How to make my app keep running in the bg

[Mike Kerner]

have you tried tweaking the settings.plist, specifically replacing
${APPLICATION_EXITS_ON_SUSPEND} with <false/>?

On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 8:55 PM, William Prothero <prothero at earthednet.org>
wrote:

> Scott:
> I think I’ve got it.
>
> mobileLockIdleTimer
>
> Best,
> Bill
>
> > On Sep 29, 2016, at 5:46 PM, William Prothero <prothero at 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 <scott at 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-bounces at lists.runrev.com on behalf of
> >> prothero at 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
> >>> prothero at earthednet.org
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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