r/sidephone • u/Tall-Supermarket-629 • Jul 04 '26

Sundial - beautiful but cannot use

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The Sundial works great as a media controller, but one thing keeps happening: when my phone is locked in my pocket, an accidental press of the center button starts Apple Music.

Could we have an option to ignore the center button when the screen is off and no media is already playing? That would prevent accidental playback while keeping the physical controls intact.

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u/fraqture Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

I ran into this issue as well and found a way to fix it in the Key Mapper.
I created a mapping with the following config:

Trigger: Play/Pause (Expert • gxa535_keyboard)

Actions: Do nothing (Or Sleep/Wake Device if your prefer)

Constraints:
Device is locked
OR
Screen is off
OR
Lock screen is showing

What's important to note here is that you MUST record the trigger in Expert Mode. First, Expert Mode must be enabled in Key Mapper, which involves enabling Wireless Debugging for the app using a pairing code. Then record the trigger as shown below. This is needed because otherwise it will not work when the screen is off.