In addition, it will show up equipped with a play/pause button, a 30-second rewind/forward function, and volume controls. For example, when an iPhone user is listening to an audiobook on Audible, an audio card bearing the book cover, current chapter title, book author and book title will appear on the lock screen. 'Now Playing' automatically shows up on an iPhone's lock screen or Control Center when any type of audio is playing through an iPhone app, including Audible. While there's no official announcement on when improvements to the current Audible's iOS widget iteration will be released, iPhone users with the latest version of iOS installed can control playback for their current listen on the app through Apple's 'Now Playing' feature. While an iOS widget for current Audible members technically already exists, it's not designed the same as the one for Android, which is currently the only type of mobile widget allowed to control the app straight from the home screen. Tapping the widget will only launch the Audible app, where users can access the actual playback controls. Unlike the Android widget, it does not have playback controls available. If an audiobook is mid-play, it will be featured prominently at the top of the chosen iPhone widget style, showing its book cover, book title, author's name, and the amount of time left on the file. For now, all it does is show Audible users what audiobooks or podcasts have recently been finished or the content title that is currently being listened to. IPhone users can certainly add the widget that comes with the current version of Audible's iOS app to their home screen or the Today View page, but what listeners can do through it is a little limited. Related: How To Add An Ask Alexa iOS Widget To Your iPhone's Home Screen

However, the same functionality doesn't seem to be available for Audible's current slate of iPhone widgets. Audible has a variety of really slick widgets designed for Android phones that lets users see the audiobook they are currently listening to as well as control playback for the content.

Placing widgets on a phone's home screen is an excellent method for making certain mobile apps more accessible.

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