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Cococo
Cococo
Chromatic Producer I
March 15, 2018

Echo Spot - Picture and title on screen when playing music with Sonos

  • March 15, 2018
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Hello ! Is there a possibility that one day, in Wifi, an illustration of the album and the title of the song are on the screen of the Echo spot when we listen to the music with Sonos ? Thanks in advance.
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      melvimbe
      melvimbe
      March 15, 2018
      Yes, it's possible. I don't think there has been any word of this being a future enhancement though. I would think it's a bit low on the priority list amongst customers, and I'm not seeing how this could drive sales much for Amazon or Sonos. Just my opinion.

      One complication on this. Amazon already has the ability to display lyrics in sync with the music. Although this is technically possible, it's not possibly with the way Amazon and Sonos integrate today. it would need to be done a different way, which would bring about other problems. If you were to display the title and artist, customers will want lyrics next.

      Another problem. Sonos can play music from sources that Amazon does not. Those cannot be displayed.
      Danny
        Keith N
        Keith N
        Sonos Staff
        March 15, 2018
        Hi there, Cococo. Thanks for posting and sharing your feedback. I am happy to forward this along to the team for consideration and visibility. Thanks again!
        Yes... I'm *that* Keith - u/KeithFromSonos on Reddit
        chicks
        chicks
        March 16, 2018
        It is possible, if Amazon were to open up the Spot to third party developers. Tunesmap does exactly this (and a lot more) by monitoring what you're currently playing on any Sonos device from any source, including a local NAS. It does this using a Sonos API. It currently runs only on AppleTV, but is looking at other devices.

        https://www.tunesmap.com
        Cococo
        CococoAuthor
        Chromatic Producer I
        March 18, 2018
        Hello! Thank you so much for your responses!
        MrB1965
        Lyricist I
        May 24, 2018
        I'd like that feature too.
        Kumar
        August 9, 2018
        Does the album/track artwork not get displayed when the Spot is playing music from Amazon on Sonos speakers?
        Kumar
        August 9, 2018
        Reading more on the subject, it appears that this will not happen because the Spot will hand over the music play to the Sonos speaker selected.
        Which is then another reason why using the line in socket is a better solution - as long as the required line in jacks are available. And why the One should have had these!
        User975650
        Contributor I
        December 26, 2018
        I don’t understand why track info can’t be displayed on spot. If you ask Alexa what is playing, it knows.
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