Play music on Sonos from Deezer App

Hi there @WaZz 

Thank you for your honest feedback, we appreciate it.

The feature to cast to a Sonos device through the Deezer app is a big project and won't be exclusive to Sonos - we're looking to develop this function here and it takes quite a long time to develop. Please subscribe to the topic so that you're updated with our progress.

About switching accounts, if you mean profiles for the Deezer Family, that's already possible. Have a look here for more info 

Hey @Andy Robb 

Thanks for supporting us and for your honest feedback as well.

We're working on improving our public API too, so when the Sonos app uses our service, there will be more options and features. I hope all get developed soon enough so that we can have you enjoying Deezer for longer 

@Rudi I read your response to @WaZz and I’m not following.  The function of controlling any device from another device seems very complicated, and I understand the long development time.  On the surface, the ability to cast to smart speakers does not seem very complicated.  Are you saying that it is? Or only that it is because you’re combining this with the functionality here.  I hope that you can decouple those features and get the simpler “cast to smart speaker” feature out quicker, and this is why I’m hesitant to upvote the other feature.  I hope you can clarify whether there is another, quicker path for this.

It looks like Youtube Music will be releasing this function very soon.  Deezer is such a great app in so many ways, but I’ll be stuck with Youtube Music until Deezer can catch up here.  

Hey @dgelfand 

Thanks for asking.

The ability to cast to different speakers depends on the ability of the app to understand different protocols like DLNA or UPnP, for example. Deezer currently only have one casting option in Chromecast. To answer it simpler, yes, we're trying to combine with the functionality you mentioned above - the development will take a long time but it'll pay off because it'll help a majority of users.

We really want that feature, but we need to sort out some priorities first (like our favourites' limits, for instance), together with fixing some known bugs. Due to our size, we need a bit more patience from our users comparing to giants in the market, but our dedication and commitment surpass anything in order to improve our service - stay tuned, we need you 

Thanks again @Rudi .  I’ll be following this and can’t wait to switch to Deezer when it’s ready!

I am also waiting for a Castbutton to stream directly to my Sonos System. As the Sonos-App must not be used for that this is indeed a very important feature!!!!! I opt-in for the Deezer Beta App, please release that feature soon!

what about Amazon Alexa (on Echo)? 

OK Deezer - I just signed up for the 3 months free HD trial… The clock is ticking. I didn’t even check for this feature - I just assumed it would be there… It isn’t difficult. Sonos and Tidal have had it for years….

So - three months clock is ticking - I will cancel without paying anything if this isn’t fixed...

Hey @perlusconi 

To cast it directly to an Echo, we'll need to develop something more robust - please vote for it here 

Thank you for your honest feedback @OneFineDay, we'll forward it on 

We recently took 2 family accounts, switching them alll from Spotify to Deezer. Only to discover that the Deezer app is unable to stream directly to a Denon receiver or a Sonos speaker. All needs to go through the Denon app or the Sonos app. These apps then kind of replicate the playlists and favorites, but in a very clumsy way. To be clear, this is not an acceptable way to implement this, as all the previous posters also already indicated.  
If this is not solved or without clear commitment from Deezer that this will be solved in a reasonable timeframe, we will switch back to Spotify. What a pity, Deezer has so much going for it, but they need to understand that issues like this are total dealbreakers for most of us.