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September 17, 2015
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New $50 Amazon Tablet. Good Sonos Controller?

  • September 17, 2015
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Looks like it might be, assuming it hasn't been crippled. Hope it supports pinning an app.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-rolls-49-99-mass-130335246.html
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    lmeredith
    Contributor II
    January 25, 2016
    Were you able to get it to open straight into the Sonos app? I'm considering this for a dedicated Sonos controller.

    Mine was delivered yesterday. Easy to get up and running and connected to Sonosnet. Works fine. Now to work out how to (i) wake it on shaking and (ii) open straight into the Sonos app.
    paularmarsh
    Trending Lyricist II
    January 28, 2016
    "Were you able to get it to open straight into the Sonos app? I'm considering this for a dedicated Sonos controller."

    Unfortunately I have not yet found a way to do this. Screen pinning does not appear to be available in the Amazon version of Android. Nor have I found a "shake to wake" app which actually functions properly. But otherwise the tablet works very well.
    paularmarsh
    Trending Lyricist II
    February 10, 2016
    Fire tablet just dropped in price. Has anyone found a way to achieve something akin to screen pinning without rooting?
    Phunkmunkie
    Lyricist I
    March 2, 2017
    I successfully set up an Amazon Fire tablet as a dedicated controller for sonos. Trick is to use the parental controls to set up a 'child' account. Only allow that account to see apps, and only choose the SONOS app. Disable the login key for the user, and keep your account password protected. Done and done... getting the thing to wake up when you pick it up I haven't figured out yet, but not a big deal for me.
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