Scott: I think I’ve got it. mobileLockIdleTimer Best, Bill
> On Sep 29, 2016, at 5:46 PM, William Prothero <proth...@earthednet.org> wrote: > > Scott: > I use the native sound player to play the sounds. Actually, what I really > want to do is to keep the app in the foreground. I play the audio through my > wifi and if it goes to background, the wifi gets disconnected and it’s a real > pain. A previous version of this app stayed in the foreground. So, perhaps > there is some kind of property that will keep an app in the foreground? > Bill >> On Sep 29, 2016, at 5:41 PM, Scott Rossi <sc...@tactilemedia.com> wrote: >> >> AFAIK, you can't do this on iOS for just a timer. I was told from someone >> high up in Apple that the phone will automatically end or reset a >> backgrounded app after roughly 10 minutes or so (at most). Audio is a >> different story, because Apple allows music-playing apps to run when >> backgrounded, but I imagine you'd need to make use of Apple's native music >> player for this to work. I'm not sure if the native LC player qualifies >> -- have you already tried backgrounding an LC app with the native player >> running? >> >> Don't expect to fool Apple by enabling a non-music-playing app to keep >> itself active by playing sound. I was told this story: Apparently several >> versions back, Facebook came out with a version of their mobile app which >> included a player that played silence when backgrounded, as a means to >> keep itself active. Apple discovered the behavior and slapped Facebook on >> the wrist, after which Facebook claimed it was a bug that was introduced >> by mistake. >> >> It's possible the Apple has changed it policy on this over the last year >> or so, but I doubt it. Google may be more forgiving with Android. >> >> Regards, >> >> Scott Rossi >> Creative Director >> Tactile Media, UX/UI Design >> >> >> >> >> On 9/29/16, 5:16 PM, "use-livecode on behalf of William Prothero" >> <use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com on behalf of >> proth...@earthednet.org> wrote: >> >>> Folks: >>> I have an app that plays sounds and I donąt want the iPhone to stop >>> playing them when the phone hibernates. I also have a timer that runs and >>> I donąt want it to stop after a minute or so. >>> >>> So, how can I keep an app up front and running without constantly >>> touching the screen? >>> >>> I know there is a way to do this, but how? >>> Thanks, >>> Bill >>> >>> >>> >>> William Prothero, Ph.D. >>> University of California, Santa Barbara, Emeritus >>> proth...@earthednet.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
