Control Sonos from your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or Apple Watch. No app to open, no unlock required — just tap and play.
Lyd gives you instant widgets and Dynamic Island controls on iPhone, plus the gold-standard Watch remote trusted since 2019.
And on iPad, a fully native, big-screen app — library and Now Playing side by side — the Sonos experience iPad users deserve.
Fully compatible with Sonos S2 and even backwards compatible to Sonos S1.
SCENES — YOUR WHOLE SETUP IN ONE TAP
Save the perfect moment once, recreate it forever. A Scene remembers which speakers play together, how loud each one is, and what music starts — then makes it all happen the instant you tap.
• "Morning Kitchen", "Dinner Party", "Movie Night" — a Scene for every moment
• One tap groups your speakers, sets the volume, and starts your music
• Smart suggestions build Scenes from the way you already listen
• Custom icons and names make every Scene your own
• Works on iPhone and Apple Watch, synced across both
• Launch any Scene with Siri, Shortcuts, and automations
INSTANT WIDGET CONTROL
• Home Screen widgets in multiple sizes
• Lock Screen widgets for one-tap access
• Live Activities in Dynamic Island
• Control playback without unlocking your phone
GOLD-STANDARD APPLE WATCH REMOTE
• Full playback control on your wrist
• Rotate the Digital Crown to change volume
• Add complications to any watch face
• Control everything without touching your iPhone
POWERFUL FEATURES
• Works with Sonos S2 and S1 systems
• Volume adjustments with iPhone volume keys
• Group and ungroup speakers
• Play any playlist or radio station
• Send voice messages to any speaker
• Sleep timers for automatic shutoff
• Shortcuts and automation support
• Guest mode for parties
• Multiple Sonos households
ONE-TIME PURCHASE. NO SUBSCRIPTION.
Pay once, use forever. Includes a 14-day free trial with full access to every feature.
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I have spent 5 hours trying to install this app. I have restarted both my phone and iwatch numerous times. The app icon shows up but when I open the iwatch app, the app is not there to install on my watch. The app also does not connect to my Sonos app. I’ll try again a few times more, but it is looking like refund time.Well.. I discovered what my problem was. I was trying to install the app using my iPhone 6Plus and a third generation iWatch. Doesn’t work! Ahhhhhh!! So, I got a new iPhone 12 and a new iWatch 6. Expensive way to solve an app problem. The app works now. My only criticism is that I can’t really adjust the volume using the watch app. As soon as I touch the volume control, it mutes the sound. I would like a volume control in the that I can use to control the volume, not just mute the sound. Other than that one concern, I love being able to control my system on my watch.(I recommend that you make the system requirements for not the phone and the watch now clear so that you don’t wind up with grumpy customers like I was earlier.)
Developer Response
Hi, If an app does not install properly this is a bug in iOS and watchOS. You can install the app by opening the App Store on the watch and download it from there. This requires that you have at least watchOS 6 installed.Kind regards Alexander Heinrich
A must-buy for a Sonos user
Shimmy74
There are a lot of apps that don’t seem natural on an Apple Watch. Lyd is NOT one of them. This app has become my go-to tool for managing the Sonos speakers in the house particularly when I’m doing construction or cleaning. The best feature is just being able to turn down the volume quickly when someone arrives that I need to talk to. Like any app that depends on other apps or systems to work, it can sometimes be slow to initially figure out what is playing where and give me the options to stop/start/change volume. I have 3 rooms setup and would really like it to check play status in the background, so when I open it, it’s got all of the current room data ready. Overall it’s always getting better, continues to be one of my favorite apps, and would benefit from knowing room play status immediately upon being opened.
Thank You
NUYORKR
I was so frustrated with other Apple Watch apps that supposedly control my extensive and expensive Sonos system on my Apple Watch 7 series. I was starting to dislike my Sonos system. Lyd just made me love my system again! Music is a huge part of my life. I listen to it all the time. I walk around my house’s three levels and two yards doing different things all day long while listening. I wanted control of my music on my wrist because I often want to pause, forward, rewind, change volume levels, start and stop music in different rooms. Trying to do this on my phone is just impractical, especially when my hands are full or I’m carrying something. Lyd made all that and then some possible. Best two bucks I’ve ever spent!
Can’t live without it.
ythefly
I brought this app after seeing a recommendation online. I didn’t expect too much from it. But it really made controlling the Sonos speakers a breeze. I don’t even have to use the phone app and I can control the volume from my wrist. No need to get off my couch to hunt for the lost tv remote cause I’m using the beam and I can control the sound from my watch. If I want to hear some music on Sonos radio all I have to do is tap a couple of times on the watch and I can listen to different contents. Thank you developer for making me lazier and my life more convenient.😂 A big thumbs up and worth every penny of the price. And big kudos for not going with the subscription model. 👍
Developer Response
Thank you for the nice review 😊
This update keeps volume and playback in sync after you regroup speakers, restart a speaker or wake your device, and finds your Sonos system more reliably when some speakers are asleep or unplugged. It also fixes a few bugs.
Version 5.7.2
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Information
Seller
App Lane OU
Size
83.7 MB
Category
Music
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.3 or later.
Apple Watch Requires watchOS 9.6 or later.
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