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Q: How can I listen to Netflix while browsing other apps

How can I listen to Netflix while browsing other apps

iPad 2, iOS 5.1.1

Posted on Aug 21, 2012 6:02 PM

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Q: How can I listen to Netflix while browsing other apps

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  • by Johnathan Burger,

    Johnathan Burger Johnathan Burger Aug 21, 2012 6:04 PM in response to smackagrin
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    Aug 21, 2012 6:04 PM in response to smackagrin

    You can't.

  • by smackagrin,

    smackagrin smackagrin Aug 21, 2012 6:21 PM in response to Johnathan Burger
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    Aug 21, 2012 6:21 PM in response to Johnathan Burger

    Well that is just horrible. the lack of basic multitasking the device renders it almost useless.

  • by Johnathan Burger,

    Johnathan Burger Johnathan Burger Aug 21, 2012 6:25 PM in response to smackagrin
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    Aug 21, 2012 6:25 PM in response to smackagrin

    Sell it then

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  • by Allan Sampson,

    Allan Sampson Allan Sampson Aug 21, 2012 6:30 PM in response to smackagrin
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    Aug 21, 2012 6:30 PM in response to smackagrin

    Netflix is a video streaming app. The same applies when watching a movie with the Videos app and with YouTube.

     

    Not a problem with a music streaming app, or when listening to music with the iPod or Music app - apps designed for listening to content, not for viewing video.

     

    If listening only to a video streaming app is of great importance and need for you, get rid off the iPhone and purchase a device that includes the option.

     

    Not being able to listen only to a video streaming app renders the device "almost" useless..... thanks for my big laugh for the day. Too funny.

  • by smackagrin,

    smackagrin smackagrin Aug 21, 2012 7:03 PM in response to Allan Sampson
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    Aug 21, 2012 7:03 PM in response to Allan Sampson

    That is only one small example itsof limitations. I thought apple was supposed to about choices, opportunities yet every corner I turn presents another unflexible inane obstacle. Best marketing / braising washing ever dumbing everything down so much that it seems advanced. it's all bell and whistles and not substance. Pretty much a mediocre product better suited for children than any one who wants to productive.

  • by bobwild,

    bobwild bobwild Aug 21, 2012 7:08 PM in response to smackagrin
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    Aug 21, 2012 7:08 PM in response to smackagrin

    Ya that explains why they sell millions of them. And out of the millions that bought one you are the only one who bought one expecting to multitast video and other apps when the specifications clearly indicate that it is not possible. d-oh.

  • by Allan Sampson,

    Allan Sampson Allan Sampson Aug 21, 2012 7:09 PM in response to smackagrin
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    Aug 21, 2012 7:09 PM in response to smackagrin

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  • by smackagrin,

    smackagrin smackagrin Aug 22, 2012 7:41 AM in response to Allan Sampson
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    Aug 22, 2012 7:41 AM in response to Allan Sampson

    Hardly trolling...

     

    (1) It was a gift...I would not have chosen to pay $500 for a POS when for less than that I could have bought a machine with 10x the power, memory, and ram.

     

    (2) I expected more out of APPLE which pretty much made a device whose only use to use one prgram at a time.

     

    (3) The millions they sold are obviously to people who have no idea what the meaning of "productivity" is.

     

    (4) This is a toy suited for a child - including those of an adult age.

     

    (5) As a graphics professional who cut hi teeth on APPLE and after leaving APPLE products but the way side in 2003, I am can report I am happy I did. And this latest "experiement" is proof.

     

    (6) Sold millions...to sheep. I re-interate, best marketing scam every to diguise a dumbed down device as "innovative and productive for that APPLE and it's brainwashed minionsa are the bigger troll.

  • by Kilgore-Trout,

    Kilgore-Trout Kilgore-Trout Aug 22, 2012 7:44 AM in response to smackagrin
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    Aug 22, 2012 7:44 AM in response to smackagrin

    Then sell it and buy that super machine you describe.

  • by Allan Sampson,

    Allan Sampson Allan Sampson Aug 22, 2012 8:26 AM in response to smackagrin
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    Aug 22, 2012 8:26 AM in response to smackagrin

    Clueless low-life troll.

  • by smackagrin,

    smackagrin smackagrin Aug 22, 2012 8:30 AM in response to Allan Sampson
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    Aug 22, 2012 8:30 AM in response to Allan Sampson

    Better than being a close-minded person like yourself who cannot accept critism and open up a real discussion of pros versus cons. Who would rather just resort to name calling because that is productive.

  • by Allan Sampson,

    Allan Sampson Allan Sampson Aug 22, 2012 8:52 AM in response to smackagrin
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    Aug 22, 2012 8:52 AM in response to smackagrin

    You need to look in the mirror dip ****.

     

    You came here for no such thing.

  • by Kilgore-Trout,

    Kilgore-Trout Kilgore-Trout Aug 22, 2012 9:50 AM in response to smackagrin
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    Aug 22, 2012 9:50 AM in response to smackagrin

    smackagrin wrote:

     

    Well that is just horrible. the lack of basic multitasking the device renders it almost useless.

    Since Netflix by its very nature is a VISUAL service, running just the audio is pretty pointless, isn't it? I would suspect that why NETFLIX (and not Apple, it's not their app) didn't provide that functionality.  I would suggest, that if you wish to see a change in that, that you contact Netflix.

     

    I also suspect they will dutifully ignore you, since most users would prefer the stream stop if it is no longer visible on the screen.

  • by smackagrin,

    smackagrin smackagrin Aug 22, 2012 11:04 AM in response to Kilgore-Trout
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    Aug 22, 2012 11:04 AM in response to Kilgore-Trout

    I think most users would actually prefer a choice, always. In fact, the whole act of downloading a Netflix app and installing it on the device seems like a frivolous exercise to me. Especially when everything works perfectly well through their web browser. Fact is it would be a much more powerful device if you could control the experience instead of having the user experience defined for you. In my personal experience, I often run videos of speeches (like TED talks) or documentaries in the background while I work and only occasionally flip over to "look" at the video part, But none the less there is a whole lot of video content worth listening to. This is just one example of a multi-tasking fail.

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