wt0 wrote: > Music playing doesn't really count as an app working in the background > because it's not really the music app that's playing the music. The > system provides a background music player that an app can pass a file > name or a url to. The background music player only provides basic > playback controls and I think the app can also provide a callback object > for when the song ends. The callback though has to be something called > a background agent and has severe limitations on what it can do and how > long it can run. > > Basically there's no way to for an app to maintain a network connection > while in the background. > > There is one exception to the background running rule and that is > location apps, but turning on the location system just to play music is > going to drain the battery very quickly.
Ah, I sort of understand - so the real limitation is the network connection or communication. Streaming of a radio station seems OK, but I suppose once the connection is made there is no work for the app to do. LMS Version: 7.9 TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3 - WHS 2011 2x Touch, 3x SB3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bonze's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6150 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97558 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
