> ## 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.

# Live Activity: Control Your Room from the Lock Screen

> Put volume, mute, Night Sound, Speech Boost and music transport controls for the current room on your iPhone Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.

Live Activity brings Somos InControl's most-used controls out of the app and onto your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — so you can adjust the current room without unlocking your phone or switching apps. It requires iOS 16.2 or later.

## What Live Activity shows

The card follows whatever the room is doing:

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="TV (soundbar) mode">
    * The room name and the source or audio format it is receiving
    * The **current volume percentage** with **−** and **+** buttons (each tap moves the volume by 2)
    * Chips for **Mute**, **Night Sound** and **Speech Boost**
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Music mode">
    * The track title and artist, with elapsed and remaining time
    * **Previous**, **Play/Pause** and **Next** buttons
    * The **current volume percentage** with **−** and **+** buttons
    * Chips for **Mute**, **Night Sound** and **Speech Boost** (the latter two only do anything on a soundbar)
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

In the **Dynamic Island** (iPhone 14 Pro and later), the compact view shows a speaker glyph and the volume percentage; press and hold it to expand to the full card with the same buttons. On iOS 18, Apple Watch's Smart Stack shows a read-only glance card with the room and volume.

## Enabling Live Activity

Live Activity is **off by default**.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the menu">
    Tap the **menu button** in the top-left corner of the app.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Turn on the Live Activity toggle">
    Under **Settings**, switch **Live Activity** on. The card appears for the room you currently have open.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Allow Live Activities in iOS Settings if prompted">
    If iOS has Live Activities disabled for the app, an orange warning appears under the toggle — tap it to jump to **Settings → Apps → Somos InControl → Live Activities** and turn them on.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Adjust from anywhere">
    Lock your phone. The card is on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island — tap **−** or **+**, mute, toggle Night Sound or Speech Boost, or skip tracks without unlocking.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Live Activity always reflects the **currently selected room** in the app. Switch rooms inside Somos InControl and the card switches with you. It ends when you quit the app, or about 30 minutes after you send the app to the background, so a stale card never sits on your Lock Screen. Open the app again to bring it back.
</Note>

<Tip>
  Prefer something permanent on the Home Screen? The [widget](/features/widget-and-siri) gives you presets, volume and mute for up to two rooms without opening the app at all.
</Tip>