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gianluca.gerla
Contributor II
September 9, 2020
Question

Sonos Beam + Alexa: "Didn't find any smart home device" issue

  • September 9, 2020
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Hi!
Alexa, only and exclusively on the Beam soundbar, seems that doesn’t recognize anything because she tells me “Didn't find any smart home device, go to Alexa App to the section Smart Home to start”.

My actual Sonos + Alexa configuration has: 1 Beam + L/R surround with 2 Sonos One, 1 Sonos Connect, and 1 Echo Dot.

Preamble: I was a Beta program member, but when I've closed my program, the issue has started.
I’ve tried a lot of unsuccessful combinations: by default, my Echo Dot (that is placed in the bedroom) works with every Alexa's smart home device and any music service. 

I’ve tried to factory reset my Beam, and I’ve found that the two Sonos One, removed from the surround and enabled with Alexa, works correctly too.

Also with the factory reset, the Beam doesn’t work. The strange thing is that only the Beam. The other components work correctly.

Obviously I’ve tried this guide: https://support.sonos.com/s/article/3516?language=en, unsuccessfully.

What else I can try?

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26 replies

Trending Lyricist I
September 12, 2020

All my Sonos devices show as offline in the Alexa app , also when I ask Alexa to play music. Eg Alexa play planet rock radio she repeats my request as if working normally the. Says sorry that device is offline

UKMedia
September 12, 2020

All my Sonos devices show as offline in the Alexa app , also when I ask Alexa to play music. Eg Alexa play planet rock radio she repeats my request as if working normally the. Says sorry that device is offline

Can you try rebooting these devices, allowing each to fully boot before moving to the next:

Router

Any wired network switches

Any wired connected devices

Any wireless connected devices

Remember: Sometimes Red Wine helps :)
Trending Lyricist I
September 12, 2020

Rebooted router

Rebooted 2 x wired network switches

Rebooted room 1 (1 by 1 ) - Beam / Sub / 2 x Ones

Rebooted room 2 - Beam

Rebooted room 3 - Move

Rebooted room 4 - One

Rebooted room 5 - One

 

Unfortunately still doesnt work with same message

 

Then for good measure disabled sonos skill and deregistered all devices from amazon alexa , removed alexa from Sonos via S2 app and then re enabled skill and enabled alexa on s2 app.

 

Still broken ….. Alexa on Sonos will reply to any qustions i ask her but will not control any devices or start any music services

 

I submited another diagnostic - 1756944783

Trending Lyricist I
September 12, 2020

I have also contacted amazon who said I can also see from our side that you do have everything successfully set up and connected to Alexa’ but will refer to their advanced technicians

Trending Lyricist I
September 13, 2020

So i stupidly decided to factory reset one of the ones that was on its own, now the Sonos app cant find it and I am unable to add it back to my system.

 

Really wishing i hadnt taken part in the beta as that seems to have borked my whole system - at least from when i reverted back to the non beta software

Trending Lyricist I
September 13, 2020

So i stupidly decided to factory reset one of the ones that was on its own, now the Sonos app cant find it and I am unable to add it back to my system.

 

Really wishing i hadnt taken part in the beta as that seems to have borked my whole system - at least from when i reverted back to the non beta software

Have finally managed to get the Sonos One connected back , had to turn off all other speakers other than the move and then connect to home wifi setup, took an aged to get sorted - Alexa stil dwont control any devices or start services on that speaker (or  any other one) either so im out of ideas as the possible things I can try to fix it

Contributor I
September 16, 2020

Add me to the pile with this issue

Trending Lyricist I
September 16, 2020

Turns out the issue of connecting the speaker back can be resolved by turning off routers 5ghz channel then turning back on afterwards.

 

the issue with Alexa and Sonos control seems to be linked to how they communicate , seems it’s beta related (even though beta replaced with current release software) and likely to be fixed with a Sonos update in a couple of weeks.

 

I have created a new Alexa account and linked to test and that works fine so just waiting for software update to fix so I can use my main Alexa account.

 

support were helpful but did just get to do everything I had already done to try to fix it so just ended up wasting another hours of my time, I had told them what I did but guess they don’t trust you to know what you are doing 

Contributor I
September 24, 2020

Turns out the issue of connecting the speaker back can be resolved by turning off routers 5ghz channel then turning back on afterwards.


Tried this on mine and it didn’t fix it. Will have to wait for the update I guess. 

Lyricist I
October 17, 2020

Has the update been completed?

Is the update for Alexa, Sonos or something else?

I purchased the Sonos Beam today and have the same issue.