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Ryan S
Ryan S
Retired Sonos Staff
October 3, 2017

New to Sonos or Alexa? How to set up

  • October 3, 2017
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So you have an Alexa device and Sonos players, where do you go next?

1. Make sure your Sonos and Alexa devices are all powered up and connected to the network.

If you're new to Sonos, this means Installing the Sonos app, and going through the steps for Setting up Sonos here.

If you're new to Alexa, install the Alexa app (currently only available in the US, UK, and Germany) and make sure your Alexa device(s) show up. They will be listed under Settings > Devices. Amazon has a setup guide for the Echo Dot here.

2. In the Alexa app, search for and add the Alexa Skill for Sonos.

3. Follow the on-screen prompts to authenticate your Amazon account, then your Sonos account.

4. Finally, inside your Alexa app, select discover devices under Smart Home or on the Sonos skill page.

You are now ready to try out some commands! There’s a great, comprehensive list here.

Wondering how it all works? Check out the How it works thread.

If you run into any trouble, please feel free to take a look here to start, or ask any question in the Amazon Alexa and Sonos forum.

 

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    aaronsen
    Lyricist I
    October 4, 2017
    [quote=Ryan S]Hi - I'm getting a white screen on the Alexa app when i enable the skill, doesn't take me to the sign on for linking the account. Anybody know why ?

    I am in Canada and currently working for me - try re installing the Alexa app... or restarting your phone?
      Pmillerap
      Lyricist I
      October 4, 2017
      Awesome update!
      Is there anyway to toggle the ducking feature on/off?
      Ryan S
      Ryan SAuthor
      Retired Sonos Staff
      October 4, 2017
      Awesome update!
      Is there anyway to toggle the ducking feature on/off?
      There isn't, I can pass on feedback to the team about it for you. Would you rather it not work at all or just not drop as low? Or something else entirely?
      Mark good posts by pressing the like button, and select the best answer on questions you've asked to help others find solutions.
      Jay M
      Avid Contributor I
      October 4, 2017
      Is there any plan to allow the Alexa to play my own music library on the Sonos systems?

      They state they would love to, and they are working towards it and more. For now, did you see that you can initiate play of the non-Alexa sources from the Sonos app, then use voice commands to pause, play, skip, control volume, etc.?

      I haven't tried it yet. Thanks for the tip! Sonos has been working on Echo integration for a long time... I'm sure in 6 months it will be amazing. From what I am reading, it already pretty great. 🙂 I've had my Sonos system for almost 10 years. Voice control wasn't even imagined when I bought it. I think it's pretty awesome that it's costing me nothing to bring this old system up to date.
        southern gal
        Chromatic Producer I
        October 4, 2017
        OMG cant wait to get home and set this up. upgraded the windows software remotely from work.

        now i can get rid of my ifttt and yonomi and harmony workarounds... finally SONOS... thank you!
        Southern Gal
          Pmillerap
          Lyricist I
          October 4, 2017
          Awesome update!
          Is there anyway to toggle the ducking feature on/off?
          There isn't, I can pass on feedback to the team about it for you. Would you rather it not work at all or just not drop as low? Or something else entirely?

          Ideally it would be cool if it were more granular. If you could set different levels for different speakers or turn it off completely for speakers that would be awesome. It would also be beneficial if you could make it only happen when certain Echo devices are triggered. If I’m listening to my living room Sonos I wouldn’t want it to drop out because my girlfriend asked my Echo in the bedroom what the weather was. Thanks for passing the feedback along!
            Dmoranphotog
            Contributor I
            October 4, 2017
            Hello, does anyone know the solution to the issue i'm having? I have updated both the controller and all speakers..


            Thanks

            I had this problem. I deleted and re-installed the Sonos app and all was well.
            Bomba
            Lyricist I
            October 5, 2017
            I just got everything hooked up but I cannot get Alexa to control the volume. Any advice?
            Dmoranphotog
            Contributor I
            October 5, 2017
            Currently, Alexa does not support streaming on multiple devices. I have one Echo and one Echo Dot, and cannot play on both at once. I only have a single Play:1 for now. As I add to the system, should I be able to stream different music to multiple or different Sonos speakers controlled by the two different Echo devices?
            Gladeau
            Gladeau
            Lyricist I
            October 5, 2017
            Nice, works great!
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