Sonos expands voice control to 27 more countries with a rollout scheduled for Spring 2023. Last year, Sonos introduced Sonos Voice Control, as a new fast and private way to control music on Sonos speakers, in the US and France. In collaboration with Amazon to further voice interoperability, Sonos Voice Control is able to work concurrently alongside Alexa providing listeners an easy way to play music, set timers and alarms, check the weather, control compatible smart home devices, and more with simple commands.
Launching on Sonos devices via a free software update this spring, the new voice feature will be available in 27 additional countries – Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.
Newly supported countries will have access to Alexa International Version, giving listeners simple voice control in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
- Say it to play it – Seamless, hands-free control of music and TV content with simple commands like, “Alexa, play jazz music,” or “Alexa, pause the movie.” Alexa International Version is compatible with Amazon Music, Spotify, and TuneIn for music streaming and Amazon Prime Video and Netflix for video streaming.
- Seize the day- Stay organized with an easy way to set timers and alarms, add events to a shared calendar, adjust a shopping list, get a cookie recipe, weather forecasts and news.
- Home automation – Create the ideal home environment by controlling your lighting, smart plugs, thermostats, security cameras, and more with your voice.
Sonos customers have the ability to choose their preferred voice service for each individual speaker, and even multiple voice services on a single system for compatible devices. Alexa is available on the following Sonos voice-enabled devices – Sonos Roam, Move, Arc, Beam, Five, and One.
