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iPhone volume buttons not working on Spotify

  • September 11, 2024
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Indor1916
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AGAIN!

When im listening music on Spotify through WiFi, i can’t control volume using IPhone buttons. Same thing happened few months back, on both of my speakers (Move and Roam).

When i want to turn the volume up (using buttons) suddenly the volume bar pops out and i have to slide it left or right to adjust my volume. It’s the only way to control it.

To sum up. If im playing the music on wifi mode and want to change the volume (and my iPhone is laying on the table, blocked), instead of just clicking the buttons, i have to pick it up, unlock, open Spotify, THEN click the buttons on the side, THEN the volume bar pops up and i can change it by sliding left or right…

 

Is this a joke? 

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R
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  • Rhonny
  • Prodigy II
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  • September 11, 2024

Do you mean when you are using your Spotify app but casting to one of your Sonos speakers? Not sure what else you can mean by ‘playing music on wifi mode’.

I’ve just started a track in the Spotify app, then tapped the speaker icon, selected one of my Sonos speakers, and the music plays on there. When I use the physical volume up and down buttons on the phone, the volume of the speaker goes up and down. It works when I have the phone locked too. 

It’s an iPhone 14. 

Is this what you mean?

Indor1916
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  • Indor1916
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  • September 11, 2024

Ok, example. I’m using Sonos Move. You can play music by connecting it with Bluetooth or „streaming” through Wifi.

The issue is with the second option. So, i open Spotify, then tap available devices list, then tap on that Sonos Move (which is connected to my WiFi). When i’m connected to a speaker and start playing music, i press physical volume buttons, and a small window pops up (look at the screeenshot in the topic). If i want to change the volume, i have to click „—" or „+”, or adjust it with „green line”. It’s the only way. The physical buttons are not working. When i try to use them, it changes the volume of Iphone speaker. I had the same problem few months ago, then it dissapeared, and now it’s back out of nowhere. 

Don’t confuse this problem with AirPlay mode.

It’s not the problem with my iPhone buttons, beacuse they work normally on blueetooth mode with Sonos, and also with Airpods etc. etc.


I’m using Iphone 14 pro, both iOS and Sonos software are updated, Spotify app as well.

MoPac
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  • MoPac
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  • September 11, 2024

 I actually prefer that behavior.  I can see though how it might be convenient to use the phone to adjust volume.  My issue with the phone controlling the volume is when I use AirPlay.  I need to have the phone on nearly full volume to get an acceptable volume level and if I forgot to lower the volume before quitting AirPlay I will likely blow up the speakers.  Not sure if it would behave like this now.  Don’t need AirPlay anyway.

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