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October 4, 2017
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Resume TV playback on Playbar via Alexa

  • October 4, 2017
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Can Alexa be used to switch the input on a playbar from music to TV input? If so, what is the command?

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    Best answer by Skelton
    Not at this time.

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    Aconnect
    Lyricist I
    February 6, 2018
    Yes, please fix this alex skills / sonos programer team... agree annoying 😞
    Chris
    Chris
    Lead Maestro
    February 6, 2018
    Turning your tv off and back on would be easiest
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    Lyricist I
    July 18, 2018
    I got my Beam this Monday and I have to confess that resuming TV playback with voice control after playing music seems pretty basic.

    Turning the TV on and off, reaching for the remote, fiddling with the buttons on the device are not acceptable solutions and defeat the purpose of having a voice controlled device.

    Is this a "fixable" thing or is it an Alexa/Sonos integration limitation?
    bockersjv
    bockersjv
    Local Superstar
    July 18, 2018
    If you a re listening to music it makes sense for you an the planet to turn or the TV surely?
    melvimbe
    melvimbe
    July 18, 2018
    I got my Beam this Monday and I have to confess that resuming TV playback with voice control after playing music seems pretty basic.

    Turning the TV on and off, reaching for the remote, fiddling with the buttons on the device are not acceptable solutions and defeat the purpose of having a voice controlled device.

    Is this a "fixable" thing or is it an Alexa/Sonos integration limitation?

    This thread is 5 months old and referring to a the playbar product not the beam. Regardless, here's what Ryan S (Sonos staff) stated in another thread:

    Good news everyone, there's a command that's available which should have your Beam switch to using the TV audio input. Just ask: "Alexa, switch to TV." If that's not working right, you might need to target the room name: "Alexa, switch to TV on [room name]." But that targeting shouldn't be necessary.
    Danny
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