Contributor I

New Skill Enables Managing Groups of Sonos Speakers with Alexa

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September 19, 2018
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I've created the Speaker Groups Alexa skill (https://skills-store.amazon.com/deeplink/dp/B07HGQGT6P?deviceType=app&share&refSuffix=ss_copy) that allows you to group your Sonos speakers together through Alexa! Let me know if you run into any issues with it.

Some example interactions
Change Groups

"Alexa, ask speaker groups to play the living room in the master"
"Alexa, ask speaker groups to stop the master bedroom"

Create Scenes of Speakers
"Alexa, ask speaker groups to create a master group"
"Alexa, ask speaker groups to add the Master Bedroom to the master group"
"Alexa, ask speaker groups to add the Master Bathroom to the master group"
"Alexa, ask speaker groups to group the master speakers" or "Alexa, ask speaker groups to play in the master"

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rowrightAuthor

Contributor I

Also, I've created a mobile website/app to help manage the scenes - https://speakerscenes.com/

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LB8

Lyricist I

I have created a scene using the skill but Alexa is not discovering it? Any suggestions

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Ben Ragg

Lyricist I

This looks perfect for what I’m trying to do. Any chance you can add the skill to the Australian store?

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julien.d

Lyricist III

Hello everyone,
Would love this to be in French also.
Let me know if I can help with some translations 🙂

UKMedia

Hello everyone,
Would love this to be in French also.
Let me know if I can help with some translations :)

This is supported by the native Sonos skill now, please see: https://en.community.sonos.com/amazon-alexa-and-sonos-229102/an-overview-and-explanation-of-the-new-support-for-alexa-grouping-6817788

Remember: Sometimes Red Wine helps :)

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julien.d

Lyricist III

This is supported by the native Sonos skill now, please see: https://en.community.sonos.com/amazon-alexa-and-sonos-229102/an-overview-and-explanation-of-the-new-support-for-alexa-grouping-6817788

Thanks for letting me know but the post seems quite complicated to me and I can't manage to set that up right

UKMedia

This is supported by the native Sonos skill now, please see: https://en.community.sonos.com/amazon-alexa-and-sonos-229102/an-overview-and-explanation-of-the-new-support-for-alexa-grouping-6817788

Thanks for letting me know but the post seems quite complicated to me and I can't manage to set that up right

The principle is simple. Sorry if I confused you, that's my fault. :)

Say you have a Sonos One and two Play:1's in your house. You need to create an Alexa Group in the Alexa App. You'll be asked to select a Controlling Device, please select your Sonos One. Then if you want to reduce the volume on any other device in addition to your Sonos One, you add that Sonos Speaker to the group. Next, at the bottom of the Group page, you should see 'Preferred Speaker'. Select this and then add the two Play:1's. Save the Group.

Now when you ask 'Alexa, Play Piano Chill Playlist' it will automatically group the Sonos One and both Play:1's together in the Sonos App and play the Piano Chill Playlist on all three speakers.

Please let me know if you get stuck at any point in creating the Group and I'll talk you through it.

Remember: Sometimes Red Wine helps :)

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julien.d

Lyricist III

The principle is simple. Sorry if I confused you, that's my fault. :)

Say you have a Sonos One and two Play:1's in your house. You need to create an Alexa Group in the Alexa App. You'll be asked to select a Controlling Device, please select your Sonos One. Then if you want to reduce the volume on any other device in addition to your Sonos One, you add that Sonos Speaker to the group. Next, at the bottom of the Group page, you should see 'Preferred Speaker'. Select this and then add the two Play:1's. Save the Group.

Now when you ask 'Alexa, Play Piano Chill Playlist' it will automatically group the Sonos One and both Play:1's together in the Sonos App and play the Piano Chill Playlist on all three speakers.

Please let me know if you get stuck at any point in creating the Group and I'll talk you through it.

All right, thanks.
I get it but since my sonos one can only be in one group, I can't do exactly what I'd like, I'll wait for an update.

UKMedia

Can you explain what you want to achieve?

Remember: Sometimes Red Wine helps :)

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julien.d

Lyricist III

I've got one Sonos One in the Kitchen and a playbase + 2 play 1s as surround speakers in the living room
As I get the food ready, I'm travelling from the kitchen to the living room and back then I want my music to come from both the sonos rooms.
When I'm cleaning up the house, I want my music to play everywhere.
As my kitchen's sonos one is already in a group, I can't add it to a new group called "everywhere"

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