Sonos' voice assistant might work alongside Alexa, but that's it

(Pocket-lint) - Sonos has been rumoured to beryllium processing its ain dependable assistant. Now, caller grounds - successful the signifier of codification strings and icons wrong the Sonos app - suggests the institution is preparing a "Sonos Voice Control" adjunct that helps with playback and instrumentality power and seemingly plays bully with Alexa.

As archetypal noticed by Protocol, Reddit idiosyncratic u/michary recovered code successful the Sonos app that appears to amusement dependable commands for Sonos Voice Control. Users volition reportedly beryllium capable to motorboat and power euphony playback and volume, alteration which speakers to use, and cheque the artillery of portable Sonos devices.

This aforesaid Reddit idiosyncratic besides dug up images of the Sonos Voice Control icon. It's a mentation of a code bubble - 1 precise reminiscent of Amazon Alexa's icon. Interestingly, the images besides bespeak you’ll beryllium capable to person Sonos' adjunct activated alongside Amazon Alexa - but not Google Assistant.

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It's worthy noting, successful August, determination was another Reddit leak astir the Sonos Voice Control assistant. Basically, Sonos sent retired a survey asking for feedback connected an in-house adjunct that responds to "Hey Sonos". At the time, it was reported Sonos mightiness connection the adjunct alongside some Alexa and Google Assistant.

Sonos is thought to person begun processing its ain adjunct arsenic acold backmost arsenic 2019 - or, erstwhile it purchased Paris-based Snips, a privacy-based dependable assistant.

Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 4 November 2021.