration with other smart home ecosystems isn't one of them. Until recently, you'd have had to use some separate hardware or scripts to control any Sonos speaker, but no longer. When you ask your Google Assistant to play music, it will begin playing from your default music service, unless you specify a different music service in your command.
Use the Google Assistant with your Sonos speaker
If the primary home theater speaker is not voice-enabled, only one of the surround speakers will enable its microphone and respond to commands. For stereo pairs of voice-enabled speakers, only a single speaker will enable its microphone and respond to commands. I followed this setup and it works excellently. I named my Chromecast Audio device “Sonos” so I could tell GH to “play favorite song playlist from Spotify on Sonos”.
And for lights, turn on or turn off the light. It will automatically execute your request. This too can be done to your smart plugs, television, or any other compatible device.
You are going to need a music streaming service. With the Chromecast Audio and the Google Home you can use Spotify, Pandora, Google Play Music, YouTube Music, tunein, or Deezer. With Google Home, your Nest and Matter devices work together reliably to help with your household needs. Just look for smart devices with a Works with Google Home or Matter badge. Join the Public Preview to try new Google Home app features early. Even better, each assistant will remember your settings, which will mean less messing about if you change your mind and decide to go back to Alexa.

When Assistant on Sonos launched last May, the Sonos One or Beam sound bar could not be set as the default speaker. To set-up, select an Assistant device in the Google Home app and visit “Device settings” by tapping the gear icon in the upper-right corner. Scroll down to “Default music speaker” and select your Sonos device.
The Sonos speakers are not shown as an option for default speakers. Nor are they available to create a speaker group. And it should then work as required, but the Album Art is not displayed on nest hub screen at the moment. You can also add the Google Assistant directly to your voice-enabled Sonos products. For more information, see our article on setting up Google Assistant on a voice-enabled Sonos product.
Airplay should be at level 4, for example. “Hey Google, play some funky music” now triggers my group and plays over all my linked Chromecast and Sonos devices in one go. A better way to do this is to enable the Autoplay feature on your Sonos. This will automatically change your Sonos to Line-In when an audio signal is detected. Next, you are going to have to select your default music streaming service.
The Sonos too can be used to control all your Google Home devices like smart plugs, lights, etc because of their compatibility with Google Assistant. But regardless of all these positives, you’ve seen that the Sonos speakers cannot be grouped Google Home. This eliminates the possibility of playing music or other audio in sync on these two devices. Even with this slight set back, when compared with other speakers, Sonos ranks as the best speaker for Voice Assistants. Sonos is the best for voice assistant because it supports all voice assistants, Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant. With this, regardless of the Assistant you seem to like, you are well served with just this single brand.
Therefore, you’ll actually be shouting for the sounds to stop if you’re listening at a loud volume. Pairing Sonos with Yonomi is a doddle thanks to its Works With Sonos certification. Fire up the Yonomi app for the first time and it will scan your home network and find all of your Sonos speakers, which will all be individually listed.