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Contributor I
April 10, 2019
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Sonos One: Gen 2 - Voice Control will not connect

  • April 10, 2019
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Hi,

I recently purchased a Sonos One: Gen 2 to pair with my existing One: Gen 1. I was able to create a stereo pair with the two and they both amazing together. However, I can't get the Alexa voice control to work with the stereo pair or the new Gen 2 speaker. Alexa control was working fine on the Gen 1 speaker and when separating the pair and adding voice control it works fine on the Gen 1 speaker, but doing the same thing on the Gen 2 does not work. It takes me through the process and loads the amazon login page where i enter my credentials and proceeds to load for about 15 seconds and then I keep getting an error message saying to "try again later".

I have tried several solutions from previous forums, of which none have worked. I have tried powering off/on, resetting the controller, removing and adding skill in Alexa app, completely setting up the speakers again, resetting router, using ethernet connection, different device to complete setup (changed from Samsung to iPad). Occasionally when restarting the app i get a message telling me one of my devices maybe unplugged and to check room settings, however, they are all present and functioning.

Any help would be greatly appreciated as i paid $299 for the new speaker and the voice control functionality was a main reason.

Thanks.
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Best answer by Keith N
Hello again everyone. Thanks for following up. Shortly after I posted my reply, just as you all had reported, we recognized a problem with adding Alexa to some Sonos systems. The team is looking into the problem, and I will be happy to keep this thread updated as information becomes available.

Thanks for your patience!

25 replies

Lyricist III
April 17, 2019
Yep we are having the same issues over here: https://en.community.sonos.com/amazon-alexa-and-sonos-229102/there-was-a-problem-adding-alexa-6822820/index1.html#post16327990

Very frustrating.
Contributor I
April 17, 2019
Version 10.1.2 of the iOS app does NOT fix this issue.
Lyricist II
April 17, 2019
Version 10.1.2 of the Android app does NOT fix this issue either.
Lyricist I
April 17, 2019
Glad I'm not the only one having this issue, I can connect Sonos One but Sonos Beam will not connect... Aus.
Lyricist II
April 25, 2019
Here's a temporary fix: change Amazon country account to another country so it is no longer with Amazon.com.au. Alexa was able to be added and works fine again, then changed back.

Account
Manage content and devices
Preferences
Country/region settings
Contributor I
April 25, 2019
Here's a temporary fix: change Amazon country account to another country so it is no longer with Amazon.com.au. Alexa was able to be added and works fine again, then changed back.

Account
Manage content and devices
Preferences
Country/region settings


Indy_500,

Thanks, this seemed to work for me, although it a little buggy. Sometimes I'll ask Alexa to do something and she'll start speaking but it will cut out half way through and not perform the command. I also wish Alexa would respond over both speakers in a stereo pair instead of which ever one is closest to my voice.
Lyricist I
April 26, 2019
Here's a temporary fix: change Amazon country account to another country so it is no longer with Amazon.com.au. Alexa was able to be added and works fine again, then changed back.

Account
Manage content and devices
Preferences
Country/region settings


Indy_500,

Thanks, this seemed to work for me, although it a little buggy. Sometimes I'll ask Alexa to do something and she'll start speaking but it will cut out half way through and not perform the command. I also wish Alexa would respond over both speakers in a stereo pair instead of which ever one is closest to my voice.


Works a treat for me!
Lyricist I
April 26, 2019
Here's a temporary fix: change Amazon country account to another country so it is no longer with Amazon.com.au. Alexa was able to be added and works fine again, then changed back.

Account
Manage content and devices
Preferences
Country/region settings


Worked for me!
Lyricist I
April 28, 2019
Do we have any ETA for the fix? eagerly waiting. Work around of changing region is a hassle and dont prefer it.
Lyricist II
May 1, 2019
I was tracking this on https://en.community.sonos.com/amazon-alexa-and-sonos-229102/there-was-a-problem-adding-alexa-6822820/index3.html#post16332113 where it has been reported as being fixed with a Sonus update.

I subsequently tried on my system and I am now able to connect my Beam to Alexa. 🙂