Microsoft Band update includes music controls and movement reminder

Microsoft is updating its new Band with music controls today. It's a feature the company admits "customers have been asking for," and it will work with any music app on a smartphone. Pause, play, skip forward and back are all supported, alongside volume control. Microsoft is partnering with Spotify to provide some holiday tunes, but any apps work across the Bluetooth connection.

Alongside the music controls, Microsoft is taking an annoying feature from the Apple Watch and bringing it to the Band. The new update allows Band owners to receive notifications when they've been sat still too long. Thankfully, Microsoft is managing this carefully so you'll be asked if you want to enable the reminders and there's even a setting to disable them...

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