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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Patrick L. Coffman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Fernando Albuquerque, San Jose, CA (US);
Taylor G. Carrigan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew J. Cielak, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Chance Graham, Campbell, CA (US);
Cyrus Daniel Irani, Los Altos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to interfaces and techniques for media playback on one or more devices. In accordance with some embodiments, an electronic device includes a display, one or more processors, and memory. The electronic device receives user input and, in response to receiving the user input, displays, on the display, a multi-device interface that includes: one or more indicators associated with a plurality of available playback devices that are connected to the device and available to initiate playback of media from the device, and a media playback status of the plurality of available playback devices.