Android App: Notification Bar Player Control?

What with the intermitted issues of Android remote trying to connect forever (e.g. Android app having trouble finding Linux Core), stuck showing the core as “Initializing” - all the while other remotes (Mac OS X, iOS) work instantly - it would be great if the remote could remain connected and we’d get a lock screen control (as an option), e.g. as Devialet’s Spark or Apple’s iTunes have.
Pinging @mike as product owner.