Amazon Echo Hub Integration

I looked into this a few years ago, when my Alexa Skill for Sonos was still a thing. The Skill APIs at the time were insufficient for a Sonos “Now Playing” display to be functional. The biggest problem was of course no local network access (Alexa Skill limitation), which meant the Sonos cloud API would be necessary. My Skill was using that, so not a blocker in itself. The cloud API is too lame for this, UNLESS you own a music service (eg Spotify), you know what, I don’t own a music service.

This was a few years ago but I doubt anything has changed (and I KNOW the Sonos cloud API is still too lame for this use case).

Amazon does own a music service, though.

Indeed, but Sonos users expect more than one music service to be supported by associated products.

My echo hub comes on Monday. I’ll let you know how it goes.

I received and installed my hub. 
 

I was able to get Sonos to work with radio stations but what I really need is the ability to play my extensive library of music. 
 

Sonos!!!!!!  How about it!!

You mean you can play Sonos Radios? But can you also play Sonos playlists? 

That’s not ever happening, with Alexa anyway, as it all runs in the cloud which knows nothing about your local library.

No, no playlists from my library. 
 

just because Alexis is in the cloud it doesn’t mean that Sonos couldn’t put together some thing that would play your library or at least playlists.

all they have to do is get their IT team to focus on it. Which will never happen.

I am seriously considering switching out all of my Sonos speakers for Alexa. It still wouldn’t play my music library but at least the Alexa speakers would work better with the hub. I think

if you know, anyone interested in buying all my Sonos stuff please ask them to send me a message

The problem is that ‘Alexa’ speakers aren’t a patch on Sonos!!

I just wish Sonos and Amazon could collaborate on fixing the issue instead of blaming each other.

I don’t really see much of Sonos blaming Amazon for anything or vice versa.  What users are stating here are just their own opinions, as well as understanding of how the current interface(s) work….in contrast to expectations that everything should just work the way I want it to.