Home Assistant users get new voice announcement features with Sonnounce

A new third-party app has arrived for users of Home Assistant and Sonos speakers. Named Sonnounce, the recently released free-to-use app is available for various iOS and Android devices.

Sonnounce is designed to allow you to broadcast announcements throughout your home using your Sonos speakers. For example, you could let the rest of your family know that dinner is ready or it’s time to leave the house. Users can record a message in their own voice using a hold-to-talk function, and select which speakers they wish the message to be played through. If any music is currently playing through the speaker, this will be turned down while the announcement plays, with the volume automatically increasing afterwards. There is also the ability to save an announcement to be reused in the future.

With the recent Sonnounce version 2.2 release comes an integration for Home Assistant. Users of the open-source smart automation software can now make voice announcements while away from home. The app supports multiple homes with speakers displayed in a single list. Plus, Sonnounce will intelligently detect your Home Assistant and send a prompt to allow you to connect the two.

You can download Sonnounce for free from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.