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Contributor I
December 28, 2016
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Connecting Sonos to Alexa Dot

  • December 28, 2016
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Connected Alexa via Yonomi App, however she cannot follow my music command like volume control. My Alexa app shows she is connected to all my Sonos components . Any ideas?
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    Best answer by jgatie
    The only other way is to connect the line-out on a Dot to the line-in on a Sonos device which has one (Connect, Connect:Amp, Play:5). However, Sonos has announced a partnership with Amazon which will bring full Echo/Alexa integration in 2017.

    http://press-us.sonos.com/134980-sonos-with-partners-and-industry-leaders-ushers-in-new-era-of-connected-home-listening

    31 replies

    jgatie
    December 28, 2016
    Yonomi is not officially supported; there are only a couple here who use it. Unless those few come by and know the answer, you will probably have better luck inquiring at Yonomi.
    Contributor I
    December 28, 2016
    Thank you! Is there a better way, recommended way to connect my sonos system with Alexa?
    jgatie
    jgatieAnswer
    December 28, 2016
    The only other way is to connect the line-out on a Dot to the line-in on a Sonos device which has one (Connect, Connect:Amp, Play:5). However, Sonos has announced a partnership with Amazon which will bring full Echo/Alexa integration in 2017.

    http://press-us.sonos.com/134980-sonos-with-partners-and-industry-leaders-ushers-in-new-era-of-connected-home-listening
    Contributor I
    December 30, 2016
    Will this support include an update to Sonos code as well as a Alexa skill or just the skill. I would like to be a tester of this function, I have both technologies and am comfortable to the technologies
    jgatie
    December 30, 2016
    Sonos has stated it will be a full integration, not simply a skill. I assume that means an update to both Sonos and Alexa devices. The best way to be a tester is to sign up for the public beta program:

    http://www.sonos.com/en-us/beta/screen
    Contributor I
    December 30, 2016
    I agree based on what Sonos announced, I am a detail guy and was looking for confirmation on what I assumed. Thanks for the beta screen link I will apply and see what happens.
    Lyricist III
    January 15, 2017
    I have just downloaded the Yanomi app, I have added all my devices including my Sonos speakers. Updated the Alexa app for the new skill "Yonomi", created a new routine to play "kitchen music" (which plays what is loaded in the routine in Yonomi, in this case a radio station which is in the Sonos favourite folder) refreshed the Alexa app which picks up routines as well as the devices. "Alexa play Kitchen music" and on comes the radio station on the Sonos in the kitchen. It works but it is very basic only "on" and "off". Looking forward to a proper Sonos/Alexa solution.
    Lyricist I
    January 15, 2017
    Like you I'm looking forward to the proper Sonos / Echo integration. In the meantime I'm not having much success with the Yonome solution. When your Sonos plays, does the Echo play the same music etc, or is it silent? Thanks.
    Lyricist I
    January 16, 2017
    The solution is really easy... It has been working for me for two months.. I bought a dot and a lutron caseta bridge.... Alexa iworks with lutron as a skill and lutron caseta works with sonos....
    I created some playlist using sonos favorites , I created a scene using caseta that use the any kind of sonos speaker that I have and I select the playlist that I created in Sonos. It is VERY easy to do it.
    After that the only think that I have to do is say ... Alexa turn on xxxxx (any name for the scene in lutron app) and that's it,,, Alexa send the order to lutron and lutron send the order to Sonos .... Works perfectly..... (the only little problem, is that you have to wait a little until Alexa incorporates the scene name to your account, but after 1 hour is working perfectly...

    You can create multiple scenes with any playlist that you want or radio station that you want and done.
    Lyricist III
    January 16, 2017
    No it is silent, however sometimes she says ok to the routine command but nothing happens, so I have to repeat the command, but generally it is ok........ using lutron and a bridge appears to be a similar approach, but purchasing a bridge would not work for me as it would be redundant when there is a sonos integration and I have wemo everywhere.