Amazon Alexa and Sonos

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Alexa and Sonos Megathread

Since the first introduction in October 2017, we've been hard at work with the Amazon Alexa team to improve the Sonos skill and Alexa-enable...
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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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Alexa + Sonos: How it Works

So you’ve read all about Amazon Alexa working with Sonos and you want to know more. Here’s a rundown of how the integration works. Your A...
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Lees1986Contributor I
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Texting through alexa

After creating a list through Alexa on SonosOne, can Alexa text or email the list to another device?

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nickbrownContributor II
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Play 5 and echo dot

If wanted to set up a play 5 and an echo dot via 3.5mm jack and the sonos skill enable in the Alexa app, will this set up do the below Play music directly from Spotify on the sonos, ie it’s not playing from the dot through the jack onto the sonos? Give full voice command control of sonos eg volume up, next track etc etc? Do regular echo dot commands like tell me a joke get play out of the sonos?

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Airborne NurseContributor I
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How do I reassign a location for a device?

Just got Sonos one and assigned it to the Kitchen but would like to place in master bedroom. When I change name/location in settings in both the Sonos and Alexa app., Alexa still says "master bed room off line". When I switch back to kitchen it works. Is it possible to reset the device?

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6 years ago
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Chris McMahanContributor I
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Sonos One + Sonos Play:1 + Alexa

Should I be able to command the Play:1 with my voice? I have Alexa set up on the Sonos One working fine, but the Play: 1 does not respond. I have voice services set up on the Sonos One, but there does not seem to be a way to enable it on the Play:1. ****I found a response saying only the Sonos One has a microphone.

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6 years ago
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Andy PeeContributor I
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Smart Devices?

I’ve recently purchased a Sonos One and would like to know what Smart Devices are compatible with Alexa here in the UK?

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takisContributor I
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Sonos One competing with Echo Dot in same room

I have a Sonos One and an Echo Dot in the same (large) room. It seems that the Echo Dot seems to take over more requests than the Sonos (not sure if it's due to mic sensitivity or software issue). For example I'm clearly closer to the Sonos device and asked it to play music. Both devices listen but it seems that the Echo takes over the request most of the time. What is the recommended workaround other than changing the Echo wake word and mentioning the Sonos one name every time when I want to play music there?

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Chris
6 years ago
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NaperHHContributor I
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Alexa is talking but says "Sorry, Sonos offline"

I have rebooted my wifi, unplugged for a reboot of my alex/sonos 1 combo unit. It had been working fine and now is not. As far as I can tell, both apps seem to be in order - any help would be appreciated

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UKMedia
5 years ago
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PeytonContributor I
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Stop / Mute Command not working with Alexa

When I say "Alexa, mute [room name]," the volume goes down for about 2 seconds, then switches back to full volume. Same result if I say "Alexa, stop [room name]." It won't maintain the command more than a fleeting moment. Is my syntax wrong? Anyone have a solution?

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UKMedia
6 years ago
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wesley deschachtContributor I
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Discovery Failure in Alexa app, can't find the Sonos One

Hello, I have a failure with discovering my Sonos One in the Alexa App. The Sonos skill is enabled and linked to my account. I live in Belgium but my account is changed to US .... (Sonos and Alexa App) When i press discover, i always get an error after 1 second. Who can help me?

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rowlingsAvid Contributor I
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Voice Services

Voice Services for Alexa not available in our country Philippines. When Can this be available so that I could fully use my Sonos One with Alexa

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6 years ago
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NV8593Contributor I
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Sonos Play 1 + Echo Dot (bluetooth)

I have recently purchased a Sonos Play 1 and I was wondering how to bluetooth enable it? If I buy an Echo dot and pair it with my Play 1, when I play movies on my laptop will it come out of the Echo dot speakers or my Sonos speakers? i.e. can I use the Echo dot's bluetooth to piggyback onto my Sonos and make it bluetooth enabled? Thanks

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UKMedia
6 years ago
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tgseaverAvid Contributor I
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Sonos One and Echo Spot

Have a Sonos One and want to buy Echo Spot,Both should integrate right?

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6 years ago
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PaulJHContributor I
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Help! Advice on multi-room setup with Echo Dot

Hi! I hope someone can help. I'm trying to figure out how to do multi-room audio and choosing speakers, and Sonos keeps coming up. Currently (and very shortly) I have a Dot in the bedroom, Echo in the front room and Dot in the kitchen. Front-room has a full stereo setup with Amp and surround sound speakers. Bedroom I'd like to sort a basic stereo for the TV that the sound can come out of. Kitchen I'd like a simple speaker. So for multi-room, I was going to 3.5m jack to the stereo in the front room. Bedroom I was going to find a sound-bar or similar (play5?) for the TV and hook up the dot via 3.5m jack. Then the kitchen just use a Play:1 via 3.5m jack. The question is... with this all work without having to always swap inputs on both stereo systems? The whole point of automation is to minimise all that, so I'd love to just ask Alexa to 'play X' and it plays throughout the whole house, but with better sound than the terrible one in the Echo.

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6 years ago
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MikeConnellyEnthusiast II
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Sonos One Smart Speaker: Review of Its Voice Services Including Amazon Alexa & Google Assistant

I just purchased 4 Sonos One smart speakers. I wrote up my experiences here with Alexa and my expectations for forthcoming Google Home capabilities. https://wp.me/p7KI0N-1t6 If you have any feedback or suggestions to incorporate into updates to the article, please let me know!

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6 years ago
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dmcmklContributor I
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Sonos Boost and Alexa

Due to WiFi interference in my home causing problems with my Sonos speaker system I added a Sonos Boost. This worked very well in improving the stability and availability of my speakers. It did, however, break the integration with Alexa. Alexa can no longer see my speakers. The Alexa device discovery doesn't work. I'm guessing it's because when using the Sonos Boost the speakers appear in my router connected devices table as hardwired, not a wireless device. My system consists of 5 Play 1's, 1 Subwoofer and 1 Boost. Alexa voice control worked fine with these speakers before the switch to the Boost. Is there a workaround for this that will allow Alexa to see them? If not, I hope that others have reported this and Sonos is working on a solution.

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RyanMoore_1Contributor I
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Standard VS. Boost Setup with Alexa (and SmartThings)

So I have my Sonos network setup as standard with all Sonos devices on my wifi network. It's integrated well with SmartThings and Alexa controls. But I've been thinking about switching to the BOOST network to free up some wifi slowness. I can't find anything saying whether a BOOST setup will or will not work with Alexa and/or SmartThings. Can anyone clarify this? Thanks!

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fireheadman
6 years ago
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duckyducky2Contributor I
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How to pair Sonos One with iPhone through bluetooth

After I set up Alexa through my iPhone, how can I pair it with my phone, so I can play music on my phone through Sonos One?

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6 years ago
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arni1ukContributor I
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Alexa and Napster

Hi i have many sonos devises and have had them for many years, my wife has just got me a sonos 1 with Alexa but i am told it does not work yet with Napster. As my first sonos came with a Napster free trial, i was wondering why Sonos has not yet made a software fix for this. This now means to use my sonos 1 and Alexa to play music i need to spend more money and sign up to another music provider, and i am not happy about this.

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StergContributor II
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Sonos One podcasts

How can I use Alexa to play podcasts on my Sonos One

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5 years ago
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Jferru1Contributor I
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Alexa skill is enabled but Alexa tells me it’s not

Hi everyone - I can NOT figure this out. I had everything working great with Sonos and my Echo dot. Today I added a WeMo switch and now I can’t get Sonos working again. Even though I have the Sonos skill enabled, when I ask Alexa to play Sonos it tells me “Hmmm...to do that please go enable the Sonos skill” What’s weird is if I have Sonos playing, the sound “ducks” while it tells me it’s not enabled. I’ve tried disabling and re-enabling the skill twice. No dice. Any ideas?

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UKMedia
6 years ago
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Mike_MContributor I
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How to sync music across two Play-1's

I have two Play-1's set up in different rooms as separate speakers (not left/right paired) and want Alexa to play the same channel on both speakers at the same time. I know Alexa has Multi-Room music but from what I can tell it only allows Alexa devices and doesn't allow Play-1's to be included. I can get a music channel to play on both Play-1's but the music isn't sync'd.

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ManateeformationContributor II
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Sonos One Review

Over the past two weeks I have been incorporating a Sonos One into my multiple Sonos and Amazon Echo home environment. I have found the experience to be subpar at best, showing the difficulty of combining the technologies of Amazon into the Sonos ecosystem. What should be a plug and play experience is instead a complicated setup experience. The set-up steps are unforgiving. One misstep moving between the Sonos and Alexa apps and you can find yourself in a loop where the speaker will not work. While I worked through the initial setup with minimum pain, my trouble came when I wanted to move the Sonos One from one room to another. With any other Sonos speaker, this is easy. Unplug in one room, plug in another, and change the room name. Quick and easy. Not so with the One. Notwithstanding following every step that Sonos suggests when moving the speaker, I could not get the Alexa app to recognize ("discover") the Sonos One with its new name. A call to Sonos proved equally frustrati

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Ryan S
6 years ago
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margobaTrending Lyricist I
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The Solution to All Sonos/Alexa Problems!

OK, I exaggerated, this is not a solution to [u]all[/u] problems, but for me it did solve several problems, and it resolves several problems discussed on this board. It's not my solution - I read the suggestion in a thread - but I cannot find that thread to give the author proper credit. The solution is ... make sure you have absolutely no devices with the same name. For example, I had an Echo in the bathroom called "Bathroom". I unplugged it and replaced it with a Sonos One called "Bathroom". The fact that I had two devices named "Bathroom", even though one was offline (in fact unplugged) really confused the Sonos/Alexa environment. The earlier thread I mentioned recommended that I go to the Sonos app (I used the one on my Windows PC, but I assume any of the Sonos apps would work), and rename all your Sonos devices to end in the word "Sonos". So, for my example, "Bathroom" became "Bathroom Sonos". Once I did this, many of my problems went away. In particular, it seems to

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UKMedia
6 years ago
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Rogerio MoreiraContributor I
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Using Sonos One With Alexa in Brazil

I am trying to use my Sonos One in Brasil, but Alexa is not working. Can someone help me?

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Bcky44Contributor I
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Alexa not working, even with latest update

Alexa was having trouble understanding commands (like pause, stop, or play) suddenly, and even after the most recent update, it's still not working. I'm wondering if anyone else has had this issue, or knows a fix. It seems I can only control music on the Sonos app now, and not at all through voice commands.

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