Manage volume control of an external audio output device via any one of a plurality of connected devices

A method comprising:

• connecting, via a communications subsystem of a first electronic device, to a second electronic device having a second input control ;
• establishing an input sharing framework with the second electronic device;
• detecting, via the input sharing framework established with the second electronic device, an audio output adjustment signal received from the second input control to change a volume of an audio output signal;
• determining whether the audio output signal is originating from the first electronic device and is being presented at one of a first audio output device of the first electronic device or an external audio output device communicatively coupled to the first electronic device;
• and
• in response to determining that the audio output signal is originating from the first electronic device:
• adjusting the volume of the audio output signal based on the audio output adjustment signal received from the second input control;
• and
• communicating the audio output signal at the adjusted volume to a corresponding one of the first audio output device or the external audio output device that presents the audio output signal.

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage device;
• and
• program code on the computer readable storage device that when executed by a processor associated with a first electronic device, the program code configures the first electronic device to provide functionality of:
• connecting, via a communications subsystem of a first electronic device, to a second electronic device having a second input control;
• establishing an input sharing framework with the second electronic device;
• detecting, via the input sharing framework established with the second electronic device, an audio output adjustment signal received from the second input control to change a volume of an audio output signal;
• determining whether the audio output signal is originating from the first electronic device and is being presented at one of a first audio output device of the first electronic device or an external audio output device communicatively coupled to the first electronic device;
• and
• in response to determining that the audio output signal is originating from the first electronic device:
• adjusting the volume of the audio output signal based on the audio output adjustment signal received from the second input control;
• and
• communicating the audio output signal at the adjusted volume to a corresponding one of the first audio output device or the external audio output device that presents the audio output signal.