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Sadie_89
Contributor I
May 4, 2016
Question

iOS Lock Screen Widget

  • May 4, 2016
  • 11 replies
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I would love to have a widget in the lock screen so I can change the volume and skip tracks when my phone is locked! I used to use a competitor system before I got Sonos which had this and it was so useful!!

It seems really long winded and not easy to change tracks or adjust the volume when my phone is locked! I have to unlock it then open up the Sonos app again which is a real pain, it should be so easy.

Sonos is all about simplicity so I don't understand why no one at Sonos has come up with a solution!
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      Legnum Nick
      Legnum Nick
      Prodigy III
      May 4, 2016
      I can do that on my Samsung phone. With the screen off repeated taps of the volume button control the volume of the selected zone (or group). With the screen on but locked a tap of the volume button brings up a slider volume control. Also with the screen on but locked I have a small control bar with pause/stop and skip available, as well as a close app button.
      Sadie_89Author
      Contributor I
      May 4, 2016
      Looks like they have done it for android then and not us apple users 😞
      Legnum Nick
      Legnum Nick
      Prodigy III
      May 4, 2016
      Another reason Android wins! :8
      Lubin
      May 5, 2016
      I use a third party widget for that called Sonobit. https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/sonobit-remote-for-sonos/id1023126989?mt=8. It is awesome! You don't have to unlock your phone. Just swipe down to access the Today view and control your Sonos system. It actually also has an Apple Watch app! Just love it!
        nicka99
        nicka99
        Local Superstar
        May 5, 2016
        or Zoneplay which has Apple Music integration too !
        see http://tinyurl.com/hhvs9h6 for demo of how to 'Play in zone' direct from Apple Music
        JeroenB
        Lyricist III
        August 10, 2017
        SonoControls is another option: https://itunes.apple.com/app/sonocontrols-controller-widget-for-sonos/id1082647737

        Disclaimer: I'm the developer of SonoControls. Both apps will do what you are looking for, they are just a bit different in approach and layout.
        BCM
        BCM
        August 10, 2017
        Unless I am missing something, there is lock screen controls on iOS? Has been for quite a while. I use them daily.
        BCM
        BCM
        August 10, 2017
        SonoControls is another option: https://itunes.apple.com/app/sonocontrols-controller-widget-for-sonos/id1082647737

        Disclaimer: I'm the developer of SonoControls. Both apps will do what you are looking for, they are just a bit different in approach and layout.

        Have you examined maybe fixing the 65K limitation with your work?
        passopp
        passopp
        August 10, 2017


        Have you examined maybe fixing the 65K limitation with your work?

        Come on, that's not controller-related, is it? ;)

        You could use a Plex setup or alternatively a RaspberryPi in order to set up a small home server which can handle more than the mentioned 65.000 or so tracks.
        BCM
        BCM
        August 10, 2017
        :D

        Looked into them, along with the third (who's name evades me at the moment) and all require internet connectivity. They wont work for me because WIFI is often not an option when I take Sonos on the road in the RV.
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