Thanks for this. I'll give it a try. On Apr 19, 2010, at 12:25 PM, John J Herzog wrote:
> Hi listers, > I have the at bat application, and it also keeps closing for me. > Interestingly, I have found a workaround. > If you click on the audio stream you want, and it starts playing, you can > then click the hide button. Next, click back, so that you get into the main > screen of the at bat app. You can then listen to the audio stream as long as > you want. > I think the reason this may be happening is that, as the audio plays, there > are updates to the game statistics. These are not accessible with voiceover > on the audio screen, but it is meant to allow people to see them while they > listen to the game. As these stats update, it seems to crash the app as > voiceover is being used. I am guessing this is the case, because on some > streams, the app crashes immediately upon the conclusion of every play. > . > On Apr 19, 2010, at 10:35 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > >> Hi Esther, >> >> I had caught that post . I thought about it so I timed some of my usage. >> In the instances where the app closed, I was listening to the stream for >> less than 10 minutes each time except 1. This time, the app closed after 42 >> minutes. I think I might try reinstalling the app. >> >> Thank you for the suggestion. This is a real head scratch for me. >> On Apr 19, 2010, at 10:00 AM, Esther wrote: >> >>> Hello Ricardo, >>> >>> Could this behavior of the app closing be related to the question Juan >>> asked a while ago about other radio streams closing? Paul mentioned an >>> answer in the ooTunes FAQ (but this was in a period of very high list >>> traffic). I'll excerpt what might be the relevant item from the ooTunes >>> app FAQ: >>> <begin excerpt> >>> http://ootunes.com/app/FAQ/#30 >>> Q: Why does the radio/music stop playing after 30 minutes of having the >>> screen locked (if your ipod/iphone is not plugged into a power source)? >>> A: This is a limitation of all 3rd party applications on the iPhone. Apple >>> automatically turns off the network after 30 minutes of being locked, >>> regardless of if the current application is using it. For now you can turn >>> off the "automatic sleep" feature for ooTunes Radio in the ooTunes >>> preferences in apple's "Settings" app. Hopefully in the future, Apple will >>> change this, but they probably do it to conserve the battery. This only >>> occurs if it is not plugged into a power source. We may be able to buffer >>> more than the current song for playback without the network. However, >>> that's not possible for a live stream. >>> <end excerpt> >>> Note that although the answer refers to live streams, it's a general issue >>> for network access listening when the user is not doing anything but >>> listening to material through a network connection using a third party app >>> while not connected to a power source. I don't believe this is an issue if >>> your device is connected to a power source (which could be the battery in >>> your case, an external battery pack, or a USB charger) while you're >>> listening for more than 30 minutes. >>> >>> HTH >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Esther >>> >>> On 19 Apr 2010, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>> >>>>> Hello list, I hope everyone had a nice weekend. >>>>> >>>>> I have been having some trouble with the MLB at bat 2010 app. It will >>>>> just close similar to the facebook app. I thought it might be a >>>>> voiceover thing so I turned it off while listening to a live broadcast of >>>>> my Yankees. The app still closed even with vo turned off. I don't even >>>>> have to be listening to a live broadcast. It has occurred while viewing >>>>> video highlights too. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced >>>>> this behavior? I'm using an iPod touch. 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