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Double-tap home button to get music in apps - gone in v3.1 - workaround?

I hate it that Apple has not made a universal setting that lets people mute application sounds. When I get really immersed in a game, I can play the same thing for hours at a time, and I'd like my music to be on top of that. I know some newer apps are touting features that "let you play your own music library" but not all apps offer this. The workaround was to double-tap the home button to get the music player opening within the app. This effectively died with v3.1, apparently, since it's not working for me anymore.

So here's the question: is there another workaround that will let me play the tunes I want instead of listening to the same 1 minute segment of some game music for 4 hours straight? You have no idea how annoying that is.

Any ideas? And does anyone know why Apple removed this? Bug, maybe?

Stuff I build, usually, or a Macbook Air, I have lots of computers. Most of my support issues don't pertain to computers.

Posted on Sep 11, 2009 2:46 PM

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Swanny92

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Oct 21, 2009 11:39 PM in response to tamarw

Double tapping to bring up the iPod controls while playing music works fine for me (in 3.1.2). As I said though, double tapping without music playing doesn't bring up the controls, instead it will close the app, and open up whatever Shortcut key you have specified. If I specify iPod, it closes the app and opens up the iPod app itself. It won't bring up the controls without music playing.i

TheAark

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Nov 28, 2009 8:56 AM in response to Swanny92

I found the fix for me.... Basically I went into settings, general, home and clicked the option of "iPod". I am running the 3.2 software on a first generation. I would think that this would work for you guys, it did for me. Good Luck!

roaminggnome

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Nov 28, 2009 9:08 AM in response to TheAark

Page 121 of the manual:

"Set whether double-clicking the Home button shows iPod controls: Turn on iPod
Controls to display iPod controls when you’re playing music and double-click the
Home button. This feature works even when the display is turned off or iPod touch is
locked. "

Dec 7, 2009 11:21 AM in response to roaminggnome

Absolutely correct, Gnome, but the issue was bringing up the controls with no music playing, and this has not been resolved. As the saying goes, "It's not a bug, it's a feature" . however, this feature is an unwanted one by many users, including myself. I wish apple would give the option to bring it back.

Double-tap home button to get music in apps - gone in v3.1 - workaround?