SONOS integrated with Echo / Alexa?

Smilja, this has nothing to do with the official Sonos/Amazon integration. Read my other posts if you want to know how I'm doing it, but it's possible this may be deleted as apparently I'm not allowed to say how it's possible.

Johnnie, you contradict yourself. You are not even allowed to tell that you are partaking in testing.

I'm not testing, I've found an alternative solution that's actually been around for some time.

I'm not testing, [...]
Sonos is able to verify that.

Sorry I don't understand understand. I just thought that you and others who want to control and play music from their amazon echo through their sonos speakers would like to know that it's already possible. It does require some extra equipment but i've been advised that I shouldn't be linking to such solutions in my posts.

It is already established that an Amazon Echo or Dot will be required. Fifteen minutes of fame can be costly, you know.

What? Yes, obviously an Amazon Echo device is required.
However my solution is available and working now.
OK it requires certain additional hardware/software to function, but it works.

So those people who tell you that it cannot currently be done aren't correct.

As I said, check my other posts for a link to the solution I'm using, assuming that it hasn't been deleted.

I must admit, I had hoped for a better reception to my posts telling people that they can already stream and control music to their sonos speakers using alexa voice control.

You can also use the same method to provide a Bluetooth source to your Sonos speakers.

Starting to wonder why I bothered trying to help others by sharing some useful information.

What? Yes, obviously an Amazon Echo device is required.
However my solution is available and working now.
OK it requires certain additional hardware/software to function, but it works.

So those people who tell you that it cannot currently be done aren't correct.
There are already other solutions like Yonomi and IFTT. Not interested, I'm patiently waiting for the genuine integration.


You can also use the same method to provide a Bluetooth source to your Sonos speakers.
As it stands I'm already taking advantage of an entirely adequate method – it's called Amazon Dot.

Johnnie Walkers solution involves software that costs $$$

To answer the question a different way. You cannot currently say "Alexa play XXXX" and song XXX will play on you're sonos speakers (unless alexa line out is connected to Sonos line in). However, there are several different 3rd party solutions out there utilize the sonos API and Alexa API to sort of simulate that situation. In reality though, you aren't telling Alexa to play through Sonos, you're affecting executing a prescripted command to have you're 3rd party solution send a command to Sonos 'on the back end' so to speak. It works fine for may situations (I use one solution myself for some scenarios), but it is not as ideal as the upcoming direct integration between Alexa and Sonos.