Voice assistants

Alexa and Cortana have teamed up to create a more intelligent voice experience

Bryan M. Wolfe ∙ August 15, 2018

Voice assistants like Siri and Google Assistant haven’t been created equal, with each has its own strengths and weaknesses. Amazon and Microsoft seemed to have recognized this when they announced a unique partnership last year that would combine the resources of Alexa and Cortana, respectively, across the two voice platforms. Nearly a year later, that collaboration is being put on display for the public for the first time, according to CNET.

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Sonos unveils Beam smart sound bar, confirms AirPlay 2 and Siri coming to its speakers in July

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 6, 2018

Sonos today unveiled a brand-new smart sound bar for your TV with dual-assistant support and beam-forming mics whilst confirming that Siri voice control and AirPlay 2, the latest and greatest version of Apple's local media-streaming technology, are both coming to the One, second-generation Play:5, Playbase and future speakers via a free software update in July.

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List of AirPlay 2 Siri voice commands for controlling multiple speakers

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated February 29, 2024
HomePod

AirPlay 2 brings the ability to control audio across multiple speakers from your HomePod, iPhone, iPad or Apple TV. You can use voice commands to do things like play music in a particular room, play different songs on different speakers, enjoy a playlist on all or just specific speakers, continue playing a track on another speaker and more. Here's our list of the best AirPlay 2 Siri voice commands that are specific to multi-room audio support.

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