On Saturday, 6 August 2016 19:59:47 BST Patrick Wigmore wrote: > On Saturday 06 Aug 2016, at 18:45:45, Terry Coles wrote: > > ...what I need to know is can people play the samples on the > > page below with a Windows Phone or older iPhone or iPad? > > I tried the page in Safari on my university-issued iPad Mini,
Thanks. > I am not sure whether it counts as an old iPad. The hardware is > getting on a bit, but the software is up to date. Yes, I guess what I really need is testing by someone who has an old 'i' or Windows device which is no longer kept up to date by the vendor. > The MP3 and WAV versions work. The OGG version does not. > > The MP3 version appeared to load entirely as soon as the page was > viewed. It played back with no noticeable delay after pressing > play. That's what I expected. > The WAV version appeared not to load onto the device at all until > I had pressed play. It also played back with no noticeable delay > after pressing play, while the rest of the file loaded in the > background, which took about a second on my WiFi/ADSL connection. That surprises me a bit, but if Safari is capable of playing the file while it is still loading, I guess it make no difference to the user. > If nobody on this list has a suitable device, perhaps you or > someone else could take advantage of the Open Device Lab > Bournemouth to do this sort of testing. > https://odl.wearebase.com/ That looks like a useful place. I may pop along and have a look at it sometime, possibly when we have a prototype ready. Thanks again. Any other people out there with 'i' or Windows Mobile / Phone devices? (I suppose I'm a bit optimistic asking for Windows stuff on a Linux List ) -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-09-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
