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Background audio no longer working on Firefox iOS?

sdbish
sdbish
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When you start listening to a podcast it works. Then you navigate outside the app to another app or just close phone, the audio only plays for 29 seconds then stops. Used to be no problem to listen to audio links in background, now it’s impossible.

When you start listening to a podcast it works. Then you navigate outside the app to another app or just close phone, the audio only plays for 29 seconds then stops. Used to be no problem to listen to audio links in background, now it’s impossible.

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user1693610
user1693610
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I guessing you are already running iOS 13? It's a kind if iOS 13 security enhacement. Apple restricted background apps in iOS 13 and kills app activity after a few seconds in the background.

Did you check Safari?

sdbish
sdbish Jụọ onye nwe ya ajụjụ
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Yes I am running 13. Yes it works in Safari. I want it to work in Firefox as I prefer it. Will there be future updates to Firefox to bring this background audio back?

user1693610
user1693610
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I do not know. I guess it will take some time to fix and Apple will roll out a new iOS version.

There is a open Bug Report on Bugzilla #1584832

raulfilipe_7
raulfilipe_7
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Same issue here...