Make Media Controls permanent

[Brocinco]

Is there a way to make media controls permanent when playing music on google home devices? there have been so many times when I go to swipe away a notification, then the controls pop up and I swipe those away instead. once they have been swiped away I cannot bring them back. So I was wondering if there is a way to lock them so I cannot swipe them away from my android device while music is playing?

thanks in advance 

[patrice58]

Unfortunately there is no way of looking the notificationd in place on an Android device.

I apologise for any inconvenience that may cause. 

Thanks for your question. 

[Brocinco]

thank you....

is there a way to bring back the notification without having to recast something?

[patrice58]

Unfortunately there's no way I know of no way to bring the notification back other then recasting as you've said above. 

[Dan_A]

Hi Brocinco,

Thanks for posting.

It seems this has something to do with your phone’s notification status. What phone are you using? Which Nest speakers are we working with?

It would be best to go to your phone’s settings, go to notifications and enable Google Home app.

Also, notifications in the Google Home app are set to off by default. Let’s check it out and try which status is the best. Follow the steps below:

1. Open the Google Home app.
2. Tap Settings > Notifications.
   • If push notifications are not enabled in your phone's settings, a banner will appear at the top of the screen. To turn on push notifications in your phone's settings, tap the link in the banner and follow the steps.
3. Select General notifications.
4. Turn any notifications on or off.
   • If you turn on critical alerts, but they're not enabled in your phone’s settings, a banner will appear at the top of the screen. To turn on critical alerts in your phone's settings, tap the link in the banner and follow the steps.

For other notifications in the Home app, go to Manage your Google Home app notifications.

Keep me posted.

Thanks for helping, patrice58.

Best,

Dan

[Brocinco]

My notifications are all fine. And it happens on any device. Once you seipe away the controls, theres no way to bring them back. 

[Dan_A]

Hi Brocinco,

Apologies for the delayed response. May I know what phone you have been using and which Nest speakers are we working with?

To isolate further, if you have another phone where you can install the Google Home app, let’s use that and see if the behavior remains. When you install the Google Home app, just use the same Google account you used on your original phone. Replicate the issue and monitor its behavior.

Tell me how it goes.

Best,

Dan

[Brocinco]

I have used a moto z4, samsung s8 tablet, samsung note 22, and i am now using a samsung flip4. They all do the same thing. Once you swipe away the control notification you cant get them back. 

[Princesss]

Hi Brocinco,

Thanks for the info you've provided. Could you please provide the Android version of the phones that you have tried? Also, let's make sure that the Home app is updated on its latest version.

Keep me posted.

Best, 

Princess

[Princesss]

Hi Brocinco,

Chiming in-- have you had the chance to check the previous post on this thread? Feel free to respond to this, otherwise, we'll be locking the thread.

Best,
Princess

[Muddi]

Hey folks,

Due to inactivity, I'll go ahead and lock this thread in 24 hours. Feel free to start a new thread if you need assistance with your Google speakers and we'd be glad to assist you further.
 

Cheers,

Muddi

[Brocinco]

I am on android 13 on all my phones and home app is updated. 

[Muddi]

Hi Brocinco,

Thanks for coming back to us. Please note that media controls availability on phones will depend on the feature of the phone itself, and Google doesn't have any control with that. Unless your phone/tablet has an option to make it permanent on the home screen, and that option should be available on phone settings. 

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Muddi

[Muddi]

Hey Brocinco,

I just wanted to check, do you have additional concerns or questions about your Google Home device?

Cheers,

Muddi
 

[Brocinco]

No. Its a real bummer that we cant make them permanent or at least bring them back somehow. 

[Princesss]

Hi Brocinco,

I understand. Let's hope that this feature will be available on the next few updates on your Android phone. 

Since this has been addressed, we'll go ahead and lock this thread within 24 hours. Feel free to start a new one anytime if you need assistance with your Google Nest speakers and the Community would help. 

Best,
Princess

[Princesss]

Hey there,

We just want to check if you have seen our response posted above. Let us know if you have additional questions, otherwise we'll be locking the thread.
 

Best,

Princess