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themirror
themirror

Reputation: 10287

iOS: background play from the browser?

Some iOS apps like Pandora continue playing audio after the app screen has been exited, and even after the device has been locked.

Is it possible to keep audio playing in this way from a browser tab? In other words, can I code an HTML5 page that plays audio and continues playing even after the iPhone is locked?

Upvotes: 6

Views: 2073

Answers (2)

shanebo
shanebo

Reputation: 342

Yes, audio playing in a mobile Safari tab will continuously play even when multi-tasking or locking your screen. However, if you save the bookmark to the home screen, open, play audio, and then hop out to multi-task, the audio fades out.

Upvotes: 3

Ralfonso
Ralfonso

Reputation: 1624

Not possible... the browser displaying your page controls what happens when it is deactivated (sent to the background). HTML5 won't touch the behavior of the underlying browser as it relates to system events, so the only way to control background activity in iOS is to write a native app.

Upvotes: -1

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