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Widget for iOS 17 Standby mode


maitlanddan

Any chance that the Sonos app will support a widget for iOS 17s Standby mode? Kind of seems like a no brainer really. It’s almost like it was meant to be.

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jgatie
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  • October 2, 2023


Apple has a rule forbidding control of 3rd party hardware from the lock screen or hard buttons.  I would imagine the same goes for widgets, but I’m not an iOS developer. 


maitlanddan
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  • October 2, 2023

Unless the third party hardware is HomeKit compatible which Sonos isn’t. Grrrr. I am admittedly an Apple fan but they do a great job at slowly chipping away at competitors. 


Ken_Griffiths

@maitlanddan
There is a 3rd party iOS App (purchase required) called SonoControls that works as a widget on the Apple Home control screen (available by sliding left-to-right from the lock-screen) - I’m not affiliated to the App in any way, but you might want to take a closer look & perhaps research that App to see if it will possibly address your needs.

Also…

+1 from me for Sonos coming up with an iOS widget too, as some widgets can now be added to the iOS 17 (or higher) Lock Screen - I don’t think the SonosControls app can be added to the lock-screen (at the moment).


maitlanddan
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  • October 2, 2023

I just took a look and unfortunately it has a rating of 1.8 and terrible reviews. Thanks for letting me know about it though. 


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