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jasonrn2000
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November 12, 2017
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Reminders?

  • November 12, 2017
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Is the Sonos One supposed to be able to set reminders? The Echo can. Alexa told me it cannot set a reminder on this device.
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    Best answer by Ryan S
    Hi everyone, I wanted to update you all and let you know that Reminders are now working on the Sonos One with Alexa. For more details about how reminders on Alexa work, check it out here.

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    Sononos_fan
    Enthusiast II
    November 12, 2017
    Nope you can't. One of many limitations.
    BCM
    BCM
    November 12, 2017
    The Sonos One isn’t an Echo. If you’re controlling your Sonos One through an Echo set your reminder on the Echo.
    Mattzoball
    Lyricist I
    November 22, 2017
    Has Sonos announced any plans to bring Alexa Reminders support to the Sonos One speaker? Thanks! Any info shared for when this feature may arrive is helpful!
      upstatemike
      November 22, 2017
      One neat trick you can do is set an alarm or reminder on a Dot that is hard wired to a Sonos Play5 or Connect Amp and then group that Sonos player with all of your other Sonos players. When the alarm or reminder sounds you will be able to hear it anywhere you are in the house... something Alexa can't currently do on her own even with grouped Echos.
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        velcroadhesive
        Lyricist I
        December 1, 2017
        Hi @sonos do you have plans to incorporate reminders to the One. Seems like a cop out to not to have that feature.
        Airgetlam
        Airgetlam
        December 1, 2017
        Remember, it's entirely possible that the restriction is imposed by Amazon, so that they can differentiate between their own hardware, and Alexa-enabled devices.

        I don't know that for certain about this feature, but I wouldn't automatically assume it's an issue with Sonos. Things get sticky when you start dealing with two companies and feature sets.
        Bruce
          mwiseman
          Enthusiast II
          December 2, 2017
          Remember, it's entirely possible that the restriction is imposed by Amazon, so that they can differentiate between their own hardware, and Alexa-enabled devices.

          I don't know that for certain about this feature, but I wouldn't automatically assume it's an issue with Sonos. Things get sticky when you start dealing with two companies and feature sets.

          Amazon may be the one to set restrictions. The problem, especially for new consumers, is the difference between Alexa enabled and the actual Echo products. Neither Amazon nor Sonos has done enough to explain this difference.
            glenwheeleruk
            Lyricist III
            January 6, 2018
            Such a basic feature that should be there, I mean seriously..come on!
            Elidor69
            Contributor I
            January 7, 2018
            Have to say, I'm really disappointed with the features on the Sonos One. Not being able to do something as basic as setting reminders is shocking considering the cost.
            It should be made clear to buyers that Sonos One is a wifi based speaker that doesn't support bluetooth and has some limited Alexa capability.
            Ryan S
            Ryan SAnswer
            Retired Sonos Staff
            January 17, 2018
            Hi everyone, I wanted to update you all and let you know that Reminders are now working on the Sonos One with Alexa. For more details about how reminders on Alexa work, check it out here.
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