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« on: December 02, 2017, 04:05:20 pm »

How to play Apple Music and Spotify songs and playlists on your Sonos One

You can't start Apple Music playlists with Alexa just yet, but you can cheat by using the Sonos app and voice commands.

Apple's HomePod won't be here for the holidays, but Amazon and Sonos hope you might instead be satisfied with the Sonos One, the first Alexa-enabled speaker by the high-end home speaker company.

Unlike the HomePod, the Sonos One doesn't support queries via Siri, nor does it work with HomeKit. Instead, it offers an integrated microphone array that supports Amazon's Alexa assistant — which conveniently can also control most home automation devices and take a number of spoken queries. Google Assistant support will reportedly come in 2018, as will support for AirPlay 2 (which would allow you to send music to the Sonos One from your iPhone via Siri, but not direct Siri control).

As such, it might not surprise you that Alexa can't start Apple Music playlists directly: Apple has no Music skill built into the Alexa app, so your Sonos One doesn't have the corre...

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