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Why is my Echo dot playing on my Sonos speaker when I tell it to play a song?

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Why is my Echo dot playing on my Sonos speaker when I tell it to play a song? I haven’t done this on purpose. As an example, I say to Alexa, Play Kenny G, and it starts to play on my Sonos speaker in the other room. How do i stop this and have it play on the Echo dot?

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GuitarSuperstarAnswer

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The microphone on the Sonos speaker could be picking up your voice. So you need to be more specific with your request and tell Alexa where you want to play music.

Thank you, but the microphone is turned off on the Sonos speaker.

What is the name of the room associated with each speaker?

“Master Bedroom” for the Echo Dot Speaker and “Living Room” for the Sonos speaker.

In the Alexa app, check the Master Bedroom Group and make sure the One hasn’t been selected as the default Speaker for that Group.

You can also specify to Alexa which device to play music on. “Alexa, play Kenny G on Master Bedroom Echo Dot.”

"Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi

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GuitarSuperstar

Lead Maestro

The microphone on the Sonos speaker could be picking up your voice. So you need to be more specific with your request and tell Alexa where you want to play music.

"Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi

MoPac

Headliner III

Try Changing the Wake Word for the Echo Dot.

Is the Sonos skill in the Alexa app set as the default?

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willeatonAuthor

Contributor I

The microphone on the Sonos speaker could be picking up your voice. So you need to be more specific with your request and tell Alexa where you want to play music.

Thank you, but the microphone is turned off on the Sonos speaker.

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willeatonAuthor

Contributor I

Is the Sonos skill in the Alexa app set as the default?

Where would I check this? I looked and didn’t see it. I must be looking in the wrong place.

MoPac

Headliner III

In the Alexa app choose More (3 lines on the bottom) - Settings - Music & Podcasts. The Family Default Service is listed there. Click on that and click change to set a different service.

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GuitarSuperstar

Lead Maestro

The microphone on the Sonos speaker could be picking up your voice. So you need to be more specific with your request and tell Alexa where you want to play music.

Thank you, but the microphone is turned off on the Sonos speaker.

What is the name of the room associated with each speaker?

"Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi

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willeatonAuthor

Contributor I

In the Alexa app choose More (3 lines on the bottom) - Settings - Music & Podcasts. The Family Default Service is listed there. Click on that and click change to set a different service.

Thank you. The default setting is Amazon Music. Sonos is not in under my name or Family.

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willeatonAuthor

Contributor I

The microphone on the Sonos speaker could be picking up your voice. So you need to be more specific with your request and tell Alexa where you want to play music.

Thank you, but the microphone is turned off on the Sonos speaker.

What is the name of the room associated with each speaker?

“Master Bedroom” for the Echo Dot Speaker and “Living Room” for the Sonos speaker.

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GuitarSuperstarAnswer

Lead Maestro

The microphone on the Sonos speaker could be picking up your voice. So you need to be more specific with your request and tell Alexa where you want to play music.

Thank you, but the microphone is turned off on the Sonos speaker.

What is the name of the room associated with each speaker?

“Master Bedroom” for the Echo Dot Speaker and “Living Room” for the Sonos speaker.

In the Alexa app, check the Master Bedroom Group and make sure the One hasn’t been selected as the default Speaker for that Group.

You can also specify to Alexa which device to play music on. “Alexa, play Kenny G on Master Bedroom Echo Dot.”

"Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi

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willeatonAuthor

Contributor I

The microphone on the Sonos speaker could be picking up your voice. So you need to be more specific with your request and tell Alexa where you want to play music.

Thank you, but the microphone is turned off on the Sonos speaker.

What is the name of the room associated with each speaker?

“Master Bedroom” for the Echo Dot Speaker and “Living Room” for the Sonos speaker.

In the Alexa app, check the Master Bedroom Group and make sure the One hasn’t been selected as the default Speaker for that Group.

You can also specify to Alexa which device to play music on. “Alexa, play Kenny G on Master Bedroom Echo Dot.”

That fixed it. Thank you!

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