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Contributor I
Feb 25, 2025 7:23 PM UTC
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Control Beam 2 with your phone's volume buttons

I have a sonos beam 2. How i control the audio with my mobile phone without open the app? 

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jgatie
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Feb 25, 2025 7:27 PM UTC

It’s not possible.  Apple doesn’t allow controlling 3rd party hardware from the hard buttons or lock screen, and the widget used on Android disappeared after the new app release last year. 

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jgatie
jgatieAnswer
Feb 25, 2025 7:27 PM UTC

It’s not possible.  Apple doesn’t allow controlling 3rd party hardware from the hard buttons or lock screen, and the widget used on Android disappeared after the new app release last year. 

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BrugraAuthor
Contributor I
Feb 25, 2025 8:00 PM UTC

I remember that, 2 years ago that was possible. I controlled the beam with my phone android. I was sure that i changed this possibility with my phone or my sonos

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Senior Virtuoso
Feb 25, 2025 9:01 PM UTC

I remember that, 2 years ago that was possible. I controlled the beam with my phone android. I was sure that i changed this possibility with my phone or my sonos

Yes, it was possible. Currently it’s not, as explained in ​@jgatie’s post. 

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