I have been using the free version of the product since September, and it had been largely perfect for my music project, until at some point an iOS update now prevents continuous playback through a playlist.
Playback instead stops at the end of each song and requires manual continuation. I upgraded to the "Pro" product today in hopes that the "Persistent Playback" feature would help with iOS playback, but the problem remains.
When a second track loads, the visual playback bar display shows track progress at the end of the new song instead of the beginning, and playback is paused. The iOS home screen will revert to Apple Music as the source for playback (but not that it actively starts playing Apple Music, just that it supercedes the web browser). I have tried using all most popular web browsers on iOS and they all present the same issue.
Please advise, I am not interested in the Pro Upgrade if the situation can't be remedied.
And was curious if looped silence running concurrently with the Sonaar plugin would allow the javascript to advance to the next track on the lock screen. I am accessing the website with my playlists while driving, so this bug makes it very difficult to enjoy a playlist. My fear is that Apple doesn't view this as a bug, but they intentionally want Apple Music to persist as the default audio source on the phone anytime the screen locks.
Hello,
I have been using the free version of the product since September, and it had been largely perfect for my music project, until at some point an iOS update now prevents continuous playback through a playlist.
Playback instead stops at the end of each song and requires manual continuation. I upgraded to the "Pro" product today in hopes that the "Persistent Playback" feature would help with iOS playback, but the problem remains.
When a second track loads, the visual playback bar display shows track progress at the end of the new song instead of the beginning, and playback is paused. The iOS home screen will revert to Apple Music as the source for playback (but not that it actively starts playing Apple Music, just that it supercedes the web browser). I have tried using all most popular web browsers on iOS and they all present the same issue.
Please advise, I am not interested in the Pro Upgrade if the situation can't be remedied.
Hi,
Unfortunately this is a limitation set by iOS. They are aware of the issue and we hope they release a bug fix soon.
This is currently out of our control.
Thanks,
Max from the Sonaar.io Crew
Hi Max,
I understand it's on Apple's end, just curious if there is a work around within the context of the Sonaar MP3 Player.
I was reading this:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69502340/ios-15-web-audio-playback-stops-working-in-safari-after-locking-screen-for-a-fe
And was curious if looped silence running concurrently with the Sonaar plugin would allow the javascript to advance to the next track on the lock screen. I am accessing the website with my playlists while driving, so this bug makes it very difficult to enjoy a playlist. My fear is that Apple doesn't view this as a bug, but they intentionally want Apple Music to persist as the default audio source on the phone anytime the screen locks.
Hi,
Unfortunately this workaround wont work..Notification center where the media is loaded is controlled by iOS.
I've read a lot of people complaining about this
Fingercrossed that they will fix the issue soon
Thanks,
Max from the Sonaar.io Crew