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msmith95
msmith95

Reputation: 41

BlueZ D-Bus Media API: Is there any way to set the playback position?

I'm trying to build a bluetooth-receiver which can control the different media players on my smartphone (Spotify, Apple Music...) using the BlueZ D-Bus Media API:

https://github.com/pauloborges/bluez/blob/master/doc/media-api.txt

Most functions work fine so far (e.g. Play(), Pause(), Next()...). At the moment I'm struggling how to implement the commands from the position bar. When I move the slider in the position bar I want the playback to jump to that position. Unfortunately BlueZ D-Bus Media API does not offer a method like SetPosition() or something like that.

The best solution I found so far is to use the methods FastForward() or Rewind() multiple times which jump through the playback in 10-second-steps. That works fine for short songs but takes way too long (many seconds) for podcasts which are often longer than one hour.The ideal would be a method which can set the position of the playback depending on the slider in the position bar.

My question: Is there any way to set a specific position of the playback?

Many thanks

Upvotes: 0

Views: 252

Answers (1)

Risto
Risto

Reputation: 1648

The Bluetooth A/V Remote Control Profile does not provide for setting a dedicated position within a media file. Therefore, I am afraid that this function is also not available in the BlueZ Media API.

Upvotes: 0

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