Check it out. Some users are reporting the controls in the Alexa app are available but the various Echo hardware is yet to receive update. This will be a fantastic feature upgrade when it is fully unlocked for use. (Finally Amazon! :wink:) [image] Audio synchronization coming to the Amazo…

[image] Multiroom Audio/Whole house Audio Finally coming to Alexa Connected Things Might want to check your Alexa app, especially if you have multiple devices Back in March. Nothing came from it.

[image] ymilord: Back in March. Nothing came from it. Probably because it was a story based on a Reddit post that turned out to be a false claim, complete with a faked screen shot of the Alexa app.

[image] DParker: Probably because it was a story based on a Reddit post that turned out to be a false claim, complete with a faked screen shot of the Alexa app I believe it when I see it on one of the fake news outlets…

The singularity is upon us. An Alexa can finally control another Alexa (at least for music). And they can be grouped together in different groups for whole home audio. Wha? Check the app! And name your Alexas simple single-word names under settings in the app for easier invocation. “Alexa play…

I Just tested this and it works… Big issue for me is out of the 14 Alexa devices I have capable of playing music, 10 of them are connected to Bluetooth speakers. When engaging the MRA feature, it disables the Bluetooth. I’m left with the audio coming from the tiny Dot speakers. Could use the aux j…

Wow that sounds like a Bluetooth transmitter (connected to the echo dot aux jack) is in order. I suspect the reason Alexa WHA doesn’t support Bluetooth is the widely variable Bluetooth latency. Maybe Amazon will support aptx-LL (low latency) Bluetooth at some point and then allow it for WHA. …

[image] rontalley: I Just tested this and it works… I don’t see any settings for this in the Alexa app. Is there anything I need to do? What do I say to play the same music on multiple devices?

Make sure you have the newest Alexa app. In settings there is a multi-room music selection underneath your list of devices. The next page will allow you to create a group and name it what you would like. 3 of my devices need a firmware update yet, so I was only able to group the others.

[image] ritchierich: I don’t see any settings for this in the Alexa app. Is there anything I need to do? What do I say to play the same music on multiple devices? Assuming you have the latest release of the app…go to “Settings”->“Multi-Room Music” and create a named group. This will enable …

Amazon Echo multi room audio (like Sonos) COMING SOON

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SBDOBRESCU (Bobby) June 23, 2017, 10:39pm 5

I have seen with my own eyes routines appearing in the Alexa app in December 2015, still waiting for Amazon to release…

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Amazon Echo multi room audio (like Sonos) COMING SOON

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