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I always use Alexa to set the volume on my Sonos system (Beam, Sub and 2xOne SL) I usually ask her to confirm the volume once set, but now she is reporting it incorrectly. So if the volume was set to 1 initially and I ask Alexa to set volume to 3 then ask “Alexa, what is the volume for living room?” She will advise that volume is 1, even though it’s set to 3 as she is now louder.

Steps I’ve taken to fix:

Disable and enable the Sonos skill in the Amazon Alexa App. 
Removed the Alexa voice service in the Sonos app and added it again too and powered off the Sonos beam. All to no avail

However, what I did notice was Alexa would confirm the correct volume level after enabling the Sonos Skill in the Alexa App or removing and adding the Alexa voice service in the Sonos app, it was only when I asked Alexa to increase the volume and asked her to confirm the volume for Living Room (Sonos Beam name) she would say it was still 1 even after I’d visually checked the volume increase in the Sonos app. 

Hope this all makes sense. I did notice the Alexa iOS app got an update recently 2/10/20 if memory serves me correctly so not sure if that’s just a coincidence or not?

 

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Best answer by Simon B 9 October 2020, 19:28

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Hi @Stevey1976, Thank you for reaching out and welcome to the community. Sorry to hear about this issue that you have with the Alexa volume. I checked our resources, and this is a known issue and has been escalated with our engineering department to look for a fix for this issue. Kindly subscribe to this thread so that you’ll be updated once it has been fixed. 

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Hi @Simon B many thanks for confirming this. I know this has only happened very recently but it’s good to know it’s a known issue and has been reported, a weight off my mind thank you. 
 

just out of interest, is this an issue with a recent Sonos update or Alexa update?

Many thanks,

 

 

 

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Hi @Stevey1976, thanks for the update. Thanks for understanding, Upon checking, Yes, this was recently reported, high changes that it could be a bug that took place, but since it was already reported. Rest assured that we'll try our best to improve your experience with our Sonos products and services.

Please, feel free to let me know if you require any further information.

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I hope we can get a fix for this soon. 

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Hi @Stevey1976, thanks for the update. Thanks for alerting us on this issue. Upon checking on this issue with our team, We are still waiting for a fix on this issue. We’ll update once it has been fixed. 

Let us know what you have in mind with the advice above.

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Just to let anyone else know who is having this same issue that the 12.2 Update today doesn’t fix this issue 😢

 

Still keeping my fingers crossed for a fix soon. 

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Hi @Stevey1976, thanks for the update and for reaching out. I checked this ticket for this issue. The status is still waiting for a fix. We’ll update this thread as soon as we get any further information from our team. 

Please, feel free to let me know if you require any further information.

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Well 12.2.2 downloaded today but issue still there 😔

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Hi @Stevey1976, thanks for the update. I just checked with our specialist and they are still working on their end for this issue. Please, feel free to let me know if you require any further information.

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Thanks Simon

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Hello @Stevey1976, You’re Welcome. If you have other questions about your Sonos products and services, feel free to reach out.

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Well first update of this year and still no fix - been going on way too long for my liking now 😔

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So another Sonos update after quite a while since the last one and the problem is still here. When will this be getting fixed please?

Also the volume on my Beam used to be much louder at vol 1 than it is now, and as such Alexa because it’s linked to the Sonos volume and always has been since I got my Beam in Dec 2019 is also much lower. Some folks on here believe the volume was different for Alexa but that’s never been the case for me, but the overall volume now seems lower/not as powerful. 

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Hi @Stevey1976, no updates to share right now regarding this, however we are continuing to look in to it with the team at Amazon.