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Contributor I
May 25, 2025 1:49 AM UTC
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Apple Music works from Sonos app but not from Alexa

Until recently I regularly used my Amazon Echo Dot (Alexa device) to start playing music from Apple Music on my Sonos speakers using the Alexa Sonos skill. Recently it stopped working--either nothing plays or Alexa gives some “I can’t do that” error. If I have the Sonos app open on my phone while this failure is happening, I can tell my request to Alexa has succeeded in part because I see a stream of messages like this in the app:

In the Sonos app I can search for something and pick a match from Apple Music and successfully play the matching track. All of this implies to me that there’s neither a networking problem nor a problem with my Sonos system’s connection to Apple Music. (I did the “reauthorize” operation just in case; it didn’t help.)

Any ideas?

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mishkinAnswer
Contributor I
May 27, 2025 3:59 PM UTC

As reported in that Reddit thread, the problem (which had been acknowledged by Amazon) seems fixed as of today. 

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Lyricist I
May 25, 2025 10:37 AM UTC
Lyricist II
May 25, 2025 12:09 PM UTC

Same issue for the last few days… i see in the app that it progresses through the tracks, not able to play any and showing the same error for each track, no matter which speaker I choose.

playing apple music on sonos works though. Or playing on Echo speakers also works. Finally, playing Amazon Music through voice commands on Sonos also works fine.

Only voice commands on Alexa to play Apple Music on Sonos fails. 
i also did all the reconnecting of skills on Alexa then reauthorize Apple Music on Sonos etc. restart modem, router, change wifi… you name it.

Everyone in the family extremely irritated and point finger to me as the chief tech officer.

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Lyricist II
May 25, 2025 1:29 PM UTC

I have the same issue :(

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Lyricist I
May 25, 2025 2:17 PM UTC

Same! Driving me nuts… I’ve messed about with my wifi, mesh, dns, removed all voice assistants, removed Apple Music from the Sonos app, removed everything from the Amazon devices page, rebooted every bit of hardware (mesh, router, sonos), tried google assistant instead of Alexa, nothing works! Apple streams fine from my phone and via airplay. It looks like something at Sonos’ side of the fence …. I can’t think of anything else!

Amazon Music streams fine 

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Lyricist I
May 25, 2025 4:14 PM UTC

Same here…

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Lyricist I
May 25, 2025 5:10 PM UTC

Exactly the same issue. Thought it was me, obviously not! Just commenting to confirm this is a problem at Sonos or Amazon or Apple’s end!

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Lyricist I
May 25, 2025 5:13 PM UTC

Same issue for us. Things go from bad to worse with Sonos

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Contributor I
May 25, 2025 5:31 PM UTC

Exactly the same issue here, at least I’m not alone!

Tried all the usual unlink/relink Apple Music and Sonos skill within Alexa and unauthorised and reauthorised within the Sonos app but still not working. 
 

As OP said; Apple Music works fine with my Echo speakers and Amazon Music fine with Sonos but not Apple Music and Sonos via Alexa. 
 

Get it fixed Sonos!

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Prominent Collaborator II
May 25, 2025 6:02 PM UTC

Same problem here!

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Lyricist II
May 26, 2025 8:03 AM UTC

I hate to say it but I’m so glad it’s not just me. I’ve rebooted all Alexa devices, Sonos devices and a full reset on orbi. I hope this is fixed swiftly for everyone !

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