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Contributor I
November 4, 2017
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Sonos One Alexa Alarm volume

  • November 4, 2017
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Is there a way to adjust the volume of the alarm played when set via Alexa? (searching for this I learned there's a Sonos alarm option as well, which I've never used on my other 7 speakers)
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Best answer by Ryan S
Good directions from Ken. The volume of Alexa isn't adjustible at this time on the Sonos One. I'll make sure to let the team know you're looking for the feature.

25 replies

Avid Contributor I
April 22, 2018
I would set the volume on the alarm itself in the sonos app. That said perhaps they should have a test button on the side so that you could see how loud it is set.
Contributor I
August 24, 2018
Please Sonos or Amazon, add the feature to the play one!!
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Contributor I
September 1, 2018
Nine months and counting... what is the technical problem that makes volume control of Alexa alarms so difficult that you can't fix this problem in NINE MONTHS?
Lyricist I
December 4, 2018
As a new owner of two Sonos One's I'm dismayed to be reading these comments. This is basic stuff. Sonos sound great, but maybe they should be marketed as "partially smart"?
Lyricist I
December 6, 2018
one year later and no progress ...
Contributor I
December 12, 2018
Any way to escalate this? It’s nonsense.
Contributor I
December 12, 2018
Good directions from Ken. The volume of Alexa isn't adjustible at this time on the Sonos One. I'll make sure to let the team know you're looking for the feature. any update?
Lyricist I
December 15, 2018
I second the question “any updates”? We have an Echo and a pair of Sonos 1’s (the Sonos 1s are part of the 5.1 surround system). At times when we set an alarm from the kitchen the Sonos 1 picks up the voice command and sets the alarm. But when the alarm goes off on the Sonos 1 we can barely hear it from up close and not at all from the kitchen. So would very much appreciate a way to increase the volume of the Alexa alarm on Sonos 1.
Lyricist I
March 21, 2019
I have the same problem. These posts are old and it still hasn't been fixed, I can't hear the timer go off when the tv is on. We really need to be able to control the volume! Any idea when this will be fixed?
Lyricist I
April 6, 2019
Same problem here. It sounds like a great idea in theory, until you're cooking, depend on the timer, and can't hear it because it's too quiet! It's such a simple feature but is nearly useless to us, which is quite disappointing.