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Somos InControl ships with a Home Screen widget and a set of Siri shortcuts, so the controls you reach for most don’t need the app open at all. Both talk to your speakers over the same local Wi-Fi connection as the app.

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Home Screen widget

The Somos InControl widget comes in small, medium and large sizes. It’s built from rows, and each row is one of four types:
  • TV presets — a room’s three TV preset buttons, which apply the saved sound directly
  • Music presets — the same for the room’s three music presets
  • Volume + mute — the room name with −, Mute and + buttons
  • Favourite groups — your saved groups, one tap to rebuild each
Small holds one or two buttons, medium holds one or two rows, and large holds three rows in any combination — so a large widget can show TV presets for the living room, music presets for the kitchen, and volume for the bedroom.
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Add the widget

Long-press the Home Screen, tap +, search for Somos InControl, choose a size and tap Add Widget.
2

Choose what each row shows

Long-press the widget and tap Edit Widget. For each row pick a Type and, for anything but favourite groups, a Room. The editor only asks about the rows the chosen size can hold. (Row configuration needs iOS 17 or later; on iOS 16 the widget shows a fixed preset layout.)
3

Open the app once

Open Somos InControl at least once after installing so the widget has your rooms and presets — it refreshes every time you open the app.
Preset buttons apply exactly what the preset captured, including volume if you ticked it. The active preset lights up so you can see which one is loaded.

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Siri and Shortcuts

The phrases below work as soon as the app is installed (iOS 16.4 or later) — nothing to set up in the Shortcuts app. The same actions — Apply Preset, Volume Up, Volume Down, Switch Room — are available in the Shortcuts app for automations and Home Screen shortcuts. Search for Somos InControl when adding an action.
Because presets are matched by name, give them distinct names. Two rooms each with a preset called “Movies” will make Siri ask which one you mean.