You will see the current song title, plus Previous Track, Play/Pause, and Next Track buttons on the playback controls screen. You can double-press power again to return to the previous screen, or the controls will just disappear automatically after 8 seconds (or when the screen sleeps). To display the music controls, just double-press Band 2’s power button. This means you can access the controls at any time: When you’re exercising, running, or doing nothing at all.
But according to Microsoft, Band 2 works with “your favorite music player app for Android, iOS, or Windows Phone.”īand 2’s new music controls are implemented as a core system function instead of being a standalone app. This may be laziness on my part, but I’ve found that switching the handset with which Band 2 syncs to be tedious and error prone, and now that it’s correctly syncing with my Lumia 950 (after syncing initially with an iPhone 6S Plus), I’m not up for re-doing this. Note: I’ve only tested this feature with Windows phone. This feature is easy to use … once you know the secret to using it. Thanks to a recent firmware update, Microsoft Band 2 can now remotely control playback of any music (or other audio/media) on your handset.
