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Alexa Skills available for Sonos
The Sonos system doesn't seem to have access to Alexa Skills. If this is not true then where do I find/enable them. And are they the same as whats available in the Echo from Amazon? Thanks.
Ken_GriffithsAnswer
May 11, 2018 5:14 PM UTC
mrclarks,
The Sonos One 'Alexa-enabled' Speaker supports a variety of Alexa skills. See this thread:
https://en.community.sonos.com/announcements-228985/sonos-one-now-supports-many-more-popular-alexa-skills-6806792/index1.html#post16233450
If you are using an Amazon echo device (e.g. echo DOT) connected over WiFi to a 'Sonos Household', via the Sonos Skill, then many of the Alexa skills will only work just on the echo device.
In the case of a Sonos Connect or Play-5 Speaker, you can cable those (line-in) to a Echo device (with no Sonos Skill enabled) and then all the Alexa skills are available to that 'Sonos Room', or any other 'Rooms' that are grouped with it.
The Sonos One 'Alexa-enabled' Speaker supports a variety of Alexa skills. See this thread:
https://en.community.sonos.com/announcements-228985/sonos-one-now-supports-many-more-popular-alexa-skills-6806792/index1.html#post16233450
If you are using an Amazon echo device (e.g. echo DOT) connected over WiFi to a 'Sonos Household', via the Sonos Skill, then many of the Alexa skills will only work just on the echo device.
In the case of a Sonos Connect or Play-5 Speaker, you can cable those (line-in) to a Echo device (with no Sonos Skill enabled) and then all the Alexa skills are available to that 'Sonos Room', or any other 'Rooms' that are grouped with it.