A method of identifying an electronic device from a plurality of electronic devices for performing a task, the method comprising: sampling, with a microphone at each of two or more of the plurality of electronic devices, audio input; identifying a first electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices for determining a task associated with sampled audio input, wherein identifying the first electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices for determining a task associated with sampled audio input comprises: determining a respective quality of speech in the audio inputs sampled at the two or more electronic devices, and identifying an electronic device, of the two or more electronic devices, having the highest quality of speech, wherein the respective quality of speech in the audio inputs is determined based on at least a respective frequency of the audio inputs; and determining a respective sound pressure levels of the sampled audio input at the two or more electronic devices, and identifying an electronic device, of the two or more electronic devices, having the highest sound pressure level; and identifying the first electronic device among the identified electronic devices based on a set of prioritization rules; determining, with the first electronic device, the task based on the sampled audio input; identifying a second electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices for performing the task; and performing, with the second electronic device, the task, wherein the second electronic device is not the first electronic device. sampling, with a microphone at each of two or more of the plurality of electronic devices, audio input; identifying a first electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices for determining a task associated with sampled audio input, wherein identifying the first electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices for determining a task associated with sampled audio input comprises: determining a respective quality of speech in the audio inputs sampled at the two or more electronic devices, and identifying an electronic device, of the two or more electronic devices, having the highest quality of speech, wherein the respective quality of speech in the audio inputs is determined based on at least a respective frequency of the audio inputs; and determining a respective sound pressure levels of the sampled audio input at the two or more electronic devices, and identifying an electronic device, of the two or more electronic devices, having the highest sound pressure level; and identifying the first electronic device among the identified electronic devices based on a set of prioritization rules; determining a respective quality of speech in the audio inputs sampled at the two or more electronic devices, and identifying an electronic device, of the two or more electronic devices, having the highest quality of speech, wherein the respective quality of speech in the audio inputs is determined based on at least a respective frequency of the audio inputs; and determining a respective sound pressure levels of the sampled audio input at the two or more electronic devices, and identifying an electronic device, of the two or more electronic devices, having the highest sound pressure level; and identifying the first electronic device among the identified electronic devices based on a set of prioritization rules; determining, with the first electronic device, the task based on the sampled audio input; identifying a second electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices for performing the task; and performing, with the second electronic device, the task, wherein the second electronic device is not the first electronic device. <EOS>