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ThomasMore66
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October 22, 2017

No Alexa

  • October 22, 2017
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Am I the only one that hates the idea of Alexa on my Sonos? I just want my music to play on my Sonos. I don’t need some device listening to me. Music. That’s all I want.
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    Kumar
    October 24, 2017

    There is one controller setting which turns off all the buttons on a player (except for the connect button). For the Sonos One, this also locks the state of the microphone. You can turn off the microphone, then turn off the touch commands for that player. From that point on, the only way for the microphone to be enabled is to go into the controller and turn the buttons back on, then by touching the microphone button on top of the unit. There's no way around this. It's a security feature.

    Good to know; that should meet every requirement of the Alexa shy. Except for having a password for controller access:-). But that is for other threads.
      varsas
      Trending Lyricist I
      October 24, 2017
      Am I the only one that hates the idea of Alexa on my Sonos? I just want my music to play on my Sonos. I don’t need some device listening to me. Music. That’s all I want.
      I'm pretty sure you can still buy the Sonos speakers without the built in Alexa. Problem solved.
        TJ1
        Lyricist I
        March 7, 2018
        I just purchased a Play:1 because my wife said to get Alexa out of the house.
          BCM
          BCM
          March 8, 2018
          Just read an article where there are reports of Alexa laughing errantly. That would be the end of that for my wife.
            ThomasMore66Author
            Contributor I
            March 8, 2018
            I have no Alexa on any of mine. Bought the older model.
            bockersjv
            bockersjv
            Local Superstar
            March 8, 2018
            I have no Alexa on any of mine. Bought the older model.So why the complaint :?
              melvimbe
              melvimbe
              March 8, 2018
              I just purchased a Play:1 because my wife said to get Alexa out of the house.

              Lol. This reminds me a couple months when I had a date over at the house.

              "Uggghh. Would you tell HER to turn off the lights".
              Danny
              ThomasMore66Author
              Contributor I
              March 8, 2018
              I have no Alexa on any of mine. Bought the older model.So why the complaint :?I replied to this thread a long time ago before I bought the last Play One. I was concerned I’d be stuck with “her”, but it all worked out.
                Jon Sneider
                Lyricist I
                June 28, 2018
                If Alexa is on, you turned it on. To turn it off, on the mobile app go to Settings > Voice Services > Amazon Alexa > Remove.

                ...and you're dunch.
                jgatie
                jgatie
                June 28, 2018


                Lol. This reminds me a couple months when I had a date over at the house.

                "Uggghh. Would you tell HER to turn off the lights".

                My significant other yells at her. Calls her names. If I defend her, I'm in trouble. I'm not allowed to say the words "Be patient, it's a beta" again.
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