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The place to discuss and get tips on voice control and smart home devices on Sonos. Which voice commands can I use? How does it work? Get your integration and Sonos related answers here.

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NinjaRunner262Contributor I
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Sonos One - Alexa - Audio Actions are Currently Not Supported on This Device

I have 6 Sonos One speakers throughout my house, and I frequently use Alexa to control various smart home devices. These devices include: *Lutron Caseta Switches *Ecobee4 Thermostats *Logitech Harmony Hub *iDevice Plug For the past year or so, I have been using Alexa Routines for performing multiple actions on these devices. Most of these routines only include settings for my Lutron Caseta switches, but two have additional actions for my Logitech Harmony Hub. Until this past Saturday, all of these Routines worked perfectly fine when executed via Alexa on one of my Sonos One speakers. On Saturday I installed a Ring Video Doorbell Pro and a 3rd Generation Echo Dot. I added the Ring skill to Alexa along with the doorbell camera. The Ring Doorbell is not included in ANY of my Routines. After making these additions on Saturday, anytime I try to execute a Routine from a Sonos One speaker via Alexa, the routine will execute, but Alexa always responds "Audio Actions are Currentl

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art_decadeContributor I
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Sonos One - can't turn microphone on

Well, until Friday everything was just fine, I could make requests to Alexa. Since then the microphone is off and I can't turn it back on. I've tried rebooting the unit, I've tried numerous times to turn it on including pressing the mic for 5 seconds. If I press the mic I can make requests and Alexa responds, just can't seem to turn it back to the "on" state. Any guidance appreciated?

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mpharandContributor I
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sonos one speakers won’t connect when trying to add alexa

purchased two sonos one, setup and use as satellite speakers for playbar no problem. issue was in setting up alexa,it gets hung up where it indicates it can’t connect with speakers when adding alexa service “make sure you are connected to your wifi network”. the only contributing factor i can think off is i had previously purchas d and successfully installed a single sonos one that i returned same day, it’s still on my account. any help would be greatly appreciated

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happilyeverheidiContributor I
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Alexa interferes with Sonos. What about Google Home?

Hi - I have an older Sonos 5 and connect system (so not voice enabled). My daughter has an Alexa upstairs, which when she speaks to it, means that the Sonos downstairs cuts out. Not sure how to rectify this. Over xmas I played around with it and actually connected it, so when I "borrow" it downstairs, I can voice control the Sonos. All great. Until she reclaims it and uses it upstairs - again it interferes with the Sonos and in fact it's worse now, as the music she wants to play then switches and comes through the Sonos downstairs. Have read threads and it seems to be a problem without a solution for the time being. I would like the Sonos to be voice controlled - so was thinking of keeping the Alexa downstairs (used purely for voice control) and buying her a replacement voice controlled speaker - such as Google Home, to use upstairs. Doe anyone know if the Google Home interferes with Sonos? Many thanks in advance!

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5 years ago
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Peter DaulbyContributor I
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Sonos One - Alexa not responding

The Sonos One is my first Sonos and the experience so far has been frustrating. Finally got Alexa working then one day it stopped responding. I have amazon alexa products that work fine. I noticed that on Alexa App that I had Sonos One listed and 'Foyer'. I deleted 'Sonos One' as I was having streaming issues and I thought there was a conflict. Now it not working at all. I can still operate the sonos with the sonos android app.

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goodboyrTrending Lyricist I
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Best Practices for Naming of devices

Most of us "smart home" people have multiple devices in each room (lights, sonos, echos, etc). And most of our homes have the same rooms (kitchen, bedroom, den, etc.). What is the best practice naming convention for this situation? I am asking because I typically get a response from Alexa along the lines of "there are multiple devices named Kitchen, which one do you want?".

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UKMedia
5 years ago
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ScottHallContributor I
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Recent update now breaking groups with Alexa

After an update to the Sonos software this weekend, the Alexa integration is "broken" in that now, starting music using voice commands breaks apart groups of speakers. Are there new commands, or is there a way to roll back the software version to one that actually worked? If this is the "new normal," then I will need to discuss returning all of the Sonos products I own and looking into a new Alexa compatible system.

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UKMedia
5 years ago
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Guyincognito76Prominent Collaborator I
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New Amazon Echo Input

Not an ideal place to ask, but I’m not signing up to another forum to just ask this... :cool: Currently I have a couple of Play 1’s setup in the kitchen with an Echo Dot. Obviously, at the moment I have to say, ‘Alexa, play BBC 6 Music in the kitchen’ to kick things off. But I also have Sonos Ones and a Beam as well, so when I’m in the kitchen I often forget to say ‘kitchen’ so the bloody thing plays horrible sounds from the Echo Dot, or music as Amazon calls it -it’s almost rage inducing. I have tried to find out but does anybody know if the new Echo Input will pair with just one set of speakers, and therefore will a target room not be necessary? If I can just say, ‘Alexa, play BBC 6 Music’ and it comes out of the Play 1’s then my sanity is worth £40.

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jjhubs76Contributor I
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Sonos one appears off line

Can anyone tell me whether it SHOULD be feasible to have one sonos account servicing various speakers (in my case sonos one & connect) and have them controlled from one Alexa account via multiple alexa enabled devices (in my case alexa built into the sonos one and echo)? Alexa works via my echo dot & it voice controls my sonos connect just fine; BUT the built in Alexa on my sonos one isn't working (appears offline). It was working fine, but stopped working yesterday when I bought a sonos connect, added it to my sonos account & set connect to be the preferred speaker on my echo device. Help!

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UKMedia
5 years ago
jfranche
jfrancheEnthusiast I
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Do Alexa Routines work through Sonos One?

My “Start my day” routine isn’t triggering. Wondering if others got routines to work through a One.

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My MediaContributor I
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Sonos One support for Alexa AudioPlayer interface

Sonos One's integration with Alexa appears to not support the AudioPlayer interface. Our Alexa skill, "My Media for Alexa", uses this API to stream music, however, we see no requests being made by the Sonos One when we send an AudioPlayer Play command. Please can Sonos advise whether this is a bug and/or when it this capability will be added to the Sonos One? Thanks

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epatricktContributor I
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Smart Plugs working from Alexa app on Android but not from Sonos One

I think this is a recurring theme but haven't seen a topic that actually solves my issue so hoping an expert will be able to help here. We've a couple of Sonos Ones just installed. They are working fine using WIFI and have elements such as Spotify set-up and they've been paired together, so basic config seems OK. Alexa seems to be working OK on it too. The speakers are visible from my phone such that I can direct streams to them, turn them on/off etc. We also installed a pair of Smart Life UP111 sockets to have a go using these devices via Alexa. I can control them using Alexa on my phone and from an Echo Dot but The Sonos speakers can't see them. I don't see anything in the Sonos config that I need to change and am stuck. Is it obvious to you what I have done wrong? Pretty sure the Alexa on the Sonos is meant to be able to control this kind of device? Thanks

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DGarwoodContributor I
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Sonos Beam & Alexa - Sorry I am having trouble understanding right now - please try a little later

Hi I have a Sonos beam that has continual problems with Alexa integration. I have restarted the beam re-installed the Sonos and Alexa app disabled/re - enabled Sonos skills and it still does not work. Sometimes it has worked but then fails after a period of time. At the moment it just doesnt work - any ideas?

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Ken_Griffiths
5 years ago
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dickiebushContributor I
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Alexa on Beam won’t launch apps on Fire TV

I have a new Beam and Fire TV Edition. They are connected through all of the various apps, but the Beam will not launch apps on the Fire TV. If I say “Alexa, launch Netflix,” it simply searches for Netflix. My Echo on the other hand will actually open the app. How am I able to fix this?

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jgatie
5 years ago
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EnosonosContributor I
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Can’t use Spotify connect on Sonos one

Hello! As the topic says, my Sonos one can’t be found in the Spotify app. I can play Spotify through the Sonos App but I can’t play through Spotify connect. My Spotify account is premium. Also I can’t connect the speaker with AirPlay if that has something to do with the problem. Diagnostic 1755983867

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Jeff S
5 years ago
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PinoSContributor II
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Alexa won't play through my gen 1 play3's , playbar or play5's generation 1

Alexa has found my speakers ( generation 1) but when I ask it to play through them it says it's not recognised????? Are gen 1 compatible with Alexa? Or am I just making a mistake in the set up

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UKMedia
5 years ago
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sonos9283Contributor I
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Controlling Alexa voice

Can you adjust the volume of the Alexa voice without changing the volume of the music?

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KFSContributor I
posted in Amazon Alexa and Sonos
Intercom for Sonos

The 3rd party "Intercom for Sonos" App appears to no longer work. Has Sonos disabled this/plans to do it's own soon?

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mvahle
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mikey2bagsContributor I
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Alexa now using BBC skill rather than TuneIn

My two Sonos Ones have previously been playing BBC radio stations via TuneIn without any problems: 'Alexa, play BBC Radio 4' would return 'Playing BBC Radio 4 from TuneIn' and the appropriate audio stream. Something strange has started happening today. Alexa is now trying to use a BBC skill and, depending on exactly how I ask, may or may not play audio. If I say 'Alexa, play BBC Radio 4', it returns 'Here's Radio 4 FM (tone) the BBC' and no audio stream. If I say 'Alexa, play BBC Radio 4 from the BBC', it again returns 'Here's Radio 4 FM (tone) the BBC' but now with the correct audio stream. Weird, I know: I have tested it again and again. When I look at my Alexa settings, it has added a new BBC skill. If I remove the skill, it just adds it back whenever I request a BBC radio channel. I don't mind using TuneIn or the BBC, but I don't want to have to specify the source every time. I don't know whether this relates to yesterday's 8.6 upgrade or perhaps Amazon have made a c

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Mark BeechContributor I
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Disable alexa mute

Is it possible to stop Sonos from muting all zones when alexa is answering a question. My daughter was very chatty with Alexa in her room this evening and it made listening to music in the living room unbearable. At first I thought the music was cutting out but it was just that she was asking her alexa questions.

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jgatie
5 years ago
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BradR91Contributor I
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Sonos One - Alexa Voice Control With Spotify

I am in the UK and I'm trying to get my Sonos one to play Spotify via Alexa Voice commands - my spotify account is premium and it is linked to both Sonos and Alexa I have tried relinking them both multiple times with no success. No matter what I try Alexa tells me that "you need to link your Spotify premium account to play Spotify". I can only assume the problem is with Sonos because I've never had this issue with any echo devices. If someone has any suggestions it would be appreciated this is super annoying trying to get this working there is no reason it shouldn't work. Diagnostic ID - 1535996763

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5 years ago
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Thug59Contributor I
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Alexa and Sonos grouping

When I ask Alexa to play on a particular named speaker it will play on whatever group of speakers where playing at the last usage. Rather than just the one I ask for.

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MichaelJ2600Contributor I
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Alarm ID ?

Dear all Earlier, hvem setting up alarm automations in Home assistant, I was querying http://:1400/support/review for the various alarm ID's, that I need for the purpose. It doesnt seem to be listed anymore. Does anyone know another way to identify all alarm ID's, so I can pick the correct one ? Michael

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csnukerContributor III
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Can SmartThings can "Pause/Play" Sonos but does it *know* the current state?

For a variety of Home Automation tasks I would like to know whether Sonos is in "Play" or "Pause" state for the whole group and for each individual speaker. I use SmartThings and Stringify - how can they (or another tool) see the current state of the Sonos?

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controlav
5 years ago
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stekTrending Lyricist I
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Alexa in Italian !!

It is really confusing! I purchase SOnos One in Switzerland , some time ago. At the time Alexa was NOT available in Italian, so I found some trick with the location to run in English. Now it seams that it is available in Italian, but it is NOT possible to switch the language (like if you ask Alexa how to change the language!!). I already try to Reset SONOS, but no way, Alexa is really stupid, no way to switch to Italian! I already try to set the location to Italy, but no way. The Alexa support and integration on SonOS is really confusing. Any suggestions? Stefano

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stek
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