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BVahle
Contributor I
October 31, 2018

Sonos + Alexa + Dropbox?

  • October 31, 2018
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Summary: Can Alexa control Sonos to play music stored in Dropbox?

This may already be addressed somewhere on these forums, but I can't find a recent post on this topic. I want use my Echo Dot to play music through my Sonos One speaker(s) that is stored in my Dropbox. Is that possible? Do I need any other intermediaries?
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jgatie
jgatie
November 3, 2018
OK so let me refocus this thread. You all have been very helpful, but my original question was too narrow, it seems.
I have a fair amount of music ripped from CDs that I'd like to play via a Sonos One. I don't want the music stored on a phone or tablet. How do I do that?

Via NAS drive, PC drive, or USB drive shared on a router USB port. Those are in order of favorability. To have full control of music via Alexa, you will need to subscribe to Amazon Music or Spotify Premium.
BVahleAuthor
Contributor I
November 5, 2018
jgatie, you're a brick. I assume then I'd control the beast with an app from Sonos? And that through that app I would handle the networking setup (that is, pointing it to the right source for the files)?
Incidentally, I don't actually own a Sonos yet; this is all part of my prepation. I'm getting one for my wife's birthday and I want to know what I'm doing when she opens it.
Smilja
Smilja
November 5, 2018
jgatie, you're a brick. I assume then I'd control the beast with an app from Sonos? And that through that app I would handle the networking setup (that is, pointing it to the right source for the files)?
Incidentally, I don't actually own a Sonos yet; this is all part of my prepation. I'm getting one for my wife's birthday and I want to know what I'm doing when she opens it.
https://support.sonos.com/s/article/257?language=en
https://support.sonos.com/s/article/78?language=en

https://www.sonos.com/en-us/controller-app
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