Enthusiast II

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Will we get our Android widget back?

Forum|Forum|2 years ago
July 19, 2024
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Also the ability to see/control music from the notification area and lock screen.

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Corry P

Sonos Staff

Hi @furacaopr

Apologies - I was now able to find that there is an issue tracker for not being able to add widgets on Android - as there is a tracker, this will not need to be a feature request. So, the plan seems to be to bring them back, though there is no date set for this as of yet.

I hope this helps.

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein

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Tickfa

Lyricist I

I use the home assistant media player widget. If you already have home assistant setup it works well.

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MrMouse

Contributor I

Both Google and Apple nolonger allow 3rd party players such as SONOS to use the home screen in this manor. For a while SONOS used a clever hack to do this, but Google and Apple claim that this hack creates security issues. The choice given to SONOS was elimate the hack or be dropped from the App Stores.

How come Spotify can have a widget?

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Prodigy II

Both Google and Apple nolonger allow 3rd party players such as SONOS to use the home screen in this manor. For a while SONOS used a clever hack to do this, but Google and Apple claim that this hack creates security issues. The choice given to SONOS was elimate the hack or be dropped from the App Stores.

How come Spotify can have a widget?

Widgets are allowed, what isn’t allowed is widgets/background apps taking over the hardware buttons, such as volume.

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SayarRyan

Contributor II

So with regards to a widget...... You're saying there's a chance!!!

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MrMouse

Contributor I

I just need the widget, I thought that this thread was about the widget.

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Prodigy II

@SayarRyan @MrMouse

Corey has already said a couple of post above mine the widget is on the internal Sonos tracker so didn’t need a feature request raising, but there was/is(?) no eta for it.

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icr8stf

Lyricist II

I sure hope they come back…

I use it all the time when my family wants to have a chat (quick turn it down)

And my Sony TV does not use IR for the remote so I have to use my phone to control the volume on the Ray - quite the nuisance.

I miss it, please elevate that on the work sheet of things to do.

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icr8stf

Lyricist II

Ideal reason for Sonos widgets…

Sonos Ray (volume control uses IR) however my Sony TV is a RF remote… As a result I can’t use my Sony TV remote to control the volume. opening the Sonos app ever time I want to adjust the volume is a pain. Widget would be ideal in this situation.

buzz

For users who stay in the same Room this might be convenient, however, for users who move between rooms, it’s likely that the widget will be controlling the wrong Room. While difficult to implement reliably, it might be possible for the widget to track the current location and control that room.

An approach that could work now for many users would use to use ALEXA. While not perfect, Alexa tends to target the nearest ALEXA capable device. A simple “ALEXA Mute” could be effective. In very small homes, open spaces, or installations where AMP’s are located centrally, “ALEXA Mute Bedroom” might be more effective.

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