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Windows store app "pauses" when minimized

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I have a windows store app. The app plays audio in MediaElement by passing a stream and does some activity on the screen with the progress of the audio. But when the app is minimized the audio "pauses" and the activity and when the app is maximized it resumes. When the app is minimized the "OnSuspending" event is also not triggeresd (I put break point on that function and it did not break).

How can I stop the app from getting "paused" when minimized.

Monday, November 3, 2014 8:55 AM

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You can not prevent that from happening. As soon as an App is no longer in active use (e.g. minimized/sent to the background) it will stop execution. If you want the audio to continue playing you will have to hand playback over to an Audio Background Task, this article contains more information on that: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/xaml/jj841209.aspx
- Proposed as answer by Magnus (MM8)MVP Monday, November 3, 2014 10:47 AM
- Marked as answer by Herro wongMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Wednesday, November 12, 2014 1:48 AM
Monday, November 3, 2014 9:22 AM