How to play YouTube in Sonos

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Learn to transmit through the Sonos and AirPlay application

Sonos speakers are some of the best in business when it comes to integrating with music services, and that includes YouTube.

You can play music from YouTube directly within the Sonos application, as can Apple Music, Spotify or any of the other 100 compatible music transmission services.

It means that if you have any speakers or sound bar of Sonos, from the Era 100 of Sonos to the Arc de Sonos, you can get a lot of music on request.

For those who pay for YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium, they can transmit the playlists, albums, remixes, covers and more for their smart speaker. And, depending on the Sonos speaker that you have, you can also transmit on AirPlay, not just the Sonos application.

Next, we will follow all the necessary steps to play YouTube in its Arsenal Sonos, and, of course, how can music play if it is not a service subscriber.

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How to play YouTube music in Sonos

We have covered how youtube videos from your device connected to your sounds a little lower, but first, we will cover the necessary steps to add YouTube music, the company’s paid music service, to its Sonos speakers. Keep in mind that Sonos recently updated its application so that the steps are slightly different now to what they were.

The following steps refer to the latest version of the Sonos application, but if you are adding YouTube music and your Sonos application has not updated, you can jump to the previous steps by clicking here.

What you will need

  • Your smartphone or tablet
  • The Sonos application
  • A YouTube musical subscription
  • Details of your YouTube account
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The short version

  • Open the Sonos application.
  • Slide Your services Rail to the “+” icon.
  • Touch YouTube music from the list.
  • Select ‘Add to Sonos‘.
  • Choose between having an account or registering.
  • Copy the code that appears on the authorize screen.
  • Touch ‘Authorize‘To allow Sonos to use your YouTube music account.
  • Paste in the code and select the Google account in which your YouTube music subscription is registered.
  • Select ‘Allow‘.
  • He returns to the Sonos application and gives a nickname to his YouTube music account.
  • Press ‘Made‘.

How to add YouTube music to Sonos

If you need a little additional detail than the short short version, this is how youtube music as a music transmission service in the last Sonos application.

Time is needed: 5 minutes

  1. Open the Sonos application and go to your services

    The last Sonos application has a home screen where most settings now live, which makes it a little faster to access some things, including the addition of a music service. Simply open the Sonos application find the railroad of its services. Slide the entire “+” icon, or touch ‘administer’ within the railroad of its services. YouTube music in Sonos

  2. Add YouTube music

    You will see any service connected on the following screen, those in which you have already logged off. At the bottom of these services is the option of ‘add content service’ if you have selected the previous ‘Administration’ route. Then you should see that an icon appears for YouTube music at the top (if you have the application installed on your smartphone or tablet. If not, YouTube music will appear on the list and you can look for it using the search bar in the lower part.YouTube music in Sonos

  3. Authorize YouTube music

    Then you must play ‘Add to Sonos’ to begin the Sonos authorization process to access your YouTube Music account. If you do not have an account, you must register one before going further. If you do, touch ‘I already have an account’. An important step after this is to copy the code that appears on the screen after selecting ‘Add to Sonos’ and confirm that you have an account. That code must be copied before pressing ‘authorize’.YouTube music in Sonos

  4. Enter the code and choose your Google account

    Once you have copied the code and take advantage of ‘authorize’, you must paste the code in the box that appears on the next screen. Press Continue and then select the Google account that is associated with your YouTube Music subscription.YouTube music in Sonos

  5. Allow connection

    After selecting the correct Google account, you must play ‘allow’ to enable Sonos to access your YouTube music account. They will take you to a ‘success! Device screen connected if everything was in order. YouTube music in Sonos

  6. Return to the Sonos application

    Then you will want to return to the Sonos application. We found that this step worked better if it closed the successful screen and returned to the Sonos application separately instead of sounding to Sonos from that screen. From there, you can give up your YouTube musical account and that’s all.YouTube music in Sonos

How to add YouTube music in the Old Sonos application

These are the steps to add YouTube music to its Sonos speakers if you have not updated the Sonos application to the latest version with a home screen.

  • Start the Sonos application, before playing Services and voice > Add a service > YouTube music > Add to Sonos.
  • From here, you must specify if you already have an account (and you have already signed to YouTube music) or if it is new in the service, in which case you will have to register.
  • Once you have authorized YouTube music as a service, your device’s web browser will be forwarded.
  • Then you will be asked to enter the code provided before touching Continue.
  • Touch the Google account you want to use for YouTube music, and then Allow.
  • Then you will be notified that the account you selected has been authorized.
  • Choose a name for YouTube music once in the Sonos application.

Play YouTube music in Sonos

Once you register and you are ready to start, it is very easy to use YouTube from the Sonos application, especially if you are running the latest version of the application.

Simply open the Sonos application and go to your service railroad. Slide to the YouTube and Tocalo Music icon. From here, you will see the home, the new releases, the graphics and the library so that you can access reproduction lists, songs or albums to your leisure.

If you are in the previous version of the Sonos application, you must go to the YouTube music section, to which you access taking advantage of the music note tab at the bottom and then choose the category you want to reproduce, either. ‘Start’, ‘New releases’, ‘Graphics’ or ‘Library’.

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How to play free YouTube standard in Sonos

If you are already rooted within Spotify or Apple Music, it is unlikely to have a YouTube music subscription as well.

So, is there any way to simply transmit YouTube videos (but, really, the audio) to its sounds? If you are connecting an iPhone and a Sonos with AirPlay 2, then. If you are on an Android device, no.

Play the YouTube audio in Sonos using AirPlay 2

If you have an Apple device, you can use AirPlay to make music wirelessly, such as a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi transmission, but only for iPhone and iPad.

Many Sonos speakers, including the Sonos One, was 100, was 300, Arc, Beam, Five, Ray, Roam, Move (1st and second generation) and the second generation play: 5 all the AirPlay 2. But take into account That you will only see the AirPlay 2 logo in the Youtube Safari version, not in the application.

To play YouTube in Sonos through AirPlay, follow these steps:

  • Make sure your Sonos speaker and connected device are in range and run on the same network.
  • Load the YouTube video you want to play.
  • Open the iPhone control panel (slide up or down depending on the iPhone model you have).
  • FORCE Touch the music control picture and then touch the AirPlay icon. Select the desired Sonos speaker from the list: the two must connect and the audio must be reproduced through your speaker.
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Play YouTube in Sonos using Bluetooth

If you have one of the Sonos Bluetooth enabled speakers, such as Sonos Roam or any of the Sonos Movement speakers, then you can also do a YouTube audio to your speaker using Bluetooth skills.

The Roam is actually the ‘Better’ option here, since, once you are synchronizing audio through Bluetooth, you can actually group the smallest speaker of Sonos to any other speakers in your sound system … that currently not It is an option with Sonos movement speakers such as none offers sound exchange.

To get more ideas about great things you can do with the configuration of your speaker, see our guide to Sonos advice and tricks.

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