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spcdust 2 years ago last post 11 months ago by Airgetlam

Amazon Echo / Dot and Sonos Integration
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So with Sonos integrating Amazon Echo within their eco system a couple of questions: - If I install an Amazon Echo Dot in each room that I have Sonos speakers in will I be able to assign that particu...

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dingcuppie 1 year ago last post 8 months ago by BradPitt1

List of Alexa Commands
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Is there a list of Echo commands that we can use now? It would be nice if ALL of the Amazon Echo Skill’s designer would make these lists and keep them current.

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Mike Watts 11 months ago last post 1 month ago by Woofus

Apple Music via Amazon Alexa

I am one of the many I am sure, to have purchased an Amazon Alexa after Sonos recent update. I also signed up to Apple Music once integrated with Sonos awhile back, but I am unable to link Apple Musi...

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Ryan S 1 year ago last post 3 months ago by Ryan S

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 connected to the network. If you're new to Sonos, this means Ins...

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B_L_A_I_R 1 year ago last post 3 days ago by LukasKaspar

Pairing a Play:1 with the new Sonos One

Can this be done? Will it sound the same in stereo? I don’t need two microphoned speakers surely.

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Deluge 11 months ago last post 3 months ago by Stan Kuder

Echo Dot with Sonos speakers: "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"

I have 6 Sonos Play 1 speakers in my house, and purchased an Echo Dot to enable Alexa with my speakers. Here are my initial impressions of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly": ========== THE GOOD ======...

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allanj22 11 months ago last post 2 months ago by UKMedia

Connect echo dot to sonos play 1 or 3
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Hi does anyone know if I can connect the echo dot to the play 1 or 3?

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bemplummer 11 months ago last post 11 months ago by ChrisUSN

how to get the echo to play through the sonos speakers
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Hi I have a black and a white sonos and have now purchased 2 echo dot - but I am wondering how do I get the music from the echo to play through the speakers of my sonos - do I need another lead or is...

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Ryan S 1 year ago last post 6 days ago by azzyish12

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 Amazon Alexa devices are listening for you to say the wake word...

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garrid 10 months ago last post 16 days ago by ad118faa

Alexa responds but will not play music

Alexa responds to a 'play music command' but it does not actually play anything. The Sonos One works fine from the app. Alexa also will tell you the weather etc... just fine. When music is playing...

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gazzstevens 11 months ago last post 5 months ago by UKMedia

Sonos One Not Responding to Alexa Comands
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Just setup the Sonos One. All steps were followed and setup went smoothly, However it is not responding to any commands. It does acknowledge the command where I ask to play music, but doesn't complete...

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Ken_53 11 months ago last post 3 months ago by controlav

How to play iTunes library songs via Alexa voice control

I have Sonos with Alexa voice skill working fine for services such as Amazon Music. However, I can't get Alexa to access any of my imported playlists from iTunes (which works fine via the controller w...

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ejh18 10 months ago last post 8 months ago by Taylor11

Alexa or Google Home?
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I'm considering buying either an Amazon Alexa product or a Google Home product, but can't quite decide. I'll probably go with either an Echo Dot or a Google Home mini, as we're pretty invested in Sono...

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Edward R 9 months ago last post 15 days ago by UKMedia

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 process does use two different apps, so don’t stress if you’re...

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keaner 1 year ago last post 1 year ago by jgatie

Joining the Sonos Echo/Alexa beta
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How can I join this beta please?

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erogers 10 months ago last post 3 months ago by Jehan007

Alexa Multi-room Music / Audio Groups

I have a new Sonos One that I am adding to home with 2 Echo devices. In the Alexa app I am trying to setup an Audio Group for multi-room music. However, the Sonos One does not show up as an available...

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Wolff 11 months ago last post 4 days ago by CathP

Sonos one Alexa no longer working
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Set up a Sonos one a few days ago, was working great, loved it. Got home today and said Alexa play music, but nothing happened. Appears that Alexa stopped working but I’m bit sure why as I didn’t do a...

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nick dominijanni 11 months ago last post 4 months ago by philwongnz

Alexa group command
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Can you command Alexa to play music in a group if they have been group on the Sonos app?

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Dave 11 months ago last post 5 months ago by inicholson

Volume Level/Control via Alexa (Echo, Dot, Sonos One)

Since i've owned Sonos products my biggest bugbear has been that there is no indication of the volume level on the app, meaning when I turn up my car volume it goes from e.g. 0 to 90. Now it's not a m...

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Kumar 11 months ago last post 1 month ago by Master T

Microphone sensitivity for the “Alexa” wake word is low
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I still have to use either, but here is the Stuff magazine take on this, from their review: "Finally, Alexa seems to be less responsive on the Sonos One, at least compared to the Echo, meaning you hav...

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rhgibson 9 months ago last post 4 months ago by Paulw123

Sonos Play:1 and Google Assistant
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I have Google Home and a Sonos Play:1 speaker. Sonos says that in 2018 the Sonos speakers will be compatible with Google Assistant but will that be a software change that will allow me to use my curre...

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Carniecfc 9 months ago last post 6 months ago by Chris

Alexa and two Spotify accounts
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My wife and I have two separate Spotify accounts. Our Sonos apps have our own Spotify account on our own phones. We each have Alexa on our phones. We tend to control our Sonos with Alexa. Alexa will o...

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ajmounfield 8 months ago last post 1 month ago by LF3RD

Reset Sonos 1

How do i reset a sonos one?

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User47683 11 months ago last post 24 days ago by doctorlunch

Alexa won’t respond to stop command
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I successfully set up my echo dot to control my sonos speakers. It will play radio stations and change from radio to streamed music but it won’t respond to my command to stop playing. I have disabled...

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magntpat 1 year ago last post 2 months ago by emailtosimon

Multiple Echo and Sonos - play everywhere not an option

I have 4 echos in my house grouped to the “everywhere” group through Alexa. I added my Sonos Play 1 and it works fine by itself with any simple alexa commands. However, I tried to add my Sonos speake...

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