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Contributor I
November 18, 2017

Lost Alexa

  • November 18, 2017
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We recently purchased a Sonos One and installed Alexa. It worked for about a week and now Alexa is gone. No chime. Nothing. Where did you go Alexa?
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    UKMedia
    September 29, 2018
    I am having the same problem with my Play One in my home office. Tap the mic button and no response. Music playing ok.
    I have the Beam in my lounge which works fine.
    Cannot locate the Browse buttons on my windows 10 desktop controller.
    Did software update and it is all "Up to Date"
    Any Ideas?


    Hi

    Please see the tasks below which will resolve most Alexa issues. Don't be put off by the length of the steps, they are rarely all required. This type of issue is normally down to one of three things:

    1/ Duplicate device names - Alexa prefers that names for Devices, Groups and Scenes are unique,
    1.1/ Please open up the Alexa App>Smart Home and make a note of any duplicate device names;
    1.2/ You can then change them in the source app. e.g. Use the Sonos App to change the name of Sonos players. (I personally use the naming standard Room Name + Device type. e.g. Kitchen Sonos, Kitchen Echo Dot, Lounge Sonos, etc)
    1.3/ Once you have changed any duplicate names then please open the Alexa App on a PC (https://alexa.amazon.co.uk or https://alexa.amazon.com)>Smart Home>Devices and select 'Forget All' followed by 'Discover'. NOTE: This will remove ALL Actions from ALL Alexa Routines! (Only the PC version has this functionality.)

    2/ Some form of Account Linking or Authorisation has not completed successfully. There are a number of causes for this and it's best to try these steps 1 at a time and test before moving on to the next step if the problem persists:
    2.1/ Open the Alexa App>Skills>Your Skills>Sonos and 'Disable' followed by 'Enable';
    2.2/ Ensure that you don't have multiple Amazon accounts logged into different Apps on your device, as this can confuse the Amazon Authorisation. If yes, then please log out of the other accounts and then complete step 2.1 again;
    2.3/ If the problem still persists, please logout of all Amazon accounts then select the Alexa App>Skills>Your Skills>Sonos and 'Disable. Now power down all Sonos devices for 10 secs, allowing for any wired devices to boot before booting the remaining Sonos players. Now log back into the Alexa App>Skills>Sonos and 'Enable'

    3/ If the problem persists then an entire reset of the Authorisation & Account Linking process is required:
    3.1/ In the Alexa app, select Skills>Your Skills>Sonos and then 'Disable';
    3.2 In the Alexa app (PC version), select 'Smart Home>Devices'. Now select 'Forget All' at the bottom of the screen;
    3.3/ In the Sonos app (Android or iOS), select Settings>Room Settings and for each of the Sonos One's sign into 'Voice Services' and select 'Remove Amazon Alexa from this Room';
    3.4/ If you have any wired Sonos devices, please power down for 10 secs and then switch on and wait for it to boot;
    3.5/ Now power down all other Sonos Players for 10 secs then switch them back on and wait for them to boot;
    3.6/ In the Sonos app, Select Manage>Add a player or sub' and add the Sonos One's again. This will complete the set-up process again;
    3.7/ In the Alexa app, select Skills>Your Skills and ensure the Sonos skill is 'Enabled', if not please 'Enable';
    3.8/ In the Alexa app , select Smart Home>Devices>Discover. Ensure that your Sonos One's are displayed correctly and not shown as 'Off Line'.
    3.9/ Also check one last time that there are no devices with the same name. Remember, if there is a need to rename any then you'll need to select 'Discover' again.

    Let us know how you get on.
    Remember: Sometimes Red Wine helps :)
    Lyricist I
    March 4, 2019
    Ive tried all the above and Alexa is still having issues
    UKMedia
    March 4, 2019
    Ive tried all the above and Alexa is still having issues
    This may be down to duplicate IP Addresses then. Can you please power down the following devices for 5 secs, allowing each to complete its boot cycle before proceeding to the next device:

    - Router
    - Any Network wired switch
    - Any wired Sonos devices
    - All other Sonos devices
    - All other attached network devices

    If this fixes the problem, I suggest you open the Settings page on your Router and reserve IP addresses for your Sonos devices - I personally use the range 192.168.0.240 and above for my Sonos devices.
    Remember: Sometimes Red Wine helps :)
    Contributor I
    April 20, 2019
    I am having the same problem. I have just finished doing all the above, all speakers and devices are on separate Ip. I get the Alexa chime but no answer or doesn’t play tunein radio station.
    UKMedia
    April 21, 2019
    I am having the same problem. I have just finished doing all the above, all speakers and devices are on separate Ip. I get the Alexa chime but no answer or doesn’t play tunein radio station.

    In that case, I suggest you submit a diagnostic and post the number in this thread or contact support via twitter or Facebook.
    Remember: Sometimes Red Wine helps :)
    Contributor I
    April 23, 2019
    Diagnostic confirmation number 1843051008.
    Jeff S
    Retired Sonos Staff
    April 23, 2019
    Diagnostic confirmation number 1843051008.

    Thanks for sending in the report. I think it would be best to continue troubleshooting this live with our phone team. Please give us a call, our number and hours are found here.
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    Lyricist I
    May 6, 2019
    I have the same problem, it has happened twice now - works for about a week and then Alexa disappears again.

    How do I contact Sonos phone support?
    Jeff S
    Retired Sonos Staff
    May 6, 2019
    I have the same problem, it has happened twice now - works for about a week and then Alexa disappears again.

    How do I contact Sonos phone support?


    You can reach our support team through Twitter (@sonossupport), our Facebook page, or by phone. You can find our contact information here: Contact Page.
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