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Using an Echo Dot - Alexa Routines w/ Sonos One

  • July 12, 2018
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Hi all, I'm very new to Sonos (have owned a Sonos One for about 3-weeks and I love it!)

I have tried searching to no avail. Everything comes back saying that Alexa Routines are unavailable on the Sonos One, which I understand, but, with Prime Day coming soon, I was looking into an Echo Dot and didn't know if you can use the Sonos One as a speaker for the Echo Dot routine?

Can I do the following:

1. On the Echo Dot, say "good morning". The Echo Dot will respond with some pre-determined phrase like "good morning".

2. The Echo Dot will then give me a weather update.

3. Then the Alexa Routine will play TuneIn Radio on the Sonos One.

Many thanks in advance.

Best answer by Smilja

Routines are currently reserved for compatible Echo devices only.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=G202200080
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Smilja
  • Smilja
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  • July 12, 2018
Routines are currently reserved for compatible Echo devices only.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=G202200080
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  • Spiderg
  • Lyricist II
  • December 7, 2018
I have not tried it (as I have faced a similar problem but didn't have a dot so was totally stuck - just ordered one), but I saw on some forums that you can specify as part of the play music bit of a routine "Play XX playlist" and add to that same command line "on Lounge [or whatever the name/ location of your sonos speaker]", then you fill in the rest as usual.
UKMedia
  • UKMedia
  • December 8, 2018
I have not tried it (as I have faced a similar problem but didn't have a dot so was totally stuck - just ordered one), but I saw on some forums that you can specify as part of the play music bit of a routine "Play XX playlist" and add to that same command line "on Lounge [or whatever the name/ location of your sonos speaker]", then you fill in the rest as usual.

Currently, you can initiate Routines from a Sonos Alexa device but not include the Sonos device within any actions.
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  • Spiderg
  • Lyricist II
  • December 11, 2018
Yeah, it's really annoying. I have the Echo dot now. I am able to incorporate playing from the Sonos system using the technique above. However, depending which device hears me say Alexa, I either get it working, or the annoying message that it's not supported.
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