Voice control and smart home

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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cosmicelContributor I
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Sonos One update not working

I purchased a pair of Sonos One's about a month ago but have been unable to use Alexa on them because they can't hear me unless I'm standing literally right next to them. An update was released, 8.2.1, and I'm really anxious to get it to see if it helps fix this problem so I can start using them. So I go to Sonos app, press 'update now' -> tap the button update -> then it asks me to open in App Store -> I'm at the Sonos Controller app and press open -> takes me back to where I started in the Sonos app asking me to 'update now'. So basically I'm unable to get the update because it keeps taking me through this endless cycle. So not only is the Sonos One defective but the update is defective too?? Or am I somehow doing something wrong?

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gdc
6 years ago
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andrewpcarlinContributor I
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Sonos play 1 and Sonos one create Stereo pair

Im looking to see if anyone has any information from sonos on whether they intend to implement the ability to use the one and play one as a stereo pair. I purchased the one for this exact reason and Im fairly surprised and disappointed that its not available. I can see from other posts that there is no work around, but im curious if anyone has a hack and/or have sonos given any intimation of whether they will be implementing this.

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nicka99
6 years ago
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lesliegolfTrending Lyricist I
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My Alexa Sonos just gave me a flash briefing!

Color me surprised. I always in a snarky way ask for a briefing and this time I got one! With external audio and everything. A day earlier than planned even. Alas. Things like Sleepsounds, etc. audio from other apps is not working for me. But. Sat there surprised and happy that without a software update I was finally getting a flash briefing. Now if I can get sleep sounds. Yay!

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kirk hearne
6 years ago
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spacepodsContributor I
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Sonos Grouping with Alexa

I have two Play:1s (named Bedroom and Kitchen) and am now, thankfully, able to use Echo Dot (2nd Gen)/Alexa to play music and playlists with Spotify on the speakers. I do have an issue and have read some posts about this but couldn't find a definitive answer so here goes... I'd like to be able to play music on Bedroom or Kitchen or both of these at the same time via an Alexa voice command. I know that you can group Sonos devices in the Sonos app but I cannot give it a name of my choosing and saying "play..... on kitchen and bedroom" won't work. In the Alexa App I can create a group of devices so have created one called "Both" comprising both the Bedroom and Kitchen devices, but when I command Alexa to play on "Both" the device or group cannot be found - I should stress that this this is definitely configured in the Alexa app. I've even tried changing the group names. Maybe this is a bug with Alexa. Have I tried done this correctly? Is there a way of adding two devices to a

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Chris
5 years ago
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turneradeContributor I
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Sonos One Alexa problems

Hi All, Hopefully you will be able to help. I bought the Sonos One and went through the set up all great. One week later Alexa responds to commands and will play music on other speakers but if you ask her to play music on the Sonos One it says playing music but nothing happens. Alarms etc work but not music. Can start music manually with the app and tried deleting and restarting. The Sonos One replaced my play 1 which has moved location and been renamed. Any advice much appreciated. Ade

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6 years ago
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djendersContributor I
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Is there a definitive list of Alexa functionality on Sonos One?

Curious if there is a side by side list / comparison of features on an Echo vs. Sonos One. Even with flash briefings coming and spotify enabled today, seems like a lot is missing.

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6 years ago
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stulee123Contributor I
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SONOS ONE / Alexa and Hue Bridge v1

I am wondering if there is a definitive answer to weather or not a Philip Hue bridge V1 (round one!) works with Alexa, as i have tried multiple times uninstalling Alexa from the ONE removing All skills etc etc. Alexa cannot detect the bridge or the lights..........i have seen mutiple questions like this, but the only posts that seem to have the ONE/Alexa successfully find a Hue bridge are the users with a V2 bridge....any insights??

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6 years ago
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beaverenvyListener
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Alexa turns one room off when i ask for music in another room

I have a Sonos one in the bedroom and when asked Alexa plays an album. I then go into the kitchen and ask alexa on an echo dot to play a different album on my two play ones , the music starts but it turns off the music in the bedroom ? Any ideas please

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5 years ago
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Peter SchirmerContributor I
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Sones One and Apple Home Kit / elgato eve

Hi all, is there a possibility to connect Sonos One / Alexa with Apple Home or even with the Elgato Eve controls? Thanks for help. Peter

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6 years ago
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Winter1Contributor II
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Will the Amazon Alexa Remote work with the Sonos ones?

Hi folks, Looking to get Amazon Alexa remote towork with my Sonos ones. Anyone done this and did it work ok? Thanks, Mark.

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6 years ago
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vishaljh01Contributor I
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Flash Briefing - Sonos One

Hi, Sonos promised in several places that Flash briefing will be available on Sonos One by 21st Nov. I am in UK and I could not get this to work this morning. Are you still on track for enabling this today?

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6 years ago
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jmellContributor I
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Sonos ONE + NPR One

Just got a Sonos ONE and I’m trying to integrate the right Alexa skills. Unfortunately, even though it recognizes that I’ve asked it to play NPR One, it doesn’t actually playback. Has anyone else experienced this?

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chrismessina
5 years ago
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goetzumContributor I
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"Discovery Failed" when trying to add devices to Alexa with Sonos One

I get a "Discovery Failed" message when trying to discover devices through my new Sonos One with Alexa. I've followed the following steps: 1. Set up Sonos One and added voice control with Alexa. Alexa responds to commands and knows who I am 2. Set up the Alexa app, connected it to my account 3. Enabled the smart skill for Sonos I tried both asking Alexas to discover devices ("Alexa, discover devices") and trying to locate devices through the Alexa app but I get a very quick "Discovery Failed" response (see image) [img]677546bf-3c59-42a3-99cb-026972d8ab53.jpg[/img] For what it's worth, I've also tried to connect my Nest thermostat by enabling that skill and connecting my account, but that device also cannot be discovered. Also, I've tried to uninstall my apps and go through this entire process again. That also does not work. Please help.

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6 years ago
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MythicbeastAvid Contributor II
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Sonos voice services on Sonos One...trouble setting up

Just setup my Sonos 1, in its own room separate from my Play 5 and sub. Plays music fine. No Problem. Sonos skill in Alexa already setup, Alexa sees Sonos One. I can control S One through Echo Dot. As well as my other speakers. When I attempt to setup Voice Services on Sonos One all I get is a loop. I touch Voice Services in the Sonos app on my iPad, the "Control Sonos with your voice" box pops up, hit the "Learn More" bar, goes to "Help and Tips" page, "Control Sonos with Amazon Alexa", touch link "Go to "Set up voice control on your Sonos One" to learn more.", tap that link, goes to a page in "Help and Tips", tells me to set up sonos 1 and to go to More (arrow) Voice Services and follow the prompts. Tap the Set it up now bar and....it just starts the same process over again. I guess I'll try and uninstall/reinstall the Alexa skill, see what happens.

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UKMedia
6 years ago
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tdwrighttContributor I
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Sonos - Alexa Spotify capability

Is it possible to use Alexa voice command to synch with a Spotify streaming playlist, so that you can say "play songs by eminem" ??? I have it set up so you can start sootify pause, , and skip songs currently.

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6 years ago
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jennifer937Contributor I
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Can I stream Spotify through Sonos by commanding Alexa?

I have 3 x sonos1 and usually stream music from Spotify. I have just ordered the Amazon Dot. My understanding is that Sonos with talk and connect with Alexa - but I will not be able to stream music from Spotify through Sonos by commanding Alexa as Sonos does not yet support this function... Have I understood correctly? Example: I wont be able to say "Alexa, play Elton John from Spotify" as Spotify cant be controlled by Alexa to wirelessly play through Sonos at the moment, but this update is coming at some point... I hope I've made my question clear! haha.

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UKMedia
6 years ago
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AndrooContributor I
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Can I make my Sonos Play 1 the default and sole output for an Echo Dot?

I have an Echo Dot and a Sonos Play 1. They are essentially next to each other, and I never want to play music out of the Dot's speaker. Ideally I would like to say "Alexa, play [music]" and have it start playing through the Sonos speaker. But, as far as I know, I have to include the location, e.g., "Alexa, play [music] in the kitchen." Having to add the location every time is tedious. Plus, when people are over who aren't familiar with the syntax, we end up with different things playing simultaneously out of the Sonos and the Echo. It would be so much easier, and it would avoid confusing situations, if I could just set Alexa to always treat the Sonos as the output speaker. Is this possible? I'd be happy with either of these solution: if I could make the Sonos just the default for all music, or if I could make the Sonos the default for everything (the Dot solely as the microphone, with all Alexa content coming out of the Sonos).

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6 years ago
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consultant000Contributor I
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US vs Canada: Issues with SONOS One in Winnipeg, Canada

I have a SONOS One in Winnipeg, Canada. So, I had to set it up using Amazon.com (US). Worked great until yesterday. I opened Alexa (Amazon.com) to check my skills, and the app suddenly flipped to Amazon.ca and asked me to login. I logged in and it opened Alexa, normally. When I clicked on Skills, the app popped open with a a message saying: The language you selected does not match your Amazon account settings. As a result, Alexa skills are not available. Please choose English (Canada) by selecting "Continue" below. It pops open to Settings instead of Skills. My Location is set as Grand Forks, ND which is my timezone, as it doesn't offer to select Canada. So, now, I need some help to figure this out please! Thank You!

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5 years ago
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kjeffreyContributor I
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Making calls using Sonos One

Development so that Sonos One can be used to make calls

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5 years ago
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mikeyg23Contributor II
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Alexa and PC

Getting Sonos working with PCs

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UKMedia
6 years ago
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chriscpmtmp2Contributor I
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Alexa confuses Connect and internal speaker

I have a connect that drives my whole house music library. I have music in 4 rooms. I added 3 echo dots on my main rooms. When steaming from an amazon music station, the only thing I can get Alexa to do on the connect is to skip forward. If I ask Alexa to play a song that I know is in my library, she starts it on the internal speaker, but not the connect. Originally the 3rd echo day was called "library". Then the SONOS group was also called library. I can't seem to change the SONOS group name, so I changed the dot name. Still no luck. My voice command is "Alexa, play Boston, Don;t look Back" in Library". She plays it on the Dot speaker (now) called Study. Any ideas?

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6 years ago
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ejh18Contributor I
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Alexa or Google Home?

I'm considering buying either an Amazon Alexa product or a Google Home product, but can't quite decide. I'll probably go with either an Echo Dot or a Google Home mini, as we're pretty invested in Sonos. We don't need a new music system, but a way to control what we have by voice is appealing. I know the Echo Dot will work with Sonos now, and presumably the Google Home Mini will work with Sonos in the near future (or am I wrong?). We're an Android ecosystem family, we use Google Calendars, Chromecast etc. But, the music streaming service we do use is Amazon music, just to complicate things! I'd like opinions on which is the best smart home product to buy. How do they actually control Sonos? My ideal scenario is that we can control our Sonos system using Google Home mini, but tell it to stream songs from Amazon music, as we currently do with the Sonos app. Is that likely to be possible whenever Sonos actually works with Google Home mini? I'm willing to wait for that, but if that's not

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6 years ago
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RobbieDContributor I
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Alexa with ZP120 / ZP100?

Hi, I have a ZP120 & ZP100's playing through ceiling mounted speakers. Can I buy an Amazon Echo to simiply add voice control to these? Are these older Sonos amps compatible with Alexa in the same way as newer Sonos products? (i.e. I don't want to have to connect via the line in on the ZP120/ZP100's to make it work.) I quite like the idea of ceiling mounting an Echo Dot to do this. Will Alexa automatically always speak through the speakers connected the the ZP120/ZP100, or would I have to issue a voice command to Alexa to connect (or play through) Sonos each time (as I have seen other people have to do when using an Echo with a bluetooth speaker)? I also have another question: I have noticed that when a friend is playing their Echo through a Bluetooth speaker, turning down the volume on the speaker turns down Alexa's voice, so that you can no longer here her! Does an Alexa / Sonos system have the same issue? Or can you turn the music volume down on the app, or Sonos volume

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Legnum Nick
6 years ago
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DhoustonContributor I
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Amazon Music Playlist and Alexa

So will I am waiting (and waiting) for Alexa to play from my NAS drive, I'm tempted to sign up for Amazon Music unlimited for a few months but will it be able to play playlists from that account ? thanks David

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UKMedia
6 years ago
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StevenShawContributor I
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Volume commands stopped working

Using an Echo Dot to control 3 existing Sonos speakers. Have speakers set up as Kitchen / Dining Room and Bedroom Can start and stop music fine 'play blah blah in (or on) Kitchen'. Volume commands, for example 'turn it down in the kitchen' and Alexa responds with 'that command does not work on device kitchen.' I've disabled and re-enabled the Skill to no avail. Am I doing something silly or is it a bug; should I try deleting all the devices and resetting?

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