> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.somosincontrol.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Lock Screen Controls and Widgets on Android

> Somos InControl for Android puts the room's controls and presets in a notification on the Lock Screen and notification shade, and offers Home Screen widgets for presets, mute, rooms and volume.

On iPhone this is the Live Activity and the Home Screen widget. On Android the same idea is a notification card and Android widgets.

## The Lock Screen and notification shade card

The card follows what the speaker is doing: a TV card for a room on TV, a music card with the title, artist and the playback buttons for a room playing music. Under the controls are the room's **three sound presets**, by name. Tap one to apply it. If the card is small, expand it for the full set of controls.

![The Somos notification card on Android: a station title, artist and room, a stop button and a volume button, and three preset buttons named Saved 1, Saved 2 and Saved 3.](https://mintcdn.com/cjmo-app/5K_-Kjp4C4BR587m/images/android-0.9/lock-screen-card.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=5K_-Kjp4C4BR587m\&q=85\&s=6546dd7c3eb8e258ee2a5bca5d3149cb)

The notification shade card for a music room, with the room's three presets under the controls. Test room and example data.

At large font sizes the card gives the title and room more space and shows the presets in a single row. A very long preset name can be cut off in that row. This card needs notifications allowed; see [Android Permissions](https://docs.somosincontrol.com/android/permissions.md).

## Home Screen widgets

Add a widget the usual Android way: long-press the Home Screen, choose **Widgets**, and look for **Somos**. There are three:

* **Somos – Presets** for a room's preset buttons
* **Somos – Mute** for a one-tap mute
* **Somos – Rooms & Volume** for switching rooms and changing volume

![A Somos widget on Android: the room name, a Now Playing button with Stop and the station, and a Night Sound button.](https://mintcdn.com/cjmo-app/5K_-Kjp4C4BR587m/images/android-0.9/widget-medium.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=5K_-Kjp4C4BR587m\&q=85\&s=c6a56609d86dee6178d38f278a945470)

A Somos widget with the room's now-playing line and a Night Sound button. Test room and example data.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Android doesn't have Siri or the Shortcuts app. See [What is different on Android](https://docs.somosincontrol.com/android/differences.md).


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