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Re: Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s)

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On 2017-04-07, laverdure@despammed.com <laverdure@despammed.com> wrote:
> (iPhone 6S 128GB, IOS 10.3.1, original Apple earphones, both brand
> new)
>  
> When the screen is locked and earphones are plugged in, pressing the
> central button on the earphones cord does not start the music, even
> though the app was launched before and is still in the background. If
> I raise the iPhone to wake the screen, the music app is shown and the
> music suddenly starts.  While the music is playing, though, pressing
> the central button on the earphones cord stops it, and volume controls
> from earphones work. If I stop the music pressing the central button
> on the earphones cord and press it again within a few seconds, the
> music restarts. I was not able to measure the time after which the
> control becomes inactive.  The same happens with third-party earphones
> (Denon AH-C 260R; Bowers & Wilkins C5 Series 2) and with other music
> apps (EQu v. 2.3.2).  I tried to switch off "Raise to wake" option,
> nothing changed.  Earphones controls work fine for accepting incoming
> calls, terminate them, adjusting the volume, also when the screen is
> locked.  This does not happen on an iPhone 4 (IOS 7.1.2), with the
> same earphones, so I guess it is a software issue. Is there a
> workaround?  I really don't like to have to fetch the iPhone from the
> pocket all the time to (re)start the music, and find it even more
> annoying when I raise the iPhone and it starts playing music a long
> time after I had pressed the start button on the earphones.  Any
> suggestion will be appreciated.

Did it *ever* work correctly on this iPhone, or has it always been this
way? If it used to work correctly, have you tried restarting the phone?

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Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s) laverdure@despammed.com - 2017-04-07 13:44 -0700
  Re: Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-07 21:34 +0000
    Re: Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s) laverdure@despammed.com - 2017-04-07 23:50 -0700
      Re: Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s) laverdure@despammed.com - 2017-04-08 02:31 -0700
        Re: Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s) dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-04-08 22:47 +1200
          Re: Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s) laverdure@despammed.com - 2017-04-08 06:25 -0700
            Re: Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s) "David B." <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2017-04-08 14:31 +0100
              Re: Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s) Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-08 14:15 +0000
                Re: Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s) "David B." <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2017-04-08 16:37 +0100
                Re: Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s) Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-09 14:16 +0000
                Re: Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s) "David B." <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2017-04-09 18:27 +0100
                Re: Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s) Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-09 18:26 +0000
            Re: Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-08 13:55 +0000
            Re: Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s) dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-04-09 02:34 +1200
              Re: Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s) laverdure@despammed.com - 2017-04-08 10:03 -0700
                Re: Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s) Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-09 14:23 +0000
        Re: Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-08 13:51 +0000
      Re: Earphones controls not working on locked screen (ios 10.3.1, iPhone 6s) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-08 13:46 +0000

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