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iPhone Volume Buttons No Longer Work with Spotify Connect

CosmicTaco · 2024-08-30T16:40:32.841437+05:30

- Spotify users on iPhone can no longer control volume on connected devices using physical buttons due to Apple's discontinuation of the technology. - The change affects Spotify Connect, requiring users to use an in-app slider for volume control starting September 3rd, though some users are already experiencing it. - Spotify blames Apple for not providing access to the technology, causing instability and bugs with physical volume control on connected devices. - Similar issues have been reported with the Sonos app, which also stopped allowing volume control via physical buttons on iPhones. - Spotify claims Apple's restrictions could violate the EU's Digital Markets Act, which mandates platform openness to third-party services. Source: [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/29/24231516/spotify-apple-physical-iphone-volume-controls)

Spotify users on iPhone can no longer control volume on connected devices using physical buttons due to Apple's discontinuation of the technology.
The change affects Spotify Connect, requiring users to use an in-app slider for volume control starting September 3rd, though some users are already experiencing it.
Spotify blames Apple for not providing access to the technology, causing instability and bugs with physical volume control on connected devices.
Similar issues have been reported with the Sonos app, which also stopped allowing volume control via physical buttons on iPhones.
Spotify claims Apple's restrictions could violate the EU's Digital Markets Act, which mandates platform openness to third-party services.

Source: The Verge