‘Hey Sonos’ could be next voice assistant to hit smart speakers

Sonos offers some of the best smart speakers out there, with support for Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, but now it seems the multi-room specialist is working on its own voice controls.

The company has emailed some fans to gauge opinions on a potential rival to Alexa, Siri and the Google Assistant that would sit on Sonos devices.

The contents of the email was posted to Reddit this week, with Sonos outlining a “potential new product offering” for the Sonos Voice Control functionality, which would arrive with a “Hey Sonos” wake word.

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