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Amazon Alexa and Sonos

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Edward R
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Resolving (the majority of) Issues with Alexa on Sonos

This thread is intended to help get you going if you get stuck setting up Alexa with Sonos, or if you have run into any errors. The setup pr...
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Ryan S
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New to Sonos or Alexa? How to set up

So you have an Alexa device and Sonos players, where do you go next?1. Make sure your Sonos and Alexa devices are all powered up and connect...
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KarlRichguyContributor I
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Alexa commands play in multi rooms

New here. I have two rooms set up (one has a single Sonos One, other has a Sonos Move and Beam). Whenever I tell Alexa on the One to play a song on Amazon Music, it plays on the One and the Beam simultaneously. I’ve been looking around trying to figure out why and I’m drawing a blank. I don’t have any multi room setups, I’ve enabled and disabled the Alexa skill multiple times and it just keeps doing it. Any advice on this would be great

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leppieContributor I
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Individual Volume Control

I have 6 Sonos speakers in 4 different rooms as well as 2 units outside that I use to listen to the TV playing in the living room. After turning on the TV, I have to go the Sonos app and click on "Everywhere" in order to activate all the speakers. Each speaker is set to the volume that is best used in that space. For years after my Sonos was installed, I could tell Alexa to change the volume on the Sonos in the room I was in, and as long as the other speakers did not hear the command, they did not change volume. A while ago, after working with Sonos techs on an unrelated problem, I was no longer able to do this. When I tell Alexa to change the volume in one room, it changes all the speakers. If I am washing dishes and want to quickly change volume to hear something, I now have to dry my hands, go find my phone, open the app, get to the right location, and manually change that speaker's individual volume. I have spoken to Sonos and was told it must have been a feature that disappeared d

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Sheilla_oliviaContributor I
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Alexa in Hungary

Hello Sonos,We have had Sonos for a very long while now.Please when will Alexa be available on Sonos in Hungary? Kindly give a date to expect. Thank you. 

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JakepatzoContributor I
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voice assistants not available on Sonos Move

I’m in the US and own a sonos move. I’ve been trying to enable Alexa on the app, but it isn’t even offered as an option. No google assistants either. The only thing that shows is the Sonos voice assistant.Any ideas would be appreciated 

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Sunil_3Contributor I
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Sonos Era 100 with Alexa enabled not showing up as Echo device (for grouping)

Hi, previously when I added Sonos devices that have Alexa, they both show up as speakers but also can be selected in a group (room) to be the primary or one of several echos in the room that can then control certain functions (like when saying “Alexa, turn on lights” it can be limited to just turning on lights in that room.However, yesterday added a pair of Era 100 speakers, enabled Alex, and it is added and has Alexa enabled, but when I go to the app to add the Sonos speakers, I can add them as the speakers to a group for control, but neither speaker shows up specifically as an Echo device I can add to the group. Anyone else experience this, and how you remedied?  I tried taking Alex off and re-enabling, hoping this would fix things, but it is not.

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Looking for suggestions how to easily replace Yonomi routines

Just got Yonomi’s 30-day notice “sunset” email hence this request.  I currently use Yonomi routines to control the inputs to the Sonos Amp that plays through the speakers on our DeckIf I say “Alexa turn on Deck Cable” then the audio output from our Virgin box is played via line-in and the volume set to 35If I say “Alexa turn on Deck Radio” then a Radio Staion I have in my Sonos favorites is set to play and Volume set to 50If I say “Alexa turn off Deck Cable” or “Turn off Deck Radio” then The Amp pauses.Can anyone suggest an easy (preferably free!) way to replicate this?Many thanksJust found out that as Line In can be added to “My Sonos” I should be able to use IFTTT to access it - when I first automated this that wasn’t possible so I had to use Yonomi.  Just need to work my way round editing in IFTTT.  Yonomi was so easy to do.Found that editing IFTTT in Windows much easier than in IOS app - just need to decide if its worth £2 a month to get more than two applets and more actions. Mode

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mvondenContributor I
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Multiple Sonos systems require multiple Prime Music Unlimited accounts

I think the community is aware that to use two Sonos systems in two locations (e.g. primary home and vacation home) we are currently required to have separate accounts for each.  This forces an upgrade to a family plan for Prime Music Unlimited or paying for two separate accounts.  Given how long this issue has been out there, it doesn’t seem likely allowing us to use one account on either system is happening soon.  I do understand the single stream restriction is from Amazon based on my individual subscription plan, however I do think Sonos could make it easier on their user community for finding a creative compromise.  For example, since the system needs to be linked to an account, why not make it selectable within the Sonos 2 app.  I can pick which system is “active” with my account and that makes the other system inactive until I select otherwise.  Right now, my option is to delete it from one, set it up at the other and then repeat the process when I go home.  A lot of extra work

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LuoneContributor I
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sonos app / alexa

Ok, called customer services today and was on the phone for a hour trying to resolve and was unable to, all of a sudden Alexa has stoped working on my one, went into the app and a voice assistant was not loaded on, went through the first steps of adding voice assistant after selecting Alexa I get a spinning loading wheel then the message “there was a problem starting Amazon alexa, make sure your mobile device is connected to Wi-Fi. done the usual uninstalling/ reinstalling apps and factory reset my speaker and still the same. Any ideas?!

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FlyingScotsmanContributor I
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Alexa not controlling entire group

Hi. I have my livingroom set up as a  Sonos TV Surround system (inc Beam Gen 2, Sub Mini, and 2 Era 100s). But I also have several Amazon Echo devices dotted around my home, and use Alexa as my main “smart speaker” voice controller.I have created a Group, and I can add my “Livingroom” to the group, but no matter what I do I cannot actually get it to play anything on the Sonos system when I say (for example) “Alexa, play Xxx on the Everywhere Group.

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RazorbladeContributor I
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alexa trouble

Hello every one I picked up a lovely pair of sonos 1 gen 2 s18’s the other day.They are in my sonos app as a steep pair they are streaming Spotify and amazon music through their apps but Alexa is just being DUMB she keeps saying hmm and enable the skill whilst the skills are enabled!I have another sonos 1 which she works perfectly on. Amazon were useless in finding an answer. Please help.

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Bradtaylor0518Contributor I
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Sonos Roam not responding to Alexa Routine

have created a routine in Amazon Alexa which includes playing music from the Sonos Roam. After some time when the Roam goes into sleep mode - it seems that it does not respond to the Alexa routine unless it is manually woken up.I have read other forums which say the Roam should respond to Alexa routines even while in sleep mode - soI'm wondering if there is something else I need to doAll I can think is to disable to sleep mode on the Roam so it is alway on, but obviously this has effects on battery lifeCheers for any input!

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Zeke975Contributor I
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Alexa quit playing

Alexa suddenly quit playing on my Sonos One speakers.  What is the fix?

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