From: marionf@fact.com
Arno Welzel wrote:
>> On more than one occasion, on more than one url, on my Android phone, I
>> have tried to turn off the screen but continue to play the audio.
>> Instead, when the screen goes blank the audio stopped too. Is this
>> likely to be universal? Is there a way around it?
>
> No, it depends on the software you use. Many audioplayers continue to
> play even with the screen turned off. Also RVX - an alternative YouTube
> client - also continues to output audio when turning of the screen.
>
>> I want to save the battery, I'm walking and can't look at the screen
>> anyhow, and with NBC news, the video just showed a talking head.
>
> Radio Garden may be your friend. Or Musicolet.
I agree with Arno that it depends on the software you use to play.
For example, I'm in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber daily (which is essentially
a 5oo-gallon propane tank) where I listen to documentaries over a speaker.
Since it's two hours a day where you can't bring a single thing inside the
chamber, they pipe whatever you want from outside into the propane tank.
To generate hours-long audio, I wrote a tutorial on the Windows newsgroup
for converting anything to an audio file (e.g., epub or any pdf text).
*Tutorial: Convert any ebook or text to audiobook spoken English*
Once it's an audio file (e.g., OPUS is a good format for audio books), then
all you need is a player that supports background audio/video playing.
For example, VLC on Android supports background playback for audio files.
VLC: Settings > Video > Play videos in background.
On Android VLC, you can also choose to play a video as audio (essentially
ignoring the video stream) & then it plays in the background.
Same with iOS, where VLC doesnąt natively support video playback with the
screen off unless the video is treated as audio.
If you're listening to YouTube video streams, NewPipe also allows the
screen to blank while still playing the video and audio streams.
Interestingly, that's a "YouTube Premium" feature you get for free!
BTW, if you do this while you're locked inside a propane tank, bear in mind
that if you forget to turn off battery optimization, you're screwed.
Ask me how I know this...
hyperbaric oxygen chamber
Looking things up, these supposedly play video/audio in the background:
VLC, NewPipe/LibreTube, Musicolet, MX Player & even the Brave Browser.
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