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Contributor I
October 23, 2017
Question

No music coming from alexa

  • October 23, 2017
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I added my new sonos one and alexa - i've enabled skills - when i ask it to play music, it says it is going to ... then nothing happens... help 🙂
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    Lyricist II
    October 23, 2017
    Same thing here on both of my Sonos Ones :?
    jgatie
    October 23, 2017
    See here for specific rules and commands to control Alexa:

    https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4343

    See here for troubleshooting tips:

    https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4345/
    Lyricist II
    October 23, 2017
    Duh yeah I know the commands she responds that she is play and then nothing. I can stream directly from my iPad to sonos as well and Alexa will check weather etc... just no music from Alexa
    Prominent Collaborator II
    October 23, 2017
    Same here. I've got 2 Sonos Ones and another one coming tomorrow. I think they'll all be going back unless this gets fixed quick. The Sonos skill alone on Alexa with the old Play 1s and other Sonos speakers was better than this.
    jgatie
    October 23, 2017
    Just trying to help. But hey, since I'm a "duh", instead of someone who had no idea of what you know about the commands, or what you have tried in order to troubleshoot, I'll slink off now and drool in the corner. Any expertise I have is obviously below yours, so good luck getting your device to work.
    Ryan S
    Retired Sonos Staff
    October 23, 2017
    Hey guys, if you're having trouble playing music using Alexa, those links above are a great start, but if you're still having trouble can you submit a diagnostic from your Sonos system and reply back with your confirmation number?
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    Prominent Collaborator II
    October 23, 2017
    Ticket raised and diagnostics sent. Don't know reference number now, I'm afraid.
    Prodigy II
    October 23, 2017
    Duh yeah I know the commands she responds that she is play and then nothing. I can stream directly from my iPad to sonos as well and Alexa will check weather etc... just no music from Alexa

    You’ve named them correctly? What music are you trying to play? How are you asking for it? Has your iPad anything to do with voice control? Single units? Stereo pair? What are they called in Sonos app? What are they called in Alexa? Do they play any other streamed music?
    Contributor I
    October 23, 2017
    Same problem here. If I use voice to play music, alexa tells me what I'm about to play, then plays nothing. I can play amazon music or apple music via the Sonos app, it just seems to be the Alexa skill not working. The last part (part 6 of the Alexa set up "Verify music services on Alex") fires up the Alexa app, but I have no idea what I'm supposed to do when I get there. There is no obvious button to press. I think it's that stage that's failing.

    Between this and learning that various things aren't supported, I'm rather disappointed so far...
    Contributor I
    October 23, 2017
    ALL SORTED!!

    OK. If you are having the same problem as me, try this. It worked for me.

    Step 1 (may not be needed).
    I called my Sonos speaker something similar, but not the same as another device in my smart home (Living Room vs Livingroom). So I changed the name.

    Step 2 (I think this was the missing link)
    I asked Alexa to "Discover devices" - something you can also do in the Alexa app. Once I had done that, all was fine.

    So, if your Sonos says it's about to play something, then doesn't try Detecting Devices. I hope it helps.