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Can't control LG tv anymore

  • January 20, 2019
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All working well for months. Today, Alexa was not able to switch off the TV anymore (connected to the beam with HDMI ARC). I tried to remove the TV from the device list and perform a device discovery on alexa app, but now it doesn't find the TV anymore. What can I do? I've already tried to disable and re-enable sonos skill
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  • Trending Lyricist I
  • January 20, 2019
I'm seeing problems with Alexa even discovering my devices. May I ask: does your beam show up as an Alexa smart home device?

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  • Contributor II
  • January 20, 2019
Yeas. Beam shows as a device in Alexa list, but the tv is not listed (as it was)

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  • Trending Lyricist I
  • January 20, 2019
What’s the icon next to the beam? Does it look like a WiFi symbol in a circle or a speaker?

If it’s a WiFi symbol in a circle and there’s no speaker then we may be in the same boat sadly.

I’m waiting on support and will definitely post when I know something, because all the helpful posts on this community have not managed to fix my issue (https://en.community.sonos.com/amazon-alexa-and-sonos-229102/starting-yesterday-alexa-cannot-discover-any-sonos-devices-as-speakers-but-sonos-devices-accept-voice-input-6819621)

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  • Contributor II
  • January 20, 2019
The symbol is the one you describe, but i’ve not had any problem in the past: th tv connected via hdmi to the beam was visible in Alexa device list

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  • Trending Lyricist I
  • January 20, 2019
I wish I could say more than “me too”. I’m wondering if something about the sonos-output half of the Alexa integration died in the last day or two somehow. Good luck, and if I find anything I can imagine would help I’ll speak up.

You could try the guide that UKMedia has posted a few times (it’s quite good), but if your issue is mine it won’t fix the issue. I’d still be curious.

  • Lyricist I
  • January 20, 2019
Allot of us are having trouble with the same issue. The beam is showing only as an Echo or Dot and not as a Sonos Speaker + TV like it did prior.

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  • Contributor II
  • January 20, 2019
Did you report the problem to sonos?

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  • Trending Lyricist I
  • January 20, 2019
Yes, emailed a few hours ago. I’ll call them tomorrow when they’re open. Will absolutely update you all, of course. I can’t tell if your issue is the same of course.

  • Lyricist I
  • January 20, 2019
Wrote them a tweet as well. Hoping that will be a little more visible. Between gdgib's email case and my public message hopefully we'll find a resolve quickly.

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  • Trending Lyricist I
  • January 21, 2019
We seem to be back in business. I, and a few others, have been able to discover our devices properly again.

  • Lyricist I
  • January 21, 2019
You beat me to it! I'm back in action again as well!