Sonos control via the Android lock screen, notification tray, hardware buttons and Now Playing widget

Sonos supports playback controls of your system via the Android lock screen, notification tray, hardware buttons, and Now Playing widget. This article will show you how to enable and use these control options for your Android device.

The Android notification will display the product selected in the Sonos app along with any content streamed to that product. Your Android device's hardware buttons can be used to control the volume of the active product or group displayed in the notification.

Enable Android lock screen, notification, and hardware button control

Sonos app for Android

1. Open the Sonos app and tap the account icon.
2. Tap App Preferences.
3. Enable the Lock Screen Controls toggle.

Sonos S1 Controller for Android

1. From the Settings tab, select App Preferences.
2. Enable Show Notifications and Show Lock Screen Controls.

Add the Now Playing widget

1. To add the Now Playing widget, either:
   1. Press and hold on the Sonos App
   2. Press and hold on the phone's home screen
2. Select Widgets in the menu that appears.
3. Find Sonos in the widgets menu by either:
   1. Searching for Sonos.
   2. Selecting the Browse tab and manually searching for Sonos.
4. Select the Sonos Now Playing widget, then choose +Add.
5. On the next screen that appears, choose the room to be displayed in the widget.
6. If required, resize the newly created widget to the preferred size.
   1. Once created, tap and hold on the widget to display the options to resize the widget.