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Your Sonos speakers have a built-in voice assistant.

Sonos Voice Control isn't as smart as other assistants, but it's not useless.

Daily alarms, weather reports, and timers can elevate your experience.

I'm not a smart-home enthusiast , but I do have several Sonos smart speakers around my house. Though I'm not a huge fan of automated voice assistants , I often use Sonos Voice Control. Aside from basic play/pause directives, I try to find every way to make my speakers smarter and more integral to my whole-home audio system.

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Whether it's on my bedside, in my living room, or on the kitchen counter, as someone who works, rests, and is always trying to keep busy at home, I'm constantly commanding my speakers to do something.…