This did not resolve the issue of Alexa skills not actually playing even though Alexa acknowledged the command and said "now playing..."
This did not resolve the issue of Alexa skills not actually playing even though Alexa acknowledged the command and said "now playing..."
What a mess to fix basic features that should be working. The benefit of the echo is that everyone in the house can use it. Not so since I’ve replaced with Sonos. I’m returning my unit.
This is getting a little silly.
I've now found out that the issue I am facing is a known bug - so there is a help page asking you to basically to re-set up everything from scratch after a hard re-boot when the issue has nothing to do with accounts, duplicate items or authentication. It's simply a bug - Amazon and Sonos have both acknowledged it.
I have just spent nearly £2k on a second Sonos system for a different property precisely because my first was so simple to set up. I now feel sick that it is so complicated and I cannot, however much I try, get Alexa to play a well known UK radio station.
Is the problem arising because spekesmill is (perhaps) using the same amazon and Sonos Accounts and mobile controllers at his second home location perhaps?
Don’t they need to be different for a second home location ?
Regards my commands going to the wrong system I thought I needed to be on the same network / WiFi to operate the respective systems?
I think my issue revolves around the 2 accounts as suggested by Ken but I might be wrong, I am no expert.
Thanks again.
Thanks for that, I will try the wife's device route and let you know how I get on.
Cheers.
Thanks again, just a thought I was thinking my other option would be to wait for Google home to be supported apparently some time this year..?