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Meick
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October 4, 2017
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Alexa SONOS and HUE (in Germany)

  • October 4, 2017
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Hi SONOS-Team,

currently having problems with Alexa/SONOS in combination with Philips HUE.

Both Systems use same commands in Germany ("Alexa, lower volume in living room" => "Alexa, Wohnzimmer leiser") is dimming the HUE lights instead of lowering the volume 😉
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    Best answer by Airgetlam
    That's more than likely an issue with the way Alexa treats the commands, I'd suspect. They interpret the command, change it to a machine readable command, and send it through to the devices. When I first started using them, I had to change the names of all of my Amazon devices, as they matched my Sonos speakers, and I was constantly getting music from the silly Dot, rather than the Sonos speakers. At the same time, I carefully renamed all of my Hue lights, just to be safe. Took a couple of weeks to remember what I'd named them to, but it worked 🙂

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    Smilja
    Smilja
    October 4, 2017
    currently having problems with Alexa/SONOS in combination with Philips HUE.

    Both Systems use same commands in Germany ("Alexa, lower volume in living room" => "Alexa, Wohnzimmer leiser") is dimming the HUE lights instead of lowering the volume ;-)
    What's the name for these HUEs - 'Wohnzimmer' by chance?
    »And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space, Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind.« (›Windmills Of Your Mind‹ [1967]. Music by Michel Legrand ; English lyrics written by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
    MeickAuthor
    Contributor I
    October 4, 2017
    Yep, both Wohnzimmer/Living room - as both is in the living room ;-)

    Just wondering why "lower volume" command is lowering the HUE LEDs instread of volume - even im Dimming & Lower volume are two different words in german (leiser & dimmen)
    Airgetlam
    AirgetlamAnswer
    October 4, 2017
    That's more than likely an issue with the way Alexa treats the commands, I'd suspect. They interpret the command, change it to a machine readable command, and send it through to the devices. When I first started using them, I had to change the names of all of my Amazon devices, as they matched my Sonos speakers, and I was constantly getting music from the silly Dot, rather than the Sonos speakers. At the same time, I carefully renamed all of my Hue lights, just to be safe. Took a couple of weeks to remember what I'd named them to, but it worked 🙂
    Bruce
    Smilja
    Smilja
    October 4, 2017
    They need to be renamed, uniquely defined, otherwise Alexa can't tell Sonos and Hue gear apart.

    P.S. Bruce, you beat me to it. 🙂
    »And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space, Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind.« (›Windmills Of Your Mind‹ [1967]. Music by Michel Legrand ; English lyrics written by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      October 4, 2017
      Luck of the draw, I promise 🙂
      Bruce
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