Sonos - My favourite WatchOS 3 feature.
It's the simple things that please me... The combination of iOS10 and WatchOS 3 have solved one of my biggest 'wishes' by adding Sonos control via the Music app.
In iOS 10, Sonos can be controlled via the new lock screen and Music panel of Control Centre. You have to initiate it through the Sonos app itself, but once done you gain basic controls such as volume, skipping tracks and pausing audio. You also see the current artist and song title and a small 'Sonos' logo so you know the source.
What this means, when paired with each other, is the WatchOS Music app lets you control Sonos! Early days and basic controls only right now, but it's a big step in the right direction.
Posted Jun 26, 2016, 3:47 PM UTC
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Pretty sure this is a Sonos feature rather than wOS 3/iOS 10? With the new update for the controller, I can change music and volume from the Now Playing glance on my watch when it's been initiated via the app on the iPhone. I'm on iOS 9 and wOS 2. Cool nonetheless.
Only negative is battery drain on the phone. The way Sonos is getting around Apple's restriction to only allowing lock screen controls to apps playing local music is by continuously playing silent audio on your phone.
Seems logical then that Apple could hopefully allow remote control features natively from the lock screen down the line, with the rise of apps controlling other devices which play Netflix, Plex, Spotify, etc.
I tend to play saved music on my iPhone's Spotify, but use my iPad at the same time. Would be sweet to connect the iPad's Spotify up to the iPhone and control it from the iPad's lock screen/Control Center.
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