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livingonvideo13

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Jun 19, 2009
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I mostly listen to Audiobooks, Podcasts, etc. on my iPhone. Many times I will load videos on my iPhone and want to listen to the audio only such as a Comedian while I am driving my car and don't want the screen on to save battery life.

The only way I can figure out how to play the audio without displaying the video is by doing this.

1. Start the Video playing.
2. Turn the screen off by pressing the power button once. (Audio and Video Stops)
3. While the screen is off, double click the home button. This will bring up the iPod controls.
4. Press Play. Now the audio only will be playing from the video and you can press the power button on top to turn off the screen and the audio keeps playing.

I use this all the time and glad I figured it out but is there another way to play the audio only from a video without having to press so many buttons?
 
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