Correct, but the question is whether the Sonos speaker they have is Airplay 2 compatible and while Terry thought that the model of Sonos speaker they have makes no difference then that is not true since only The newer Sonos speakers support Airplay 2. If I remember correctly the models are the Sonos One which is the model with built-in Alexa support, the Play 5 second Generation and the new Beam SoundBar. The upcoming Sonos Amp will also have Airplay 2 support and I think so does the Playbase which is the speaker you put underneath your TV, but unlike a SoundBar it is a flat box which can be used as a stand for your TV. Now, having said all that, I am not so sure whether using Airplay to stream the audio from the BARD app would save battery or use more. The thing is that you are still using the BARD app, but you also use Airplay 2. The only advantage would be that I guess you could have your iPhone plugged in somewhere and stream to one or multiple Sonos speakers so for example, if you have the iPhone in the bedroom and it is plugged in and you have an Airplay 2 compatible Sonos speaker in the kitchen then you can certainly stream to it and listen there. Maybe a bunch of people who like BARD and use it a lot and who have also Sonos speakers should suggest that Sonos adds native support for BARD books, then you could totally bypass the iPhone except that you would initially use it as your remote to start playing your book in Sonos. Basically this would be how it currently is with Audible and AudioBooks.com both of which are supported by Sonos.
Regards, Sieghard From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steve Matzura Sent: Monday, October 22, 2018 5:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Question for a friend, regarding the Sonos speaker and bard If it even is possible, this would drain the battery even faster, as the connection between the phone and the Sonos speaker is wireless, which means a radio in the phone is now transmitting, thus drawing even more power. Tell your friend to go to the iOS Control Center (three-finger swipe up) and check the list of available playback modes. If the Sonos speaker is Airplay -capable, all they have to do is select that device, and then everything on the phone except VoiceOver will come through the Sonos Speaker. On 10/22/2018 7:42 PM, Terri Stimmel wrote: Hello everyone, As my subject says, I am asking this question for a friend of mine. They have a Sonos speaker. I don’t know exactly which one. But I figured that won’t make a difference. Anyway, they have the Bard app on their iPhone. We were wondering, is it possible to somehow stream barred through the Sonos speaker? My friend would preferred to do this if possible, because bar tends to be such a battery hog. Any help is much appreciated. Thank you! Terri -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
