Media control shortcut

[strouze]

I am looking for media control shortcuts. I can control the volume. In order to pause the music/media I have to open the subsequent app.

I used Spotify/YouTube/VLC so far. On regular android devices, there is a quick menu next to your notifications.

Fairphone 4 Fairphone OS

[urs_lesse]

I use VLC (on an FP3 runnning /e/OS Android though), and during playback, I can pull down the notifications and see a miniature of what’s playing with an overlay including a play/pause button. Doesn’t this appear on your FP4?

[anon9989719]

Similar to @urs_lesse on my FP3 with MP3 Player and visible on lock screen, so no need to pull down notifications.

[Razem]

Yeah, it works the same on my FP4. Every media app has a notification with controls. It’s also visible directly on the lock screen so you don’t even have to unlock the phone.

[mde]

Same here on FP4 with stock FP OS: Any media player I used so far shows the lock screen notification. Maybe you disabled those notifications unintentionally or your lock screen settings are configured in such a way generally?

[strouze]

I’m not aware of disabling anything. I looked for settings related to media or control or shortcut unsuccessfully.

The only “mod” I installed is nova Launcher. Before installing nova launcher my phone behaved identically.

Here are screenshots while Spotify is running

[mde]

I use Nova launcher as well, so it’s not that. From your screenshot I also guess that you have lock screen notifications set to “all”.
Please have a look at Settings → Sound → Media → Media player in Quick Settings

[strouze]

I turned the feature on.

Is it possible that my android backup overwrote essential settings from my older smartphone ? Sony xz3

[Razem]

It should work even when this options is disabled (as it does in my case) when any media app is running. The option just ensures that the notification stays there for a longer time period so you can easily resume playing even when the app is turned off.

[mde]

That is true. But if this didn’t work, I’m out of ideas.

[Discostu36]

Please check in app settings if notifications are allowed for these apps.

[yvmuell]

I had similar issues with audible on my FP3 and found that notifications for the app were disabled. So even if you dont remeber to have changed something I would check notification settings for each APP, when overall notifications are allowed and are allowwd on the lockscreen

[strouze]

The notifications were turned off

Thx. It works as intended.