This Smart App and device type allows you to use any DLNA Media Renderer to receive Sonos-like sound and voice notifications from SmartThings. You must to install the MediaRenderer_Connect to find any Generic Media Renderer (Network Speaker) The MediaRender Player is the device type needed to con…

Thanks for the apps! Is there any chance you could add GitHub integration please? I think you just need to change the folder name bu there may be more to it of course Thanks, Mark.

I have a problem with bubbleupnp server on my android shield tv. Whenever there is a power outage and shield is restarted along with buubleupnp server, media renderers are not preserved, and i have to check ‘Create a DLNA renderer’ again for my google home. The big problem is that even if i do so, t…

hi, some virtual dlna speaker change the unique id each time is started or restarted, then smartthings can not find the player.

Yeah, I also purchased it from New Egg. At first it didnt work with ST but then after a while it seemed it was supported.

I’m seeing the exact same problem as @mariley . I’m 99% the app currently in the SmartApps marketplace is a completely different app from that I used to use, and if I try to add new instances of what is now called Speaker Companion, it won’t list my existing player when I choose “Play a notification”…

Sorry for the high level response… I don’t have all the technical details, but if you search more in the forum you will probably find them. Smartthings supports 2 types of sound devices: “Music Players” and “Speech Synthesis”. The speaker companion app only supports “Speech synthesis” devices. @ul…

Silly question but how exactly do I test/troubleshoot this? I’ve connected fine and the control functions such as stop, play, volume, etc work fine, but I can’t get any of the text to speech events to work.

Hi, the device itself have some controls, but you must to control the device trough some smart app, I suggest you to use Media Renderer events to test. I think the people does not understand the way the speaker works. if you explain all you do to send text to speaker, we can to find the problem …

Hi Ule, I have created a few basic things in media renderer events to test it. The first one was to tell me when my door sensor is opened. This one doesn’t do anything unfortunately :frowning: I tried a couple more basic ones, like telling me switches turn on and off, also do not work. If the spe…

RELEASE Generic Media Renderer (DLNA Speakers). Cheap Sonos Alternative (Update V2)

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ule (Ule) August 29, 2017, 2:08am 866

Try my app called MediaRenderer events, maybe can help you

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RELEASE Generic Media Renderer (DLNA Speakers). Cheap Sonos Alternative (Update V2)

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