Hi. First, Sonos devices are voice-enabled speakers, not the equivalent of Echo or GA devices. They will, I suspect, never even attempt to offer the full functionality available with those devices.
My Arc will allow me to control my Hue lights. I do have a Hue Bridge but I would be surprised if that is the issue. Can't be sure about that though so maybe someone else will be able to shed some light. :)
A HUE bridge (2nd gen or later) is required in order to control the lights via Sonos.
A HUE bridge (2nd gen or later) is required in order to control the lights via Sonos.
Thanks for clarification.
@Alessandromronchi . You might wish to return your One for a One SL and continue to use Echo devices for voice control. Most of my speakers are not voice-enabled, but three Echo Dots give me (IMO) the best of both worlds. By setting the Sonos speakers as ‘preferred speakers’ in Alexa Groups, control becomes very simple.
@John B sorry but why would I want a Sonos SL instead?
I bought a Sonos one Gen 2 which has Alexa and Google built in I don’t understand why it is announced as a device that works seamlessly with Alexa when it requires other things to do so (like the Hub Bridge) for example.
The only reason why I bought it was integration. I have an Echo and a Google Nest but I don’t want to be using two different devices when Sonos is (mistakenly and deceivingly) sold as one device you can use to do everything you do on Echo.
Such claims have never been made by Sonos and it is ridiculous to suggest that they were.
Sonos speakers can be controlled by voice and perform some other actions.
Good luck with finding an alternative system.
@John B sorry but why would I want a Sonos SL instead?
I bought a Sonos one Gen 2 which has Alexa and Google built in I don’t understand why it is announced as a device that works seamlessly with Alexa when it requires other things to do so (like the Hub Bridge) for example.
The only reason why I bought it was integration. I have an Echo and a Google Nest but I don’t want to be using two different devices when Sonos is (mistakenly and deceivingly) sold as one device you can use to do everything you do on Echo.
The issue you have is that Phillips Hue product range uses ZigBee to communicate with it's devices. The Phillips Hue hub is a wi-fi to ZigBee integration, as are some Echo devices. The Sonos One is not a ZigBee hub and I suspect never will be.
I suspect the Alexa devices use bluetooth to control your lights. Sonos can only send commands via Alexa or GA to the Hue Bridge.
Such claims have never been made by Sonos and it is ridiculous to suggest that they were.
Sonos speakers can be controlled by voice and perform some other actions.
Good luck with finding an alternative system.
@John B - ‘Ridiculous’ to me means coming to a support page to be rude to people.
If you looked at their main website you’d be able to see things such as ‘Enjoy all the conveniences of voice control with Amazon Alexa on Sonos’ and ‘Connect all your smart home devices and ask Alexa to turn lights on, lock the front door, set the thermostat, make coffee, and more’.
Anyway, thanks everyone who confirmed that Sonos won’t replace any Google or Amazon device and that you actually need to spend more on top of your Sonos device to get some features (like buying a Hub for example). It comes with their built in assistants but it will still rely on them to perform well. Unfortunately.
@Alessandromronchi, Sonos is a music system, the speakers do not have smart hubs for all kind of home automation systems built into them.
@Alessandromronchi . I don't believe I was rude to you at all. I stated that a particular comment that you made was ridiculous. I still consider that to be the case. But whatever.
Time to go and focus on somebody else’s post then @John B!
@Smilja I do want to believe that we are not relying on common sense. Yes, sonos is a sound system. And I completely understand the fact it doesn’t have all kinds of automation systems built into it.
The only thing that disappointed me is how it is considered to work seamlessly with other voice assistants when it can’t perform all tasks they can. But thank you for your answers, I do appreciate them.
