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Connecting to Wrong Spotify Account via Alexa

  • December 2, 2025
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Recently, when I ask my Sonos 1 via Alexa to play something on Spotify, it tries to do so via my sister in law’s account Spotify account (which ultimately doesn’t work).  I checked my Sonos and Alexa configurations and don’t see any trace of her account information, everything is tied to mine.  It worked fine for years up until recently.  I also have a Beam and that works fine.

 

The only area that I know of where any of our account infos would touch is we are both on a family Amazon Prime, and also Spotify family plan.  Does anyone know what to check or why this may be happening?  Thanks

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UKMedia
  • December 3, 2025

Have you tried asking Alexa to switch Spotify account? Alexa, switch to [Family Member's Name] Spotify


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  • Contributor I
  • December 3, 2025

Good suggestion! I tried but Alexa said something like cannot switch accounts


UKMedia
  • December 4, 2025

I suggest that you disable the Sonos skill within Alexa and the reenable it.  Please retest and let us know.


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  • Contributor I
  • December 5, 2025

Been testing a few things:

 

  • Went into the Sonos app and disabled the Alexa Skill for that device then added back
  • Went into the Alexa app and removed Spotify from the Music and Podcasts, then linked it back
    • I noticed it puts everything in the the “Family” tab, even when I try to add it to the tab with my name

Current behavior it no longer says Cannot play x on Family Member’s spotify account, it now says sorry, device is offline

 

Reviewing “Devices” in the Alexa app , both Sonos’ are showing “online”.  I do see my SIL’s devices too though and then some generic versions of my speakers as well.  I’m thinking a possible next steps at this point is to  “deregister” some of these


UKMedia
  • December 6, 2025

Did you Disable and Enable the Sonos skill in the Alexa App?  This will refresh the authorisation between Alexa, Sonos, and Spotify.

 

Deregistration won’t fix this issue.


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  • Contributor I
  • December 6, 2025

Ah, good to know.

I disabled and re-enabled the Sonos Skill within the Alexa App.  It then asked to find devices, which it had my Beam listed but not One.  It tried to search but was unable to find the One, even though I can control it on Spotify and Sonos apps - odd.  
 

If I ask Alexa the temperature on the One, that works fine.  But if I ask to play something on Spotify, I get that device is offline response 


AjTrek1
  • December 6, 2025

Never had this issue. Make sure the Sonos One is registered to your Sonos. To verify just sign out of Sonos in the Apo and Sign in again. If the One doesn’t appear as a room then it’s not registered to your account. If it does reappear as a room I would delete the Spotify account from Sonos. Go to Spotify app and sign out. Deauthorize the Sonos skill in Alexa. Sign into Spotify with your personal account. Add Spotify to Sonos. Authorize the Spotify skill in Alexa.


UKMedia
  • December 7, 2025

Also, power down the Sonos One for 30 secs and then retest.  The Offline status is an indication that that specific device has lost contact with the Amazon authentication servers.