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Contributor I
January 12, 2018
Question

Sonos started playing music at 1am!

  • January 12, 2018
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Dance music started playing from Sonos last night when we were in bed, at full volume. Checked Alexa commands and it doesn't seem to be Alexa!

What can I do to prevent Sonos waking the family again!!
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    Stuart_W
    World-Class Superstar
    January 12, 2018
    You need to trouble shoot and determine if it is functioning as expected,

    1) Check you don't have any alarms set
    2) Do you have a Connect or Connect:Amp and if so is the line-in configured for auto start and if so did that input start the music?
    3) If you have a Playbar/Playbase make sure the source of the optical audio didn't automatically switch on.
    4) Do you have children/guests who may have started it?
    5) Do any neighbours have access?

    If the above doesn't help then next time it happens submit a diagnostic and post the number here. Sonos will be able to tell how the music was started.
    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
    Airgetlam
    January 12, 2018
    Stuart,

    Doesn't Spotify music app also allow control from outside the local network? i.e. if someone connected while in their home, they could initiate music at a later point without being on the local wifi?
    Bruce
    Stuart_W
    World-Class Superstar
    January 12, 2018
    Not sure Bruce. I don’t have Spotify so can’t say. But if that’s the case it’s another thing to check
    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
    Airgetlam
    January 12, 2018
    Laugh. Neither do I, which is why I was asking. Perhaps the OP will enlighten us as to what the source of the music at maximum level was.
    Bruce
    CarniecfcAuthor
    Contributor I
    January 12, 2018
    Hi Guys

    I live in the middle of nowhere in the middle of a field so no one can access my wifi. No alarms set, no connect/connect amp/playbar/playbase, children were in bed and no one else was around. No one else has ever used spotify on sonos at home except my wife and I. Today Alexa keeps beeping and answering questions when no one is talking! So I wonder if there is an Alexa fault?

    Rang diagnostics and heres the code 8356614

    I will have to turn Sonos off every night until I can assure the wife it won't happen again!

    Thanks
    CarniecfcAuthor
    Contributor I
    January 12, 2018
    Forgot to say it was 1:04 am!!!

    Everyone was asleep
    Airgetlam
    January 12, 2018
    If Alexa is talking, then you more than likely have an issue with Amazon, not with Sonos. If it's playing music, it's a Sonos problem.

    I don't know how to get in contact with Amazon, but if you need to get in contact with Sonos, try this link contact Sonos .
    Bruce
    MikeV
    January 12, 2018
    I would look at your Alexa history on Amazon's website (https://alexa.amazon.com, then go to Settings > History)... see if it has picked up some kind of command to play music.
    The S in IOT stands for Security.
    Ryan S
    Retired Sonos Staff
    January 16, 2018
    I would look at your Alexa history on Amazon's website (https://alexa.amazon.com, then go to Settings > History)... see if it has picked up some kind of command to play music.

    Good idea. It also looks like there was some use of Spotify, playing directly, is that correct? If so, any chance someone's Spotify app was used on your system and then they took off? If so, their app could have still been connected. You have to play something else on your Sonos players to disconnect the session you had with a Spotify app, otherwise it'll have access even if they aren't on your wifi anymore.
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    CarniecfcAuthor
    Contributor I
    January 17, 2018
    I've checked my alexa history and nothing at that time, they only spotify accounts used on my system are mine and my wifes - we were both asleep and our phones were at home, both on, nothing on spotify even to say the music played! Could the play/pause button on one of the Sonos speakers malfunctioned and started playing what we were listening to last time - I was too asleep to identify the music!

    Thanks