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Ian_SProdigy III
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Ducking - Any progress?

Simple question, seeing as Spotify support came early, is there any progress being made on the whole ducking scenario for multi-room Sonos systems? It's driving me mad and ruins the whole experience.

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Legnum Nick
6 years ago
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Petr H.Contributor I
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Sonos One With Alexa and Google Music

Hi, please is there any chance that sonos one with Alexa will be able to search and play songs through voice recognition? Thx for reply. Petr

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jgatie
6 years ago
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relbContributor I
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Sonos ONE - slow to start playing radio via Alexa

Until yesterday I listened to BBC radio through an Echo Dot hard wired in to a v1 Sonos 5 speaker; the radio would start playing almost immediately after I had asked Alexa to play a station. I now have a pair of Sonos ONE speakers and it takes several seconds to start playing the same radio station after I have sent the command. Have others experienced this, and if so have they found an workaround? TIA, relb

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UKMedia
6 years ago
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QNABContributor I
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Sonos One and Spotify

When is the Sonos/Alexa/Spotify integration due? It's a real shame that it was not coordinated with the Sonos One launch

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foxlegalContributor I
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Sonos One Canada Alexa

When is Alexa support going to be enabled for Canada?

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C_O_N_BContributor I
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Spotify with sonos one

I have just brought a sonos one I have added my Spotify account and changed it to my default music player on Alexa. Alexa acknowledges the command and repeats it for example playing the weeknd on Spotify in living room but nothing happens I can click on the sonos app on my phone and play the song I want perfectly fine just not with voice command any suggestions ?

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UKMedia
6 years ago
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sprotzmanTrending Lyricist I
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The dB level at which Alexa is activated has worsened

I hate to make a topic just to complain, but I have noticed within the past week or so that I now have to substantially raise my voice to call Alexa on my Sonos Ones. I know you guys tweak it over time, but the times I have to say Alexa to get her to hear me has increased significantly. Wouldn't an ideal solution be give us a sliding scale or something like maybe what's in the Discord App or other similar programs where the microphone pickup can be modified, to give users more freedom?

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christie.reaumeContributor I
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Alexa in Canada

I understand that Sonos will release the ability to access Alexa in Canada in the near future. However, I just want to make sure that it is an app update and that I don’t have to purchase a new Sonos One. I bought it solely because it said it had Alexa built in; which it doesn’t.

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Airgetlam
6 years ago
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ladiesduckContributor I
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Alexa won't play specific music to Sonos

When I say "Alexa play The Killers on " the music comes out of my Echo Dot. When I say "Alexa play music on " it plays a random station on the Sonos. That is to say if I tell Alexa to play random music it will play out of my Sonos. Anytime I try to specify what music or service I want results in the music coming out of the Echo Dot instead. What am I doing wrong?

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Ryan S
6 years ago
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blackcatmaxContributor I
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Problems with echo dot and sonos, also spotify?

Hi! I'm having some strange connectivity issues between my Echo Dot and my 3 sonos speakers, possibly involving spotify. Only some things play on some speakers at some times, and I can't figure out why. Here's what's happening: Echo Dot will accept commands to play named songs, bands, albums, or playlists from Amazon music OR Spotify music on my Sonos Connect. Echo Dot will accept commands to play "music" on my Play3 and Play:1 but will NOT accept commands to play named songs, bands, albums or playlists on either one of them. This is true whether I have Spotify set as default music service or Amazon music set as default music service. Example: If I say, "Alexa, play [bandname] on [Play:1], it will act as if I said "Alexa, play [bandname]" and just play on the dot. (yuck). But if I say, "Alexa, play music on [Play:1]", it will play an amazon music playlist that it picked for me on the sonos speaker. Why can Spotify play on Sonos Connect but not elsewhere? Why will Alexa play

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6 years ago
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sudp.mohantyContributor I
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Alexa not available on my Sonos One in India

A friend of mine bought a Sonos One for me from Singapore and I am setting it up here in India. I noticed that the Sonos App did not prompt me to set up Alexa on the One. Although Alexa is available on Amazon Echo products in India since Oct 2017, it doesn't seem to be available on the Sonos One. Anybody else facing this issue? Any workarounds? Or any official comment from Sonos about when Alexa would be active in India? The major reason why I invested in the Sonos One was the voice assistance capability built in. If that is not available then I'll probably be returning the One.

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6 years ago
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WeeLookAtMeContributor I
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Using Alexa to play existing local Sonos playlist

Is there support for using Alexa to play local Sonos playlists, or is support limited to the listed online services?

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jgatie
6 years ago
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Johnny NeatContributor I
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Dolby Atmos & Windows Sonic? Plus, is Alexa etc., coming to the other Sonos speakers?

As someone considering joining the Sonos family, I'm wondering if there has been an update or news on when or if Dolby Atmos or Windows Sonic is coming to Sonos in a new product speaker? Plus, is Alexa etc., coming to other Sonos speakers? Anyhow, I would hate to purchase anything to find out Atmos and Sonic ready speakers would be arriving right after.

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mike1726
6 years ago
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JTIMContributor I
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Using Alexa on two Sonos One devices

I have just bought a second Sonos One. I am using each Sonos One in different rooms. If one of the Sonos is switched off, or not playing music, then Alex responds. However, if one is playing music then the second Sonos will not play anything and Alexa will not respond and tells me to set up the Sonos skills app. However, sometimes, it might switch the music off in the other room and then play. No idea what is going on. So, can you use Alexa on two devices that are playing at the same time?

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Airgetlam
6 years ago
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AlgernonContributor I
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Sonos and Amazon Alexa Music group.

I have one Sonos Play:1 - I also have an Echo and a pair of Echo Dots. One Dot I have connected to a Bose speaker via an aux cable. The Echo has it's own, good(ish), speakers, and the Sonos is paired with the last Dot. The Sonos is connected to my Dot as per instructions. Works as designed. One supposes. I have an Alexa music group set up with all the Alexa devices. My group name is, an unimaginative, "Everywhere". So I say, "Alexa, play classical music Everywhere". And it does. The Echo plays, the Dot plays with the Bose aux attached, the other Dot just plays music. No Sonos connection. I understand that, in some fashion, this is an Amazon limitation on not being able to play to group attached Bluetooth devices. OK, can accept that. Kinda. But the Sonos, as best I can tell, has NO option for an aux cable, so no (known to me) mechanism to get around the Amazon problem. Is there some magic by which I can get this to work the way I want it to? I am not even sure if A

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Jarthda22Contributor I
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Alexa stopped Playing Amazon Music Service 'I don't know what went wrong'.

I've read several threads on resetting both my Amazon Alexa and Sonos One which I followed. When I get to the step in Sonos; 'Steps to set up Alexa' -> 'Connect your Amazon account' I am stuck in a loop, directed to amazon prime (authenticated?) then directed back to 'Steps to set up Alexa' -> 'Connect your Amazon account'

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RReekieContributor I
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Alexa Multi Room Music and Sonos One

I purchased the Sonos One because of its built in Alexa support. I set up the Sonos One and LOVED the sound quality but was extremely disappointed to find out that it didn’t support Alexa’s Multi Room Music capability. I have already invested in several Amazon Echos and wanted the Sonos One to upgrade my game room sound but am happy with the sound of the Echo in my smaller rooms such as my office and the kitchen. I realize I could have SONOS speakers everywhere but that is overkill (and too expensive) in my situation. Because of this I returned the Sonos One. If you add Alexa Multi Room capability in the future then I will likely buy several Sonos Ones to improve the sound quality in my larger rooms.

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dingcuppieEnthusiast I
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“unable to play pandora service error” sonos echo

I tell Amazon Echo to play a station from my Pandora in a room and it will play only one song. When I open the app and hit the play button, nothing happens. When I hit the next button I get: “unable to play pandora service error” in a pop up window. I have sent Sonos tech reps diagnostic number and they still can’t figure out the problem. I’ve rebooted my modem, my Wi-Fi, my speakers and deleted and reinstalled my apps, along with signing out and re-signing in to my Pandora music service. I still have the same problem. Any ideas?

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lloydyoContributor I
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compatibility with new Sonos One Alexa and old play:1

Im interested in purchasing the new alexa play:1 but need to know if it will be compatible with my old play:1 Thanks for your help

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nicka99
6 years ago
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Packer82Contributor I
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Phillips Hue v2 and Sonos one

Hello All. Just set up the Sonos one with Alexa. Have a phillips hue v2 bridge as well. I can't get Alexa to discover the bridge. She found a nest thermostat. We do not have any other echo devices in the house. Tried, unpairing and re-enabling all the skills needed for sonos and Alexa. Also hard reset the bridge. Nothing. Help!

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6 years ago
chicks
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Hey Google, Play my favorites!

Looks like Yonomi can now Control Sonos via Google voice. Very limited, just as it was via Alexa, but it’s something. I haven’t tried it yet. https://www.yonomi.co/blog/2018/1/12/hey-google-talk-to-yonomi

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MouettesAvid Contributor I
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Echo Dot and Sonos Playbase

Hello We purchased a Sonos Playbase, Sub Woofer, and two Play:1 speakers for our lounge a few months ago. Last month we added the new Sonos:One (with built-in Alexa) - which is very handy to use voice control. Is there a way of making our lounge configuration voice controlled i.e. if we purchase an Echo Dot can this be linked to our Playbase so that we can use Alexa in the lounge? We do not want to buy Sonos:One speakers just to enable this function. Many thanks

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Ken_Griffiths
6 years ago
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socko1701Contributor I
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Sonos One Alex Skills

My sonos one will not play any of the skills such as space deck or distant thunder storm. Can anyone help.

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chicks
6 years ago
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KungskiContributor I
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I can’t get Spotify to work with Alexa and I have a Spotify premium account

I have successfully set up Alexa on my Sonos One but I cannot control Spotify with it. I have a Spotify premium account and it works fine with my Amazon Echo and Dot. On my Alexa app under Sonos One and Spotify, it says “app support unavailable”. Help!

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Marc JTrending Lyricist I
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Public Beta - My Feedback

After waiting for the announcement for Echo integration with Sonos for what seems like an eternity (I was really looking forward to it), I have to say I am somewhat underwhelmed by the current offering. For what it's worth, here's my feedback: - A glorified Bluetooth speaker - is what it feels like. I could have done most of what I'm currently getting by putting a cable from my Echo Dot to my Sonos Connect Amp's line in. In fact I tried that some time ago but quickly disconnected it as the streaming TuneIn Radio via the Echo cuts out a lot more than the TuneIn Radio via Sonos, and I listen to radio probably 90% of the time. Everything is through the Echo - as above, it seems you're not controlling Sonos through Alexa at all, you're simply outputting Alexa audio through Sonos. When that's TuneIn Radio, it cuts out just as bad as when using just the Echo. If I could hard-wire my Echo I would, but it's WiFi only, and it's 4 feet from a Google Wifi hard-wired WiFi point, so the netwo

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