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jakehallen3
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February 3, 2017
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Alexa-Sonos

When is The Think With alaxa and sonos comes out?
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      Ryan S
      Ryan SAnswer
      Retired Sonos Staff
      February 3, 2017
      Glad you're excited for the update. Progress is going great but we're not ready to release a timeline to the world yet. It'll be out this year though. We'll make sure to let everyone know as soon as we can share more.
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      bockersjv
      bockersjv
      Local Superstar
      February 3, 2017
      When it's ready I hope 😉
      Stuart_W
      Stuart_W
      World-Class Superstar
      February 3, 2017
      Ask Alexa
      Arc + Sub (Gen 1) + 2 x Play 1/ Stereo Play 3s/ Era 100 Stereo in Kitchen, One Stereo in Bedroom, Play 1 stereo pair in Study, Play 1in Bathroom, Sonos Move 2
      Contemplative
      Prominent Collaborator II
      February 3, 2017
      Tried that, was told to ask Siri, who directed me to Cortana, which assured me Google Now had the answer.
      Google now told me it had passed the answer to Alexa :?

      The machines have truly taken over.... as least, according to Siri
        Ryan S
        Ryan SAnswer
        Retired Sonos Staff
        February 3, 2017
        Glad you're excited for the update. Progress is going great but we're not ready to release a timeline to the world yet. It'll be out this year though. We'll make sure to let everyone know as soon as we can share more.
        Mark good posts by pressing the like button, and select the best answer on questions you've asked to help others find solutions.
          chicks
          chicks
          February 11, 2017
          Looks like Sonos has demo'd it, but still lacks polish.

          https://www.slashgear.com/sonos-has-alexa-control-working-but-dont-hold-your-breath-09474539/
          Airgetlam
          Airgetlam
          February 13, 2017
          Thanks for the link.
          Bruce
          Kumar
          February 14, 2017
          I asked the questions elsewhere, but this may be a better thread.

          Does Echo today offer the same multi room feature that Sonos does?

          What do Echo users that have the IP address conflict kind of issues that we see here, go for solutions? Does Amazon do this support well?

          Does Echo have a solution like Sonos offers via a NAS for ripped CDs?

          And does Echo offer good non voice based control as well?

          To the Ryan post, I'd think that whether progress can be said to be going great depends on how fast Amazon is moving in this space.
          Kumar
          February 14, 2017
          From another thread here, a link:

          http://www.zdnet.com/article/amazon-to-release-echo-speaker-with-7-inch-display-in-2017-report/

          Given the effect that just the Echo had on play 1 unit sales, this looks like something that Sonos ought to be losing sleep over. I suspect that Amazon is moving a lot faster than Sonos.

          I can't help repeating here : Amazon doesn't seem to give a damn about Hi Res:-).
          Scanman
          Trending Lyricist I
          February 14, 2017
          Amazon is and will never compete with sonos. They are running a difference race.

          Once Alexa is integrated, it will add a lot of value as another interface. Simple things like "next song" etc will be huge and used often, IMO
          3x play 1, play 5 and sub
          Kumar
          February 14, 2017
          Chromecast Audio does a lot of these things, but it suffers from a clunky interface. Between the two, Sonos needs to heed the call to move a tad faster! It may be a different race, but if people change race tracks, it is still a problem.
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