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Temoshi Aspiring developer Posts: 2 Reg: Apr 11, 2014 Gatineau 20	confirm \| cancel 04/11/14 10:56 AM (10 years ago) Running App in the Background Is there a way to allow a process to run in the background when a phone is running or has started? This is without it being left open in the window list. Any way to do this with options? I'm just starting, so I'm curious if this is an option. - Temoshi Title Comments Is there a way to allow a process to run in the background when a phone is running or has started? This is without it being left open in the window list. Any way to do this with options? I'm just starting, so I'm curious if this is an option. - Temoshi

SmugWimp Smugger than thou... Posts: 6316 Reg: Nov 07, 2012 Tamuning, GU 81,410	04/11/14 02:52 PM (10 years ago) Welcome to Buzztouch! A few plugins, such as PSM Danny's Audio stream plugin, allow music to play even though the app is no longer 'in front'. So I suppose the answer is yes. But I've not done that kind of programming, so I'm not sure how. Cheers! -- Smug Comments Welcome to Buzztouch! A few plugins, such as PSM Danny's Audio stream plugin, allow music to play even though the app is no longer 'in front'. So I suppose the answer is yes. But I've not done that kind of programming, so I'm not sure how. Cheers! -- Smug

Red Dog buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 805 Reg: Jun 16, 2011 Southern Califo... 18,800	04/11/14 03:28 PM (10 years ago) I am trying to figure this out too. I have a plugin that uses geoFencing. If the plugin is the "Home Screen" it will receive local notifications even when the app is closed. But, if a menu screen is the "Home Screen" then the app needs to be running for the plugin to receive the local notifications. There must be a way. Comments I am trying to figure this out too. I have a plugin that uses geoFencing. If the plugin is the "Home Screen" it will receive local notifications even when the app is closed. But, if a menu screen is the "Home Screen" then the app needs to be running for the plugin to receive the local notifications. There must be a way.

SmugWimp Smugger than thou... Posts: 6316 Reg: Nov 07, 2012 Tamuning, GU 81,410	04/11/14 03:30 PM (10 years ago) http://www.raywenderlich.com/29948/backgrounding-for-ios Not sure about Android (yet) Cheers! -- Smug Comments http://www.raywenderlich.com/29948/backgrounding-for-ios Not sure about Android (yet) Cheers! -- Smug

Temoshi Aspiring developer Posts: 2 Reg: Apr 11, 2014 Gatineau 20	04/11/14 03:34 PM (10 years ago) Audio stream? I wasn't thinking music, but more along the lines of a scheduled event. I tried an alarm app that you had to have the icon in the menu panels to work, but it would work from that. Perhaps that is what I need to do, is make it work when it's in one of the panels. I'm guessing that acts like a process (on Android), not sure about iPhone though. Comments Audio stream? I wasn't thinking music, but more along the lines of a scheduled event. I tried an alarm app that you had to have the icon in the menu panels to work, but it would work from that. Perhaps that is what I need to do, is make it work when it's in one of the panels. I'm guessing that acts like a process (on Android), not sure about iPhone though.

Niraj buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 2943 Reg: Jul 11, 2012 Cerritos 37,930	04/12/14 10:52 AM (10 years ago) This is not exactly what you had asked, yet take a quick look at these two articles from AppCoda: Working With Background Fetch in iOS 7 http://www.appcoda.com/ios7-background-fetch-programming/ Background Transfer Service in iOS 7 SDK: How To Download File in Background http://www.appcoda.com/background-transfer-service-ios7/ The Ray Wenderlich tutorials are also awesome! (See Smug's suggestion above) -- Niraj Comments This is not exactly what you had asked, yet take a quick look at these two articles from AppCoda: Working With Background Fetch in iOS 7 http://www.appcoda.com/ios7-background-fetch-programming/ Background Transfer Service in iOS 7 SDK: How To Download File in Background http://www.appcoda.com/background-transfer-service-ios7/ The Ray Wenderlich tutorials are also awesome! (See Smug's suggestion above) -- Niraj

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