Will Syrinscape run in the background on iPads and Android Tablets - HELP TESTING

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#15

Current status:

  1. Android App next version will play in the background (after some addition testing etc)
  2. iOS looks MUCH harder (due to… Apple being difficult)
  3. Master/Minion will allow people to control an instance of Syrinscape running remotely (via a browser)
  4. So yes, solution is:
    a) run Syrinscape on a phone or tab or PC plugged into a stereo system somewhere nearby
    b) control Syrinscape from a browser window in your ipad
    c) now you can have this browser in the background whenever you like without the sound stopping = the browser is just sending MOOD and OneShot clicks to the Minion Player (over there)

Cools?!?

#16

Thanks for the clarification, luck!

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#17

Is that a temporary solution, or is that just final? I get iOS is harder, but I would still appreciate it in future updates. A nice thing about using a tablet is that I can use it when I don’t have the option to use a computer, or have a sound system nearby.

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#18

My instructions to the dev team:
“Syrinscape playing in the background is the Holy Grail. Whoever works it out first gets MUCH beer.”

On Android: at the moment: we have it going into the background… but it stops once each of the current samples has finished playing… Almost there.

Stay tuned!

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#19

Thanks for the update. I know getting everything perfect can’t be easy, and I do appreciate all you do! Syrinscape brought the session to life when I introduced my friends to D&D.

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#20

:smile:

[additional characters in addition to the smile, but what I mainly mean is the smile]

#21

I will add my beer as well. If I ever go to Australia :wink:

I am running games at D&D AL locally and use Syrinscape on my Tablet since it’s easier to take it into the pub or store. But I also have my own DM screen with rules in PDF on the tablet and cannot use them both at the same time.

Would be glad to have them work in background. The other issue is with power drain. Syrinscape seems to be not optimized (or maybe it’s also Unity fault, although other games work better I think) and consumes battery really fast. Day-to-day I can use my tablet for a week. But when the game session comes, from 90% I go to 18% in 6 hours. This is a really bad result (even with screen backlight at the lowest level).

So… Big +1 for the background play. Would love it!

#22

Try this!!!

Download and give it try. Let us know how you do! I’ve found the stability of the audio to be a bit variable, depending on:

  1. the power of the device
  2. the power settings of the device
  3. the complexity of the SoundSet
  4. Syrinscape is just that full on of a multichannel, live effects, 3D sound app thing…
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#23

Is this version released for public yet, so it will run in Android background?

#24

Not yet but it’s due for release VERY soon. We just need to survive PaizoCon and UKGames Expo first :slight_smile:

Definitely try out the test build though and let us know how you get on

#25

@Norgalis Working for you?

I have found performance is highly variable, depending on device power vs SoundSet complexity.

(pretty much the reasons we have been giving for years for why we HAVEN’T enabled this feature before) :smiley:

#26

Working ok on Galaxy S8, but I have another problem now :wink: While gaming I am using both Syrinscape and Spotify. Unfortunately now, with the newer version, I can only use either as when I push the “play” button on Spotify… Syrinscape immediately stops and it can not be turned on again (have to reset the application). With the previous version I could use both players at the same time, Syrinscape only stopped playing while it was in the background.

Keep on the good work, we are almost there! :stuck_out_tongue:

#27

Is this working on iOS as well? Last time I tried it it didn’t work T_T

#28

iOS wont allow Syrinscape to run in the background, in the same way it can’t run GarageBand unfortunately. Syrinscape Online however runs in a browser and so will be able to run in the background on iOS. The PC and Mac version of the online Player are already out and we are working on the iOS and Android versions at the minute so they should be released a little later this year :slight_smile:

#29

OK. Here is the latest build with Unity 5 and a few audio bug fixes… seems to work pretty well for me.

@przemyslaw_kotlinski Yes, running Spotify kills Syrinscape dead. Can’t even imagine why… I guess Spotify is a driver hog.

#30

Ok, at least Syrinscape allows D&D Beyond to be running over the top of Syrinscape in “slide over” mode. It’s looking pretty good on a big iPad. The Master/Minion setup would work well if there was WiFi at the venue we use. Would Split View support be feasible if you get background audio working? Or is that an option that could work on iOS to allow richer multitasking without background support?

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#31

bkgaudio.apk seem to work well on my Samsung Galaxy Tab A and on my One Plus 5.

Will it be release as the official release ?

#32

WIll this come to the play store beta channel?

#33

Is the only way to get Syrinscape to play background on an iPad still to do is remote thing? I havent had much lucking to use split screen and it does eat half my screen ;-/

#34

:slight_smile:
See in this video:


You can drag the screen divider to the right to make the Online Player only take up a small section of the screen, keeping the rest of the screen available for doing whatever else you need to.

Works for you?