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Windows Media Player - No Turn Off while phone phone turned off

Hello
i need to know if there is any possibility to continue the playing of the windows media player when i turn off my mobile phone (so that the touchscreen can not be used, but phone still on)
the problem is that im going to work every morning and plugin my earphones to turn on the music for the way. i leave the phone in my jacket and because it is not turned off so you can use the touchscreen it happens very often that the touchscreen is touched and that the song turns louder, the next song comes, aso..... i do not like this, this is why i ask for a configuration that i save the screen so it cant be touched and i can hear music at the same time.
is there anything out?

You can set a key to disable the screen by using the "Menu" "Options..." "Keys" menu.
The last item (not sure, I'm using a french WM) is about Activating/Deactivating the screen.
Hope this will help you.

Another option is to use a bluetooth headset, which will keep the music playing even when you hit the power button. Another thing to consider would be a program such as Slide 2 Unlock, which can turn off the lcd according to a preset delay, but I'm not sure if media player would keep playing or not. Good luck!

I just use the audioprogram from htc with batterystatus, when I turn my phone off. the music keeps playing and my screen is off and keys locked

yea, the new HTC audio manager plugin (touchflo cab) allows you to turn off the screen while still playing the music. its a plus as a really nice audio player also.

Just assign a button in WMP to "Toggle Screen" this will do what youre looking for. No need for an entirely new media player.
MJB

Sorry to Bump this up but can someone tell me how to listen to music in audio manager while screen is off please, i searched and searched and the only answers i see are use another player (which I dont wantm I orefer audio manager) and "mine works when my screen is off" (thanks for the help???) Did anyone have the same problem as me and fix it? Thanks in advance

Play Media Player while phone is (otherwise) off.
I had a ROM loaded on my phone that allowed MS Mediaplayer to stay active while my Tilt was 'off'. In fact, it was listed as a feature of that ROM. So I know that it's possible. Someone knows how to do it.​

keep music playing with screen off

hi all,
i use htc audio manager to play mp3s on the jade. however, the music stops whenever i press the power button to turn the screen off. anyone knows how to keep the music playing despite turning off the screen? it'll definitely save a lot of power with the screen off..
i've searched around and i've found some solutions which i've tried..for example deleting "disable_exit" and "enter_suspend" from registry, but it doesn't seem to work.. is there any other tweak i can do?
also..i download the htc audio manager today plugin and installed. however, i can't seem to be able to select it at settings>today>items..is it because the today plugin is only compatible for the previous versions of the audio manager?
so sorry for the long questions..thanks for any help!
congz

congz said:
hi all,
i use htc audio manager to play mp3s on the jade. however, the music stops whenever i press the power button to turn the screen off. anyone knows how to keep the music playing despite turning off the screen? it'll definitely save a lot of power with the screen off..
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Pressing the power button puts the phone to sleep.. everything sleep. This is how I work around. Set backlight to turn off after, say 1 min, and the music keeps playing even when the screen is turn off.

If you use Windows Media Player instead, you can set what you want to do with the button options.

If you use Windows Media Player instead, the on/off button will switch off the screen only instead .

I think that when you have earphones connected than you can turn off screen by power button and keep playing music in all media players.

^^Correct! When I'm listening to music using earphones, the music keeps on playing even after putting the device to sleep.... I use HTC Audio Manager...

yeah! i just tried with earphones and it worked nicely..hahas..should've just tried with headphones from the start..i was doing testing on the media players without earphones hahas..thanks all for the help

Resco Radio has an option to turn of the screen and the call buttons and leave the sound on.
`unfortunately it´s not free `

When You plug in headset this work!
by Alex

Stand by while playing music?

Anyone know how to put the phone in standby mode while playing music? Specifically, i want the phone to play music but with screen off.

Generally, music plays just fine with the screen off. What player are you using? If you're using Windows Media, then the player should take care that, when you press the power button, the device doesn't actually go to standby but rather just turns its screen off.
You might also have problems with locking software. For example, the screen/key lock on my X1 forces it to go to standby and thus stops playing music. But if I don't lock, it doesn't go to standby (but just turns the screen off) and the music keeps playing.

A short press on the main power button will turn off the screen whilst music continues

also u have a better chance of music not turning off if ur listening to it thru the jack

zizoty...i know what you mean, i had that same problem, very often the music would stop when the screen is turned off, i guess this is a bug within the system, i never experienced this problem since i updated the firmware to the R3A

yep same problem... but is about the rom... I hope they can fix it in da next realease

I'm using R3A and listening to music with the screen off all the time. Never had a sudden music stop or w/e.

with some players one have to enable "toggle screen" to a key and use that

Power Button = Screen Off is only true when Headphones are plugged in. To listen through the speaker with screen off, assign a key to the screen off function (Check Options to do this). I suggest "Long press Up" or "Long Press Down".

Im runnig R3A firmware right now and using WMP, TCPMP. You can turn off the screen if you're using headphone, but when you're playing through the loudspeaker, you cant turn off the screen. The screen just get dimmer after a few minutes of playing but it never completely off.

zizoty said:
Im runnig R3A firmware right now and using WMP, TCPMP. You can turn off the screen if you're using headphone, but when you're playing through the loudspeaker, you cant turn off the screen. The screen just get dimmer after a few minutes of playing but it never completely off.
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Try S2P player. It's free and can play music through the speaker when the screen is off.
Edit: Pocket Player works that way as well.

I had firmware R1A and it had this feature. It was removed in the R2A NAM rom.
YOUR BEST BET IS TO UPDATE YOUR ROM TO R2A. It's easy just go to sony ericssons website, and look up Xperia, and click update.

continued music play in stanby

is there a cab or reg change to keep the music on in standby
i dont want the screen and keys on during musicplay while in pocket or cardock
this worked in the qtek9100 but not on tp2
thanx

Using either the TF3D music player or WMP, I've no problems with playback with the screen off by default. Are you using some other player?

Hello,
I have the same problem on my HTC Touch Pro2 T7383 (Orange FR).
If someone find a solution, I will be glad to have it !
I use the Manilla interface, not the WMP one.
Thanks.

Kana-chan said:
Hello,
I have the same problem on my HTC Touch Pro2 T7383 (Orange FR).
If someone find a solution, I will be glad to have it !
I use the Manilla interface, not the WMP one.
Thanks.
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I also have the same problem. Turning the screen off is not the same has hitting the standby button. I think that's where there is some confusion.
Is there a way to make the standby button a screen off button if you use a long press?

As long as you have your headset connected to the device, the TF3D/manila music player or WMP will continue to play your music even if the screen is turned off.
It will not play with the screen off if you use the device's speakers.

I just let me screen timeout and my music continues playing....

There must be something I'm missing here because I'm really confused. There are only a couple of states that your device can be in:
1. Screen on; Backlight on
2. Screen on; Backlight off
3. Screen off
4. Standby
5. Off
Music playback through the headset works fine by default in the following states 1, 2, and 3.
I thought Standby was a state in which everything in your device goes into a powersaving mode where only the radio is active (so that you can still receive calls and messages). So wouldn't it by definition be impossible to continue music playback on Standby?
Appreciate it if someone could enlighten me on this...

ohyeahar said:
There must be something I'm missing here because I'm really confused. There are only a couple of states that your device can be in:
1. Screen on; Backlight on
2. Screen on; Backlight off
3. Screen off
4. Standby
5. Off
Music playback through the headset works fine by default in the following states 1, 2, and 3.
I thought Standby was a state in which everything in your device goes into a powersaving mode where only the radio is active (so that you can still receive calls and messages). So wouldn't it by definition be impossible to continue music playback on Standby?
Appreciate it if someone could enlighten me on this...
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this is indeed what I mean.
in mode 1, 2 and 3 playback works, but when hitting the top hardkey / standby the playback stops.
there must be a reg setting to keep playback on same as for instance wifi always on even in standby.
with the wifi regedit, wifi stays connected to the network even when hitting the standbybutton.
thanx

vinciente said:
this is indeed what I mean.
... but when hitting the top hardkey / standby the playback stops...
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Really? That's odd because playback continues as normal when I turn the screen off with the power button. (This is of course with the headset connected. Without the headset, playback will stop.)
Btw, this is probably not helpful to this issue that you guys are having but I think it's important to get the essentials correct. When you press and release the power button with the device and screen on, it doesn't immediately put your device into standby mode. All it really does is turn off the display. When the display is off for a particular amount of time (a couple of seconds), your device will go into standby. If I'm using my device to listen to music and turn off the screen with the power button, it never goes into standby. I know this because I have danielherrero's LockDevice app. I've set it to autolock the device when it wakes up from standby. Since my device never when into standby during the music playback, my device never gets autolocked when I'm listening to music.

Have you tried this?

Scalage said:
Have you tried this?
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this works for me so far from testing my xm radio app before when the screen cut off the audio stopped now it doesnt
when i go to the tf3d music and play music in there the music still stops. and in both apps if i manually turn off the screen the music stops

deadwrong03 said:
this works for me so far from testing my xm radio app before when the screen cut off the audio stopped now it doesnt
when i go to the tf3d music and play music in there the music still stops. and in both apps if i manually turn off the screen the music stops
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there is a simple reg setting for it.... not sure where to find it but i think its the wav1 reg setting below
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\Unattended]
"ecs1:"=dword:00000004
"gpd0:"=dword:00000004
"cif1:"=dword:00000001
"log9:"=dword:00000002
"ufn1:"=dword:00000004
"com7:"=dword:00000000
"upt1:"=dword:00000001
"bkl1:"=dword:00000004
"wav1:"=dword:00000004
"Flags"=dword:00400000
@=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\Unattended\{98C5250D-C29A-4985-AE5F-AFE5367E5006}]
@=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\Unattended\{EB91C7C9-8BF6-4a2d-9AB8-69724EED97D1}]
@=dword:00000004
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\Resuming]
"ecs1:"=dword:00000004
"gpd0:"=dword:00000004
"wav1:"=dword:00000004
"cif1:"=dword:00000004
"log9:"=dword:00000003
"ufn1:"=dword:00000004
"com7:"=dword:00000002
"bkl1:"=dword:00000004
"Flags"=dword:10000000
@=dword:00000002
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\Resuming\{98C5250D-C29A-4985-AE5F-AFE5367E5006}]
@=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\Resuming\{EB91C7C9-8BF6-4a2d-9AB8-69724EED97D1}]
@=dword:00000004

any new findings id still like 2know of a fix for this

[Q] How do I browse the web and play music at the same time?

Hey gang, new TF owner here. I want to play an MP3 in Winamp and surf the net at the same time. How come every time I go to switch applications (by leaving Winamp running, I just hit the home button to start a new app) - the music stops playing.
I'm a little disappointed that I haven't figured out how to do this yet. Anyone have this figured out?

I don't know about WinAMP, but I use the Google Music app and the music doesn't stop when switching apps.

Winamp also plays music in the background, regardless of app switching. Even continues playback even while the screen is turned off, if I recall.

Mine doesn't stop or exit music keeps playing and a notification is added to the bar.

I can confirm on my tablet, Winamp does not keep playing when I switch apps. If it matters, I am using the headset port. Maybe I'll try it without the headset and see if it does.
Maybe the headset port shuts off when the screen goes into sleep mode.

Ok yes, when I am NOT using the headset port, apps play in the background. However, when I use the headset port, the music shuts off when the app is switched (and also when the screen goes into sleep mode).
What's up with that?

I haven't tried Winamp specifically, but every other music app plays in the background no problem with or without headphones plugged in. Music, TuneIn Radio, and iHeartRadio are three that come immediately to mind.

I just download Winamp so I can test and WITH headphone I can multitask and listen to music just fine.
Music still play when screen shut off also.
My built in music player is the same way.