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Lyd - Watch Remote for Sonos Screenshots

iPhone

About Lyd - Watch Remote for Sonos

Lyd is a full Sonos remote on your Apple Watch. You can control your playing music, change the playlist or radio station and even send audio messages from your wrist to any speaker in your household.

Lyd is fully compatible with the Sonos S2 update and backwards compatible with Sonos S1.

List of features:
• Play/Pause and Skip for current music
• Change the volume of Sonos groups (rooms)
• Add or remove speakers from a group
• Start playlists and radio stations
• Automatic detection of your Sonos speakers
• VoiceOver support
• Control the volume of every speaker in a group
• The main menu shows which rooms are playing
• Siri Watch Face integration
• Complications for all Apple Watch faces, which show the current playing room
• Multiple Sonos households are supported
• Seek ± 30s when playing a podcast / audiobook
• Play voice messages on a speaker
• Changing play modes: Shuffle, crossfade, repeat
• Home theater settings: Night Mode, Speech enhancements
• Sign in is possible without an iPhone App

Lyd [ly:d] is Norwegian and translates to "sound" in English

Warning: Lyd only works if you have an Apple Watch (watchOS 5.2 or newer). A Sonos system is mandatory.
You cannot control other wireless speakers than Sonos.

Legal information
Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://lyd-for-sonos.app/pages/en/privacy.html

Sonos is a Trademark of Sonos Inc.
This is not an official Sonos App.

What's New in the Latest Version 3.1.3

Last updated on Apr 16, 2024

Old Versions

• Improves loading times in the app, now everything should be swiftly.
• Fixes some bugs to make the app run smoother.

Version History

3.1.3

Apr 16, 2024

• Improves loading times in the app, now everything should be swiftly.
• Fixes some bugs to make the app run smoother.

3.1.1

Nov 15, 2023

This version employs minor bug fixes and focuses on the stability of the app.

3.1

Sep 21, 2023

• Updated design for watchOS 10
• A new watchOS Smart Stack widget
• New complications
• Fixes for watchOS 10

3.0

Jun 21, 2023

This update is packed with new features:

1. Siri Integration and App Shortcuts: Control your Sonos system effortlessly with voice commands like "Pause with Lyd" or "Louder with Lyd". No configuration needed!

2. Sonos Alarms: Set or adjust your Sonos alarms directly from your Apple Watch for an easier wake-up routine.

3. Guest Mode: Control any Sonos system within your Wi-Fi network, no account credentials required. Perfect for holiday homes or office spaces.

4. Smart Room Detection and Quick Interactions: Lyd now detects active speakers and brings you straight to the right room. Plus, our new Quick Interaction button speeds up your controls.

2.4.5

Jan 22, 2023

• Open the currently playing group on app launch
• Fixes an issue that would lead to a crash on watchOS 6"

2.4.4

Nov 26, 2022

• Added new static complications that do not show the playing room
• Fixing an issue that would unmute speakers
• Shuffle toggle for voice-over users
• Bugfixes and improvements

2.4.2

Dec 29, 2021

• Bugfixes and minor improvements
• Set a sleep timer in the app
• Shows battery level of portable Sonos speakers
• Send voice messages to multiple speakers
• Mute individual speakers in a group

2.4.1

Nov 18, 2021

• Set a sleep timer in the app
• Shows battery level of portable Sonos speakers
• Send voice messages to multiple speakers
• Mute individual speakers in a group
• Bugfixes and minor improvements

2.4

Nov 16, 2021

• Set a sleep timer in the app
• Shows battery level of portable Sonos speakers
• Send voice messages to multiple speakers
• Mute individual speakers in a group

2.3

Sep 20, 2021

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

• Always-on support: Lyd can stay active even when your wrist is down
• Improvements for watchOS 8

2.2

Jun 10, 2021

• Automatically selecting the correct Sonos household
• New Demo video in the iOS app
• Optional: Adapting the volume when grouping speakers to be on the same level
• Taptic feedback is working again
• Stability improvements

2.1.1

Apr 2, 2021

• Fixes an issue that disabled changing the volume for some users
• Added new complications. Now every complication is supported by Lyd
• The app opens the last shown group automatically
• If only one group is available this one will be shown automatically
• Network communication is more reliable
• The main view is now more responsive

2.1

Mar 26, 2021

• Added new complications. Now every complication is supported by Lyd
• The app opens the last shown group automatically
• If only one group is available this one will be shown automatically
• Network communication is more reliable
• The main view is now more responsive

2.0.1

Oct 17, 2020

Bugfixes and minor improvements
• Fixes a crash while Lyd was in background
• Skip buttons are showing in Pandora
• Explanatory text if a user has not any favorites set

Version 2.0:
• Lyd is now an independent Apple Watch App
• Complications show the current playing room
• Seek ± 30s when playing a podcast / audiobook
• Play voice messages on a speaker
• New Now Playing control made in SwiftUI
• New Favorites view
• Support for Sonos Playlists
• Changing play modes: Shuffle, crossfade, repeat
• Home theater settings: Night Mode, Speech enhancements
• Help article directly on the Apple Watch App
• Sign in is possible without an iPhone App

2.0

Sep 18, 2020

Lyd is fully compatible with the Sonos S2 update and backwards compatible with Sonos S1.

Thank you for using Lyd. This update adds a lot of new features to the Apple Watch app:
• Lyd is now an independent Apple Watch App
• Complications show the current playing room
• Seek ± 30s when playing a podcast / audiobook
• Play voice messages on a speaker
• New Now Playing control made in SwiftUI
• New Favorites view
• Support for Sonos Playlists
• Changing play modes: Shuffle, crossfade, repeat
• Home theater settings: Night Mode, Speech enhancements
• Help article directly on the Apple Watch App
• Sign in is possible without an iPhone App

1.2.3

Oct 23, 2019

This version fixes an issue where the app has not been able to connect to the newest updated Sonos speakers.
I apologize for all inconveniences.

This update also updates for general compatibility with watchOS 6 and the Apple Watch Series 5

1.2.2

Aug 22, 2019

This update contains smaller enhancements:
• You are now able to move music from one room to another
• The synchronization between your iPhone and the Apple Watch has been improved

1.2.1

Jul 2, 2019

∙ Localizations for Danish

Version 1.2
∙ Faster App startup times
∙ New Icons for the media screen
∙ A new menu that works without force touch
∙ Song titles are now scrolling fluently if they are too long to display on the watch screen
∙ Various hints on the iOS App that help with the initial setup
∙ Reduced app size to about 2Mb on watchOS 5.2
∙ Localizations for Dutch, French and Polish

1.2

Jun 28, 2019

This update includes a small redesign and a better user experience on both systems

∙ Faster App startup times
∙ New Icons for the media screen
∙ A new menu that works without force touch
∙ Song titles are now scrolling fluently if they are too long to display on the watch screen
∙ Various hints on the iOS App that help with the initial setup
∙ Reduced app size to about 2Mb on watchOS 5.2
∙ Localizations for Dutch, French and Polish

1.1

Mar 30, 2019

• Voice Over Support
• Control the volume of ever speaker in a group
• The main menu shows which rooms are playing
• Stability improvements
• Sync improvements from iPhone to Watch
• Hints and Helper methods

1.0

Mar 8, 2019

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