Bring Multi-Room support to AudioPlayer API streaming
Alexa Multi Room streaming does not appear to be available for third party skills that leverage the AudioPlayer API.
Feature request is to extend support for Multi Room to the AudioPlayer interface. This could be implemented by adding a custom slot type for the multi room location and then adding an optional parameter to the Play() command to allow the destination room group to be specified.
This has 37 likes and 19 comments as of Mar 2018 on this URL but doesn't show up on this feature forum - https://forums.developer.amazon.com/idea/101848/bring-multi-room-support-to-audioplayer-api-stream.html - so posting again.
Edward Stewart
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IAN S GIBSON
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I would like to add my support for multi-room streams. I used to listen to the BBC all the time using multi-room while going about my daily chores. This lack of this facility has destroyed a large part of why I bought several Echo Show devices. They have stereo output and perfectly acceptable sound quality, and I wanted the convenience of being able to play BBC radio in sync in several locations at once.
Dr Ian Gibson
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Townsquare Media
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multi-room playback support for 3rd party streaming audio skills
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Peter John Barnett
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I agree - I want to wake up to BBC Radio 4 but I cannot. Like to have it playing simultaneously in several rooms but I cannot.
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Marcus Weiskirchner
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There shall be a possibility to play my own music! In the past there was a paid possibility by Amazon to store the music online - but unfortunately not available anymore. At least there shall be the possibility to play music from a NAS, therefore the Multi-Room is needed for AudioPlayer API.
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John
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Need to be able to select groups to gain stereo and subwoofer support for Plex. Listening to it in Mono is not what I purchased the addl echo and subwoofer for.
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Robert Scanlon
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Not just essential, but critical if Amazon want to gain market share.
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Cesare Pezzali
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Nice to have feature
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E Flowers
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Struggling to coordinate my 12 echo devices with non first party (Amazon) sources that include local servers (Logitech Media Server, my media, my tuner radio, iTunes, various computer collections, etc.) and various online radio stations) and control all by voice. Absolutely wonderful capabilities on each echo device (by itself) then that I can't have that same wonderful capability with multi-room-and-auto echo devices. Bummer. Another half empty glass of water.
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Ruslan
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We really need it!
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Alexander Andaralo
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Dear Amazon, please consider to share access to MultiRoom feature with other legit clients.
I have 8 echoes around the house: imagine how inconvenient to listen different songs in multiple rooms.
Thank you in Advance! -
mr craig storey
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Please update the Audio API to support Multi-room audio.
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BLAIR MCDONALD
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Adding my request for this feature.
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Alexander Baker
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Please update the Audio API to support Multi-room audio.
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Peter John Barnett
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Really nice to add this one; great for parties
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Bruce I Watson
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This is a MUST HAVE for playing the media content I OWN! This can't be that hard to do and would be a win-win for all.
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Ron Jameson
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Well..if they put this in their API so the skills can benefit from it ....we will buy even more Echo studio’s all over the house. More money to Jeff to our pleasure. :)
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Nicholas Boyle
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I'd imagine this would be a game changer. It'd also be useful to have development skills with access to multi-room.
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Brian Smith
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Come on Amazon - this should be a no-brainer. You want us to have your devices throughout our homes so, surely, you can see that you need to provide this support.
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Ron Bond
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I have an extensive audio library spanning 40 years. A good portion is not available anywhere. I love the multi-room feature but find it unacceptable that I can not listen to my own collection on more than one device. All of the support sites for MyMedia, DS Audio, Plex, My Pod, JRiver, etc. are filled with frustrated audiophiles begging for this feature.
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Andrea Robinson
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We have lost the use of BBC radio on multi speakers and have been told that it will not be returned to TuneIn and so the functionality can only be reinstated by changes agreed by Amazon to the BBC Sounds Skill.
We recognise that it was a BBC decision to remove the functionality, but that the only solution now sits with Amazon and so hope that you will allow the development to proceed quickly.
Thank you