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Sonos Employee
Jan 13, 2014 8:10 PM UTC

Control Sonos Volume from OS X Menu Bar

We received a request for a new feature that would allow you to control the Sonos volume via the menu bar in OS X.

Let us know your thoughts on this and add a +1 if you'd like to see this feature on Sonos.
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      erik.husby@gmail.com
      Lyricist II
      Feb 13, 2014 3:31 PM UTC
      Plus basic controls such as advance to next song.
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        Josh_19
        Lyricist I
        Mar 7, 2014 10:38 PM UTC
        Plus basic controls such as advance to next song.
        Volume, next, back, play, pause would all be great. Please check out a great app the allows toolbar control for iTunes, called Tune Instructor (http://www.tune-instructor.com/com/). There's way more than necessary for Sonos, but it will give you some good thoughts/ideas on an elegant app. The main feature that would be nice is to not have to have the full Sonos app running.
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          teladog01
          Lyricist III
          May 23, 2014 4:29 AM UTC
          Another great example is Skip Tunes...elegant, functional simplicity. Please provide this functionality for Macs.
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            mslum
            Lyricist III
            Nov 2, 2014 10:37 PM UTC
            +1. Great idea. Similar to iTunes toolbars like Synergy. This would add a lot of value.
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              mdekauwe
              Avid Contributor I
              Dec 20, 2014 9:09 AM UTC
              +1 for sure.
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              David_312
              Lyricist II
              Dec 27, 2014 3:11 PM UTC
              Using the keyboard audio control would also be amazing. On my Mac Pro F7 to F12 are dedicated to sound. It would be great if they worked with Sonos. I believe they are functional in other 3rd party apps like Spotify. 
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                Justin_43
                Lyricist II
                Jan 5, 2015 8:36 PM UTC
                +1, definitely; need easy access without having to pull up the app
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                Tom_79
                Contributor I
                Jan 5, 2015 8:57 PM UTC
                +1!!! Would love it! Was just thinking about it today..
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                Justin_43
                Lyricist II
                Jan 5, 2015 9:00 PM UTC
                alternatively, why can't the controller use the volume keys on apple's wireless keyboard?  perhaps that's an apple issue, and therefore more difficult than an icon in the menu bar
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                  Justin_43
                  Lyricist II
                  Jan 5, 2015 9:01 PM UTC
                  bottom line is i'm looking for a way to QUICKLY mute the audio when a call comes in; 
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