Contributor I

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Where has the Apple Watch functionality gone.

Forum|Forum|8 years ago
July 12, 2018
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The Sonos AP was so easy to use, choose the rooms, choose the music and play. Then using my Apple Watch or the phone lock screen you could, pause, play, change tracks, change volume. Instant control with minimal effort.
New AP update arrived and it’s now a real pain as it now involves have getting the phone out, go through the unlock process, find and open the AP just to change volume. This is such a backward step in functionality and disappointing.

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Best answer by melvimbe

Apple Watch functionality you were using is a part of Apple lock screen control Unless you have an airplay 2 compatible Sonos unit the lock screen control no longer functions.

Chris, I'm not sure this is 100% accurate. From Ryan's announcement post...

It will no longer be possible to control your Sonos system from the lock screen of your iPhone or iPad, including the use of the hard volume buttons from the lock screen if you have any AirPlay-capable non-Sonos devices in your household with AirPlay enabled. It is still possible to use hard volume buttons from within the Sonos App.

So if I'm reading this correct, @Williamsweb probably has an AppleTV or something that currently has airplay enabled. If airplay is disabled on that device (I assume through settings), the lock screen controls should return? I could be completely misunderstanding how this works.

All that said, if @Willamsweb wants to use airplay with AppleTV, then it's not a solution.

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WilliamswebAuthor

Contributor I

Hi Danny, your a star. I got my spouse to disable the AirPlay on the Sky Qs, restart the Sonos AP and it all works fine again with both the Lock Screen and watch.

melvimbe

Glad it worked! Chris's advice is still good though. if you ever want to start using airplay on your Sky Qs, you might want to give sonosbit a try.

Danny

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Iibro

Lyricist I

I’m sorry for the possibly obvious question - what does AP stand for?

Chris

Lead Maestro

I think he meant app

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DocTaH

Lyricist III

I have a SONOS BEAM and One, along with 2 Apple TV's (4th and 5th Gen). I still however do not see SONOS music control functions on my iOS lock screen or Apple watch. If I am reading the Post from Chris correctly, do I need to disable Airplay on my Apple TV's to get the SONOS functionality back?

Chris

Lead Maestro

I believe that is what some are saying. Personally I think the lock control is very limited and would pay a few dollars and download sonobit. Much more full function watch remote for Sonos - can even switch rooms etc. worth every penny and less hassle then the Apple lock screen workarounds.

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DocTaH

Lyricist III

I believe that is what some are saying. Personally I think the lock control is very limited and would pay a few dollars and download sonobit. Much more full function watch remote for Sonos - can even switch rooms etc. worth every penny and less hassle then the Apple lock screen workarounds.

Thanks Chris, getting sonobit right now.

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Becoming a sonos Hater

Contributor I

Request: can Sonos please add a widget for iOS?

Chris

Lead Maestro

Have you tried the various ones available in App Store. I’m sure with the new api we will see even more. Sonos is leaving that to third parties.

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