What Alexa capabilities does it not support? null

Description says it supports everything that echo does but now that I have one I can see that it does not. You can not play on multiple speakers unless they are all Sonos (tried group option but speakers not available). You can not drop in on the speaker or use as intercom. You can not change the wake word from Alexa like with the Dot. Perhaps these will be fixed with a future software update. There might be more but that is what I found today on release date.

Early reviews have stated that it supports the same functions as other third party Alexa devices. Unfortunately, Amazon keeps some of the best features to itself. So, no echo calling, no drop in, no ESP. Hopefully they reconsider their policy.

According to Amazon's own web site for this Sonos product listing it "does everything that Alexa does".

Routines is the biggest issue for me that also reduces the amount of automation you can do within the Alexa platform. Think of Alexa integration as Alexa 1.0 rather than Alexa with Echo being 4.0. Simple commands work but the innovation seems to lag. I am using https://ifttt.com with google and Alexa now to improve the overall functionality.

It is limited but it works with all the smart home devices that we have such as Wemo plugs, hue lights, etc. No Alexa calling, drop in, can’t change wake word, each groups don’t seem to work (making it part of a smart home group so it knows what lights to turn off without having to say the full device name).

It does not support Light control. Verified via Amazon Alexa support. There may be others but not sure as of yet. The Alexa in the Sonos One is designed for music and Sonos speaker control as the primary feature set (even that is still expanding).

They are only limited outside the US.

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Description says it supports everything that echo does but now that I have one I can see that it does not. You can not play on multiple speakers unless they are all Sonos (tried group option but speakers not available). You can not drop in on the speaker or use as intercom. You can not change the wake word from Alexa like with the Dot. Perhaps these will be fixed with a future software update. There might be more but that is what I found today on release date.
Answered by Mark650 8 years ago
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Early reviews have stated that it supports the same functions as other third party Alexa devices. Unfortunately, Amazon keeps some of the best features to itself. So, no echo calling, no drop in, no ESP. Hopefully they reconsider their policy.
Answered by tmack41 8 years ago
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According to Amazon's own web site for this Sonos product listing it "does everything that Alexa does".
Answered by Mark650 8 years ago
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Routines is the biggest issue for me that also reduces the amount of automation you can do within the Alexa platform. Think of Alexa integration as Alexa 1.0 rather than Alexa with Echo being 4.0. Simple commands work but the innovation seems to lag. I am using https://ifttt.com with google and Alexa now to improve the overall functionality.
Answered by SkiBumCO 6 years ago
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It is limited but it works with all the smart home devices that we have such as Wemo plugs, hue lights, etc. No Alexa calling, drop in, can’t change wake word, each groups don’t seem to work (making it part of a smart home group so it knows what lights to turn off without having to say the full device name).
Answered by dnbmd 7 years ago
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It does not support Light control. Verified via Amazon Alexa support. There may be others but not sure as of yet. The Alexa in the Sonos One is designed for music and Sonos speaker control as the primary feature set (even that is still expanding).
Answered by AjTrek 8 years ago
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They are only limited outside the US.
Answered by CommunityAnswer 8 years ago
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