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iPhone App & multi-tasking with Os4?

  • 06-08-2010 9:52am
    #1
    John_Mc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I installed OS4 on my iPhone the other night, and I expected to be able to listen to Phantom using the App whilst doing other stuff like browsing the net using Safari or checking my mails. When I press the Home button though, the app is minimised and the sound cuts out. I check the multi-tasking and the app is still running.

    Is there something that still has to be done to the app to make it work with Os4 multi-tasking?

    Thanks

    P.S Other than that, it's a great app!


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  • #2
    BrianD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭BrianD


    John

    You can listen to the stream in the background by going to settings and selecting listen in background.

    I spoke to our app developer when iOS4 came out and he was saying that there were a number of question marks over the protocols for 4 (including the background listening - there was a specific technical reason as to why it wasn't being implemented). We have decided to wait a bit longer before adding any additional functionality for multi-tasking.


  • #3
    John_Mc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭John_Mc


    Hi Brian,

    Thanks very much for your reply. I know that the new multi-tasking in OS4 requires changes to the existing apps to make it work.

    Last.fm and pandora released updates to their apps recently which allow it to work. I wouldn't imagine that the development effort would be too costly to allow for this essential feature.

    I had to turn off the Phantom app to check mails and the news this morning :(


  • #4
    lopex
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    Multi-tasking wouldn't be a problem for Apple if they didn't cripple their devices with inadequate hardware. Which they all but admit by not allowing multi-tasking on the older hardware.


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  • #5
    lalee17
    Closed Accounts Posts: 688 ✭✭✭lalee17


    The Phantom FM app developer seems to be quite lazy. They haven't updated it to allow background listening for technical reasons, as stated above. However they also haven't updated the icon to suit the high-res display of the iPhone 4. I don't see a technical reason as to why they wouldn't.


  • #6
    BrianD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭BrianD


    lalee17 wrote: »
    The Phantom FM app developer seems to be quite lazy. They haven't updated it to allow background listening for technical reasons, as stated above. However they also haven't updated the icon to suit the high-res display of the iPhone 4. I don't see a technical reason as to why they wouldn't.

    Lalee, it's not a matter of being lazy we have decided not to update these features until a future time.


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