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Contributor I
September 9, 2014

Sonos for Apple Watch

  • September 9, 2014
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Hey guys, please tell me you are going to or have already started working on a control for Sonos from the apple watch, I use my iPhone or iPad all the time but a watch control would be awesome.
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    Contributor II
    May 9, 2015
    I currently use Kronos on Pebble which is ok but has its limitations - mainly that it requires a companion app on the phone and that it kills the phone's battery life. A native app for Apple Watch would be an ideal replacement and would help to overcome one of the few things that really bugs me about Sonos, namely to give a quick and easy way to answer the question I ask myself many times a day "what's this song/album/artist?"
    Thanks for the heads up on the kronos App just downloaded it. You can control the Sonos from the app pause and play . You don't seem to be able to select the music from the app therefore you would have to do this from either your iPad or iPhone . You can control the volume by touching the watch . I would much prefer using the winder/crown to control the volume as you can do with the remote App. Hopefully when Sonos release their watch App it will have this feature.
    Lyricist III
    May 9, 2015
    I currently use Kronos on Pebble which is ok but has its limitations - mainly that it requires a companion app on the phone and that it kills the phone's battery life. A native app for Apple Watch would be an ideal replacement and would help to overcome one of the few things that really bugs me about Sonos, namely to give a quick and easy way to answer the question I ask myself many times a day "what's this song/album/artist?"
    As mentioned in other posts in this thread, using the crown to control volume is not (yet) possible due to constraints from Apple (for Kronos or a future Sonos Watch app). The crown is only for scrolling right now.
    Lyricist II
    May 9, 2015
    Well I spoke with a Sonos rep at the Grand Designs show this week and he said there were no plans to create a watch app but that 3rd parties may chose to do so :-( 
    Contributor II
    May 9, 2015
    I currently use Kronos on Pebble which is ok but has its limitations - mainly that it requires a companion app on the phone and that it kills the phone's battery life. A native app for Apple Watch would be an ideal replacement and would help to overcome one of the few things that really bugs me about Sonos, namely to give a quick and easy way to answer the question I ask myself many times a day "what's this song/album/artist?"
    That's a shame as I much prefer using the crown to control the volume on the remote app as opposed to using the touch feature on the Kronos. Hopefully Apple will lift this constraint in the near future .
    Chris
    Lead Maestro
    May 9, 2015
    I would be skeptical of any future plans information from a show rep
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    Lyricist I
    May 10, 2015
    Ditto ditto tritto. 🙂
    Lyricist I
    May 11, 2015
    I was among the first to clamor for an Apple Watch Sonos app. But I do think that a watch app is NOT a "no brainer"... 

    The Sonos app on the iPhone is a complex and multi-faceted application, providing a wide array of choices. How to condense that functionality into an Apple Watch is probably tricky: what to include, what to exclude, and how to provide the most satisfying interface is probably not an easy task. To include too much would be disasterous for this small screen, but leaving out crucial functionality would have the members of the forum incensed. I can't imagine that Sonos is not thinking about this issue very carefully. This is not a matter of simple "play/pause/stoop" functionality, nor loading just a boarding pass and notifications...

    I look forward to Sonos' creative thinking on this issue. 

    It would be nice to see the queue as well, but I like the idea of keeping it simple.
    Lyricist I
    May 12, 2015
    Just purchased my watch!  (won't come in until July), but like everyone else, would love to have a Sonos app for the watch.  Also, the watch is compatible with only bluetooth headphones, so like people previously mentioned , it would be great to make a head phone or partner with another brand that makes it compatible!  Thanks!
    Lyricist I
    May 13, 2015
    Another vote for apple watch support. I uses sonos all the time, and would like to be able to change stations/playlists and control volume my watch.
    Lyricist II
    May 13, 2015
    YES PLEASE. This would be a killer watch app!