ZDNET Author Highlights 5 Sonos Voice Commands for Alarms, TV Control and Timers
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Updated · ZDNet · May 11
ZDNET Author Highlights 5 Sonos Voice Commands for Alarms, TV Control and Timers
2 articles · Updated · ZDNet · May 11
Five commands anchor the author's daily Sonos Voice Control use: setting alarms, getting weather reports, turning a TV on or off, moving music between rooms, and setting kitchen timers.
Sonos Voice Control works as a lightweight, on-device assistant focused on hardware control, making it useful for whole-home audio tasks even if it lacks broader smart-assistant features.
The author says music requests can be hit-or-miss—especially outside Spotify—though adding "on Apple Music" sometimes improves results for specific songs.
Third-party assistant support appears uneven on Sonos speakers: Alexa is the clearest option, Siri needs a HomePod as an anchor, and Google Assistant is described as unreliable or unavailable on some newer devices.
Is Sonos's simple voice control a winning privacy feature or a product falling far behind its AI-powered rivals?
Beyond Alexa, can open-source tools unlock your Sonos speaker’s true potential for advanced smart home automation?