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Contributor I
Mar 15, 2018 6:44 PM UTC
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Alexa or microphone not working

I set up my speaker 6 days ago and the microphone or alexa has stopped responding. I have unplugged it but no change. The only buttons that seem to work are the volume buttons. All worked perfectly until now.
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Keith N
Keith NAnswer
Sonos Staff
May 11, 2018 10:31 PM UTC
Hi there, walter45. Thanks for posting and sharing your diagnostic report number. Please reboot your player and then try to turn on the microphone by tapping the microphone icon on the top of the Sonos One.

If the issues persist...

It seems that your stereo pair is being "kicked" or deauthorized from the network. This could happen for a number of reasons and could certainly cause Alexa to not function properly. As such, I normally recommend giving our support technicians a call to troubleshoot this in real time. They are able to set up a remote session and get a closer look at the router settings and get this resolved. Thanks!

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Ken_Griffiths
Oct 25, 2018 11:25 PM UTC
Same problem. Mic light doesnt turn on. Im in Mexico.
Try a very quick (fast) tap and release, rather than keeping finger on the button. See if that works.
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Ken_Griffiths
Oct 25, 2018 11:30 PM UTC
Julioso21,

If that fails, then go into the Sonos App and goto Settings/Room Settings and choose the room for your speaker ... in those settings toggle 'off' and 'on' the button that says 'Speaker Touch Controls' and see if that fixes it.
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Contributor I
Oct 26, 2018 2:19 PM UTC
Thanks ken. I did it. Doesnt Work. I read somwhere mic will only be available when Alexa is succefully configured. Alexa is still no available in Mexico. Could this be the problem? Or the light should be on though alexa is not configured?
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Ken_Griffiths
Oct 26, 2018 5:16 PM UTC
Julioso21,

Oh right, I didn’t realise you were from a country that doesn’t yet support Alexa on Sonos. Hopefully these things will all get sorted eventually.
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Contributor I
Oct 29, 2018 2:34 PM UTC
Ok I managed to activate alexa. Now the mic is working perfectly.
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Lyricist I
Oct 31, 2018 8:28 AM UTC
Is the white light on top of the One on? If not, try pressing the microphone button to turn it on.
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Lyricist I
Oct 31, 2018 8:29 AM UTC
I feel such an idiot. Tried everything except this! ?
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