Request audiofocus, please?
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:36 pm
I just installed a music player mainly because it is claimed to be able to turn down the volume of music while navigation services were running so that directions could be heard and understood. I tested playing music with the player while running Waze and the volume of the player did not decrease and I was unable to hear the directions from Waze. I have been messaging the developer of the music player all day trying to get a fix so that I will be able to use both music AND navigation on my phone at the same time and hear both. He has determined that with apps such as Google navigator and Co Pilot Live, an announcement is made to the music player to decrease the volume so that the navigation system could give the directions, and then the connection is closed (from what I understand). He himself installed Waze and tried it with his app and he determined that Waze does not do this. I was considering buying the player solely for this purpose because it will be something I need, as I am moving soon. I will be needing the guidance of Waze quite regularly as I learn my way around, and I would like to be able to play my music in the background while using Waze. However, I am not sure if I will be buying the license for the music player if it will not work with this app, and the version of the player I am using now is only a 14 day trial, soon to expire.
Could this be done so that I could continue using Waze? I would really rather not have to use Google navigation.
Could this be done so that I could continue using Waze? I would really rather not have to use Google navigation.