Settings - Playback - Notification/Media session buttons

Notes

• Some settings may not be available on all Android versions and some may only be visible when other related settings are enabled.
• The application evolves frequently, so documentation may lag behind the latest changes.

Media session (Android 13+)

In the notification shade this only support 4 actions with the skip previous and skip next position being fixed.

So if you enable both of the skip option, the action button 1 will be in position 3. If you enable none, then action 1 button will be at position 1.

Device behavior

Some OEMs, such as Samsung, may display this differently. Test on your device and adapt as needed.

Notification

This only support 4 actions with the skip previous and skip next position being fixed.

So if you enable both of the skip option, the action button 2 will be in position 4. If you enable none, then action 2 button will be at position 2.

Android Auto

This support 5 actions with the skip previous and skip next position being fixed.

So if you enable both of the skip option, the action button 2 will be in position 4. If you enable none, then action 2 button will be at position 2.

If you do not enable the 5th action (or the 3rd if you enable both skips), the three-dot menu is not visible and all four actions are directly accessible.

Related pages

Button layout guideUnderstand how notification, media session, and Android Auto button positions behave.

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