Alexa in Australia ; workaround

Cheers. Seems like a long time. I’ve noticed that Amazon Music isn’t even available to add as a music service. Wish I hadn’t started my 90 day free trial now.

Oh? I thought it is released. I thought I saw the service under Music and Sounds in the Alexa app as a service you can default to. Or is this Sonos you're talking about? I have to say that it sounds like Amazon and Sonos don't talk to each other about upcoming releases and planning for them to be available. Both services could get good marketing out of it on day 1 of the Alexa release and the Amazon Unlimited music service on the Sonos. Well, an opportunity lost, is another app/service gain for people who are pondering which app/service/speakers to purchase.

Cheers. Seems like a long time. I’ve noticed that Amazon Music isn’t even available to add as a music service. Wish I hadn’t started my 90 day free trial now.

Oh? I thought it is released. I thought I saw the service under Music and Sounds in the Alexa app as a service you can default to. Or is this Sonos you're talking about? I have to say that it sounds like Amazon and Sonos don't talk to each other about upcoming releases and planning for them to be available. Both services could get good marketing out of it on day 1 of the Alexa release and the Amazon Unlimited music service on the Sonos. Well, an opportunity lost, is another app/service gain for people who are pondering which app/service/speakers to purchase.

Sorry. To clarify Amazon Music can’t be added to Sonos yet as a music service.

I suggest we submit 'constant' support requests to Sonos and Amazon - that may get their attention.

Agreed. If so so really wants to stay ahead of google, apple pod and Alexa they have to intergrate and I won’t continue to use amazon music if it doesn’t integrate more effectively in Australia. Very poor form on both cases.

Official statement is Amazon Alexa integration is to be implemented at the end of May 2018. I have clients with Sonos One's where we designed the homes to use Alexa integration into the control system to automate everything but had to add Echo Dots because Amazon dropped the ball... They have just about zero market share in Australia with good reason.. though as an integrator the cheap voice control is very beneficial.

The funny thing is, I bought my echo and dots before they where available in in Australia and it worked fine with my Sonos system. When Amazon released the Australian app the Sonos integration broke.

The funny thing is, I bought my echo and dots before they where available in in Australia and it worked fine with my Sonos system. When Amazon released the Australian app the Sonos integration broke.
Yeah I bought mine when Gen2 came out on B&H, Uber and other apps worked straight away also. The reason it worked for you is your unit was 100% using the US servers still so the firmware was still US based and their system still works with Sonos already. We don't have the mirror servers yet but a month to go now... I don't see how they can get Google assistant AND Alexa as Google have said they will not work with any company that integrates Alexa... They advertised Alexa so I think that is all that will be coming.

I have had a number Alexa products for quite a while now, and they are also connected to my home RTI automation. My Alexa setup is still configured as US devices which provides the Sonos integration, only issue is I can’t use any of the local Australian skills content, although it does know where I live so weather etc works fine. Looking forward to having Sonos on as an Aussie services and migrating it all over.