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willc239
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May 18, 2018
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Alexa multi room

  • May 18, 2018
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Hi
I am really confused as to the capabilities of Alex and controlling different rooms.

I have 3 speakers, Sonos One with Alex, Play 1 and Play 5. The speakers are labelled in the Sonos app as Bedroom, Living Room and Nursery.

If I say, Alex play Oasis in the Bedroom...should this work? I understand that multi room and grouping is not currently possible though?

Thanks in advance
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Best answer by melvimbe
Yes, that should work. If your Sonos One is bedroom, you shouldn't have to say 'in bedroom' as it knows that's where you are. Also, I personally find 'ON bedroom' to have less chance of error than ''IN bedroom' though both should work.

As far as grouping goes, you can't use the Alexa app, or Alexa voice commands, to group your Sonos speakers. However, if you group your bedroom and nursery in the Sonos app, for example, and then give the command "Alex play Oasis in the Bedroom", it will play in both the bedroom and nursery. The command won't break up your current groupings.

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bockersjv
bockersjv
Local Superstar
May 18, 2018
Yes it should work. You can't yet group but playing by room is working.
melvimbe
melvimbeAnswer
May 18, 2018
Yes, that should work. If your Sonos One is bedroom, you shouldn't have to say 'in bedroom' as it knows that's where you are. Also, I personally find 'ON bedroom' to have less chance of error than ''IN bedroom' though both should work.

As far as grouping goes, you can't use the Alexa app, or Alexa voice commands, to group your Sonos speakers. However, if you group your bedroom and nursery in the Sonos app, for example, and then give the command "Alex play Oasis in the Bedroom", it will play in both the bedroom and nursery. The command won't break up your current groupings.
Danny
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