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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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klwlls11Contributor III
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Removing Device Names in Alexa App

I had some trouble with my Sonos setup a couple of days ago that required some troubleshooting. I have two sonos ones acting as surrounds to my playbar and sub in the living room. When I was troubleshooting I removed the surrounds and tested them as individual speakers and also as a stereo pair. When doing this, I had to give a name to the stereo pair and the two individual speakers. At some point, I also changed the name of the Living Room to TV Room thinking the issue may have been caused by a naming conflict. After my issue was resolved, I added the surrounds back to my living room setup where they will remain. Now, in the alexa app the names for my stereo pair and individual speakers still remain even though they are not in use. I now have 4 device names on the alexa app that are not in use. I understand that I will have my group name which is now Living Room and my two Sonos devices which are now labeled Sonos One Left and Sonos One Right. However, I also have devices named TV Roo

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6 years ago
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hillwillyContributor I
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Folk Alley skill

Hi. One of my favorite streams is a listener-supported station called Folk Alley, https://www.folkalley.com/. I have been listening to their stream on TuneIn for quite some time. However, they have recently added a "member stream" for people who have donated money to support their operation. If you listen to the member stream, you do not have to listen to their asking for money during pledge drives. So I made the required contribution. I can get the member stream via their web page, but I emailed Folk Alley and asked them if it is possible for me to listen to that stream using my Sonos One with built-in Alexa. They responded that they have an Alexa skill! I was excited about that, and added the skill. But when I try "Alexa, play Folk Alley" I just get the response "Sorry, I'm having trouble accessing your Folk Alley skill right now." Now I am realizing that this may not be possible, unless Sonos adds the Folk Alley skill to their list of streaming sources in the US. Is thi

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6 years ago
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ZimpkerContributor I
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Sonos One - really disappointed

Hi, firstly the sound quality is great, no issues there, however I do feel I have been missold this product! I purchase this with the sole purpose Upgrading the sound quality on an amazon echo device as this has eledgedly got echo functionality built in. This does not have anywhere close to the functionality of an echo device. I am gutted as this was the reason for the purchase. I have made the mistake of waiting in the hope the functionality will be added, it clearly won’t be, most probably down to Amazon, but it’s not the point. You can’t use any of the multi room functionality, you can’t drop in, you can’t make calls you can’t announce, basically all you can do is ask it to play music!. This has not even go a line in so you can add an echo dot to give full functionality. This has been a complete waste of money for me and had I known this I would not have purchased. Anyone wishing to have full functionality would be much better buying the Sonos play one and adding a dot or spot to

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6 years ago
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verarsalhaContributor I
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Alarm for different streaming with Alexa Sonos One

Hi, I can set an alarm with the sonos app that gives me an option of what music to play however when that alarm goes off I am unable to use Alexa to snooze it. Does Alexa give the option to choose different music streams at this time or is this only available thru the sonos app? If the alarm is set they Alexa on Sonos One it only uses a chime

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barhudContributor I
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Sonos 1 Alexa alarms

I have completed the alexa setup but i dont seem to be able to set an alarm or timer. In the alexa app i can see it received and understood the request but alexa then replies sorry i am having trouble with that

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Byron ConynghamContributor I
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Alexa in Australia ; workaround

I'd expected that Sonos would have timed their Australian release to Amazon's but apparently not. No ETA from what I can see either. Has the community found any workarounds?

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REMc GeorgiaContributor I
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Controlling Phillips Hue bulbs through Sonos 1

My son has an Echo Dot and is able to control Phillips Hue bulbs through Alexa. Can I use them with my Sonos 1 speaker since it has Alexa? Would I need anything else except for the bulbs? I searched the forum for Phillips Hue bulbs but found nothing on the topic. /thanks

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6 years ago
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tgseaverAvid Contributor I
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Echo spot

I have a sonos one connected and trying to connect a echo spot and can't! Help

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Chris
6 years ago
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mnrlee85Contributor I
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Alexa overly sensitive on the Sonos One

Hi all, I have seen a few topics where people are commenting that they are having trouble giving commands to their Sonos One player via Alexa but I'm finding the microphone is too sensitive and it is chiming constantly when we are talking nearby without even using the wake word. Is there any way to adjust sensitivity (I don't think there is but thought it wouldn't hurt to ask). Also, is there any way to change the wake work like on the Echo? My other half is called Alex and it would be better to have a different wake work (we use Echo on the Amazon Echo Dot we have). Thanks.

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6 years ago
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DrPipsAvid Contributor I
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How to get voice control with existing system

Hi, I currently have 2 Sonos play 1s in different rooms accessing Apple Music for content. Is there a way of getting voice control with this setup? Do I need to upgrade a play 1 to a Sonos One? Or could I just get an Alexa dot? Will it all work ok with Apple Music?

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thedonvaContributor I
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Can't pair Alexa and Sonos - Unable to discover devices - discovery failed - diagnostic report 8053297

I can't get Alexa and Sonos to sync up. I bought the new Sonos one and tried going through the setup. Alexa says hello on the Sonos but when I say discover my devices I get "I can't find any devices - go to the alexa app and enable that skill. I do that and then click add device (all my other stuff is in the app) but no joy, very frustrating. I ran a diagnostic report (8053297)

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ezshoreContributor I
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Alexa stopped working on Sonos One

I got my Sonos One about 2 weeks ago and everything worked fine for a few days then all of a sudden silence. Alexa no longer works on the speaker. Disabled it then reenabled it to no avail...HELP!!

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6 years ago
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SJSSJSContributor I
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Tunein BBC radio stations stopped working

Hi Using the BBC radio stations from Tunein has stopped working. If I say, for example, "Play Radio four" it replies playing "Playing BBC Radio 4 from Tunein on (Front Room)". Then silence. On all my Sonos speakers. Other radio stations from Tunein work. If I just use my Echo Dot it works. Though I suspect Amazon are not using Tunein? I am not sure. I can play Radio 4 through the Sonos app on my mobile phone. Music works. From Spotify. Tunein directly works on my PC. I have tried switching my router off and on again. I have switched my Sonos speaker off and on again. I have Disabled and Enabled the Sonos skill. Not working. Anybody got any suggestions?

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BigdriveContributor I
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Playbase with Alexa

Hi, I’ve just purchased a Playbase and totally happy the performance. The only thing I’m less impressed with is the connection to my TV remote. Does anybody know whether the TV volume can be adjusted using voice control via Amazon Alexa? I’ve got several Echo Dots around the house that work faultlessly with my Play 1, Play 3 and Play 5 speakers. Thanks.

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Deez72Contributor III
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Sonos one - Nest voice control

Has anyone had any luck in having Alexa access their Nest thermostat, or any other smart devices? I have the skills added and linked, but Alexa cannot find my nest thermostats, iHome smart plugs, or Arlo Pro cameras. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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6 years ago
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ImprovNeilContributor I
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Sonos, Alexa and Ireland

Hi Sexy Sonos people. I can only assume you're sexy, because my Sonos speakers are sexy. If you're not sexy, or if you don't appreciate being called sexy, then I apologise. Speaking of sexy, do you know what else is sexy? Cadbury Creme Eggs. Its a perfect combination, the chocolate and the mysterious filling. It just goes together and the texture as you eat it is divine. Each bite, no matter what stage you are in the consumption of a Creme Egg, is a perfectly sexy combination. Its hard to tell just when the chocolate ends and the mysterious filling begins because they just fit together in a wonderful perfection. A righteous coupling. Just talking about it is making want to eat one. 180 calories later and I'm back. Do you know what else is as sexy a the taste sensation of a Cadbury's Creme Egg? Thats right, Alexa Integration with Sonos. IT IS THE ULTIMATE CREME EGG! Did you know you can get Creme Eggs in many countries around the world? Cadbury's ship them wherev

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willneildContributor I
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Sonos one routines

I am trying to set up a routine on Sonos one through Alexa app it seems to control the lighting but will not give me audio response? Why is this?

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6 years ago
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Kkirk01Contributor I
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Alexa in Canada

For Christmas, I bought an Alexa Dot off Amazon Canada for the main purpose of voice control of our Sonos system. The description said it supported this. I would not have purchased Alexa if I knew this was, in fact, not the case in Canada. I'm very disappointed. When will the Sonos skill be available in Canada?

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6 years ago
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Follow-Up Mode makes Confirmation sound repeat

So I turned on follow-up mode on my sonos one and now it has gone crazy. After I issue a command it goes “bong” bong bong bong bong etc continuously. Unplugged and plugged in and it kept doing it. Turned off follow-up mode for now which seems to have solved the problem. Any one else see this?

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michael319Avid Contributor I
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Sonos won't play when i ask alexa to play?

I have music playing on my sonos via the sonos app. But sometimes when i ask alexa to play it will say hmm. you''ll have to enable the skill, but yet if i then go into the actual sonos app and press play it works. why does alexa not always play and pause when i ask it, even if music is showing as paused on the app?

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nemzaContributor I
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Goodbye Sonos

I've had my first Sonos One for a couple of months now and I'm deciding to part ways with Sonos entirely. There are just too many cons to the few pros for me. I thought I'd provide some of my feedback: Pros + Great sound quality - best in its class in my opinion + Great build, looks elegant and sleek Cons - Proprietary Sonos app for iOS is complete junk Can't scrub songs i.e. skip forward Need to save favourites to the Sonos app and then they don't reflect in the music service Can't play the previous song when using the Google Play service - Can't cast from native apps of Sonos supported services like Google Play (this seems to be an iOS thing) - "Can't connect to device" when I'm more than 5m away from it even though my wifi signal is max - No Bluetooth, which I can get over, but when a friend want's to play some music, then it's a complete waste of time getting them into the eco-system - No mini-jack input - Alexa is not supported in my country

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N9EBJContributor I
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Multi Room Music Groups

I just got my Sonos system (Play Bar, Sub, and 2 Play 1s ) I set all of these up in the same room (Living Room). Living room appears as a device in my Alexia app, but I can not add it to an Alexia Multi Room Music group. Does anyone know why or how I can fix this? Thanks

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ghothemContributor I
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List of Supported Alexa Skills

Where can I find a list of Alexa Skills supported by Sonos One? It's frustrating to go through the setup of skills only to find they are not supported. Thanks.

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alant78Contributor I
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Sonos one Alexa app not available in Singapore?

Hi I just got the Sono one but the Voice command cannot be connected. Does it mean Alexa is not available in Singapore?

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h1lt0n
6 years ago
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divaesqContributor III
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Alexa/Audible and Sonos?

Just got the new Alexa integration working but where are the Audible Audiobooks???!!! This is my number one use case and been waiting for two years since Sonos broke the previous integration. Come on people!

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Chris
6 years ago
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