Play, pause, rewind – where do these universal media symbols come from?

The play symbol is one of the world’s most recognisable icons. Across languages, writing systems, and cultures, a single ...
Android Authority

Android Auto could move your media buttons, and it has us scratching our heads (APK teardown)

Google is testing a revised media player layout for Android Auto that moves the Play/Pause button. The Play/Pause button now has a larger background area and swaps placement with the Previous button.
Ars Technica

combo 'play/pause' vs. separate 'play' & 'pause' buttons

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> As for Winamp, play and pause are separate. After you press pause, pressing the play button ...
Macworld

How to make sure the Play/Pause button works on your Mac

At one point in macOS history, if you had a Play/Pause button on your keyboard, it kept “focus” on whatever the last music app you used was. Then Apple broadened that to include anything with a music ...