List of Alexa Commands

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Music and volume commands:
(The group / room must be specified when asking Alexa to change volume.)

Alexa, previous song / track.
Alexa, stop.
Alexa, next song/track.
Alexa, skip.
Alexa, skip song / track.
Alexa, pause / stop / resume in (room name).
Alexa, pause / stop / resume the music in (room name).
Alexa, skip / next in (room name).
Alexa, play the next / previous song/track in (room name).
Alexa, pause Alexa, resume (room name).
Alexa, what's playing in (room name)?
Alexa, turn it up / down in (room name).
Alexa, louder / quieter in (room name).
Alexa, set the volume to 3 (30%) in (room name). [0-10 volume levels]
Alexa, softer in (room name).
Alexa, mute (room name).
Alexa, unmute (room name).

what about group and ungroup or play xxxx everywhere?

what about group and ungroup or play xxxx everywhere?

Grouping is not supported at this time, but they say they are working on it. However, you can group via the Sonos app, then ask Alexa to play to any speaker in the group and it will play to the entire group.

How do I play music from my own music library (on NAS)?
This https://support.sonos.com/s/article/3514 only talks about external music services and excludes Deezer, the one I have.

And when I say "Alexa, play Ben Howard in the Kitchen" because
a - I know that there is Ben Howard in my Amazon Music account (because I bought the CD long ago via Amazon)
b - I know that Alexa knows that I have a Sonos room called "Kitchen" (because it shows in the Alexa app)

it just plays Ben Howard via the Amazon Echo high up on top of the kitchen cupboard, instead of via the Play:5 Gen2!

How do I play music from my own music library (on NAS)?
This https://support.sonos.com/s/article/3514 only talks about external music services and excludes Deezer, the one I have.

And when I say "Alexa, play Ben Howard in the Kitchen" because
a - I know that there is Ben Howard in my Amazon Music account (because I bought the CD long ago via Amazon)
b - I know that Alexa knows that I have a Sonos room called "Kitchen" (because it shows in the Alexa app)

it just plays Ben Howard via the Amazon Echo high up on top of the kitchen cupboard, instead of via the Play:5 Gen2!
No support for local libraries yet.

Is your Echo also called 'Kitchen', if so then you need to rename it to something like 'Kitchen Echo'.

Thanks RE libraries. :(
No, the Echo is called "Echo Dot". I only have the one Echo, to see what it was like and whether it could control Sonos adequately. Hoping that the microphones built in to the Play:5 2nd Gen might be able to control the speaker one day. They said they were installed for future proofing... I have 5 Sonos rooms.

Thanks RE libraries. :(
No, the Echo is called "Echo Dot". I only have the one Echo, to see what it was like and whether it could control Sonos adequately. Hoping that the microphones built in to the Play:5 2nd Gen might be able to control the speaker one day. They said they were installed for future proofing... I have 5 Sonos rooms.

Unfortunately, the microphones in the Play:5 were not designed for voice control. Voice control requires a far field array of microphones, the Play:5 has only two simple mics.

Thanks RE libraries. :(
No, the Echo is called "Echo Dot". I only have the one Echo, to see what it was like and whether it could control Sonos adequately. Hoping that the microphones built in to the Play:5 2nd Gen might be able to control the speaker one day. They said they were installed for future proofing... I have 5 Sonos rooms.

Unfortunately, the microphones in the Play:5 were not designed for voice control. Voice control requires a far field array of microphones, the Play:5 has only two simple mics.
Yes, I was being a bit tongue-in-cheek - So what were they designed for??

Alexa, turn it up to 11!