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renojim
Community Streaming Expert
16 years ago

Playing audio from within a screensaver

Since other people have asked me if I can add music to my "Time & Weather" screensaver I thought I'd bring it up here. Now that I've read the documentation ;), I see it's not allowed. I can see reas...
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RokuKevin
Visitor
15 years ago
I would suggest looking at the audioapp sample application as an example of creating an application screensaver that can continue playing audio when the screensaver comes on.

We don't currently have plans to enable audio on the system wide screensaver (the underlying channel may already have the audio hw resources)

--Kevin
  • Dawnsie's avatar
    Dawnsie
    Newbie
    6 years ago

    Wouldn't it be awesome to get audio ??

     

    Fish tank is amazing but no bubbles 😞

     

    Fireplace great...but no crackling 🙂

     

    Etc.

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      jburnes
      Channel Surfer
      8 months ago

      Exactly!  They over here like we'll give you peanut butter but no jelly.  Ham but no cheese. Yin but no yang. Pictures but no sound. Lol