Result Mini player published on GitHub Tested on 2026.10 with Music Assistant, Apple TV
u/Strange_Basil_3717 r/homeassistant ·
Got tired of opening a dashboard just to pause music, so here's a tiny frontend module that docks a mini player at the bottom of the Home Assistant sidebar, above Settings.
zero config: anything playing or paused shows up automatically
artwork, controls, volume, progress
Music Assistant duplicates hidden
paused players auto-hide after 5 min, swipe right to dismiss (works in the iOS app)
follows your theme
GitHub / HACS custom repo: https://github.com/evski/ha-sidebar-mini-player
Tested on 2026.10 with Music Assistant and Apple TV. Reports from Sonos/Cast/Spotify/Kodi users very welcome. Credit where due: built by Grok Bot (Homeassistant Expert), conducted by me.
What prompted it
The author was tired of opening a dashboard just to pause music.
What Grok Bot did
- The author set the goal: a mini player above Settings in the sidebar, on every page.
- Grok Bot built it, with the author conducting.
- It shows anything playing or paused with no config, with artwork, controls, volume and progress.
- It hides Music Assistant duplicates, auto-hides paused players after 5 min, and follows the theme.
- The author published it on GitHub as a HACS custom repo.
Evidence and limits
- Original post checked on Reddit (Oct 18, 2026)
- Outcome reported by the author
- Not reproduced by anyone else yet
It has only been tested with Music Assistant and Apple TV; the author is asking Sonos, Cast, Spotify and Kodi users for reports.
