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AJF
Contributor I
Jul 21, 2016 1:58 PM UTC

Any Bluetooth Button That Can Control Sonos

There's a number of Bluetooth Buttons on Amazon and I've tried several to control the Volume, Pause/Play, and FF but they only seem so control the Volume on my iPads/iPods.
Does anyone know of a BT button that will work with Sonos?
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ratty
ratty
Jul 21, 2016 4:26 PM UTC
Sonos doesn't natively support Bluetooth, in any shape or form.
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AJFAuthor
Contributor I
Jul 21, 2016 4:56 PM UTC
I'm not talking about controlling the Sonos speaker directly with BT as they only use WiFi, I'm talking about controlling it through the app on an iPhone or iPod. I believe that falls to the BT button manufacturer. I have a BT button that I use in my car that can control Slacker (pause, stop.skip song and can even open Siri) and BT is not not native to Slacker.
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ratty
ratty
Jul 21, 2016 5:03 PM UTC
Ah, okay. Obviously the focus is not on the Sonos controller app. Did you try enabling lockscreen controls?
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AJFAuthor
Contributor I
Jul 21, 2016 6:19 PM UTC
Oh I haven't tried that, I'll check it out when I get home, thanks
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AJFAuthor
Contributor I
Jul 22, 2016 4:33 PM UTC
Ok tried that but it still only controls volume. Well it was worth a shot.
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John B
Jul 22, 2016 8:43 PM UTC
This one CLAIMS to do a bit more than volume on Sonos, but have you tried it already?

https://flic.io/
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Stuart_W
Stuart_W
World-Class Superstar
Jul 22, 2016 9:06 PM UTC
Ok tried that but it still only controls volume. Well it was worth a shot.

No, you can start and stop radio or music sources or skip back or forward to next or previous track.
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John B
Jul 22, 2016 9:11 PM UTC
Ok tried that but it still only controls volume. Well it was worth a shot.

No, you can start and stop radio or music sources or skip back or forward to next or previous track.

I think AJF meant that enabling lockscreen controls didn't improve the functionality of the BT button.
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Stuart_W
Stuart_W
World-Class Superstar
Jul 22, 2016 9:16 PM UTC
Shrugs shoulders.
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Arc + Sub (Gen 1) + 2 x Play 1/ Stereo Play 3s/ Era 100 Stereo in Kitchen, One Stereo in Bedroom, Play 1 stereo pair in Study, Play 1in Bathroom, Sonos Move 2
John B
Jul 22, 2016 9:19 PM UTC
Shrugs shoulders.
Fair point....

@AJF - the gain from this seems pretty small. What's the appeal? I think I'll wait for native Sonos voice control.
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