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Multitasking gone with jailbreak? - Now Resolved
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Yeah a couple people reported last night that it was fine but quite a lot of people also having problem
Resolved??
The title to this thread is "Multitasking gone with jailbreak? - Now Resolved". Did I miss the "now resolved" part? How has this been resolved? Thanks in advance.
P.S. I'm on a jail-broken 3GS iOS4 and have lost multi-tasking on Skype since jail-breaking 2 hours ago.
The title to this thread is "Multitasking gone with jailbreak? - Now Resolved". Did I miss the "now resolved" part? How has this been resolved? Thanks in advance.
P.S. I'm on a jail-broken 3GS iOS4 and have lost multi-tasking on Skype since jail-breaking 2 hours ago.
I think that is more of a "workaround" than a resolution. There are significant differences in the way iOS 4 natively handles multitasking vs Backgrounder.
Right hence I am still trying to find out why this is happening as I do not want to install Backgrounder...
You don't actually USE backgrounder. Just installing it made Skype work just as it did before the jailbreak. Red bar and all.
According to one of the post in other thread, you have to set Skype to run on Background via "Backgrounder" method instead of native.... CMIIW
I do. But it isn't being used. If it was, I wouldn't get the red bar - the process is being handled by the OS.
You know what, you are correct, sir....
This is what I do to ensure the OS is handling the Background and NOT backgrounder..
1. Installed Backgrounder
2. Ran it once, make sure I unbind any button that activates Backgrounder
3. Change the GLOBAL setting to NATIVE so I know it's not using the Backgrounder method for Multitasking....
The result = Skype calls running on background
I think you just made my day....
Interestingly, now I've actually launched Backgrounder and played with the settings as you did, Skype is closing again! Very, very odd.
does this solve issues with other process for which the backgrounding was not enable anymore after JB?
Looking into it, I need to have the option inside Backgrounder set to 'Run as if in foreground' for Skype to work - but it's not actually being activated as I have every other option set to off. Yours definitely works when set to just 'native' ?
Indeed... I set mine at native and it works.
Okay so this is the trick... If you want to set it to Native, you have to have the option "Enable at Launch" as ON.... When you first start your iPhone, Backgrounder will run on the taskbar (Double click home button) and you can close it at this time and Skype will still work. If you don't have "Enable at launch" turned on, Skype will stop working on Background until you ran the Backgrounder app once.
At least this is how I get it to work....
Was just coming to post my screenshot of how I managed to get it to work set as 'native'.
I misunderstood you and thought you'd got everything turned off in there.
This is my setup...
Edit: Just read your post above and yeah that's how i set it up
At least we know this is running natively...
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I tried the backgrounder method but same result:
- When hitting the home button while on a call, the red bar appears, disappears, appears, disappears, then stays on, and the call keeps working.
- While on idle, quitting to hte home screen apparently keeps skype running (i see the blue wheel from background letting me know it's running in native background mode) but I cannot receive calls or messages, then after a few seconds skype on my mac notifies I went offline..
- When hitting the home button while on a call, the red bar appears, disappears, appears, disappears, then stays on, and the call keeps working.
- While on idle, quitting to hte home screen apparently keeps skype running (i see the blue wheel from background letting me know it's running in native background mode) but I cannot receive calls or messages, then after a few seconds skype on my mac notifies I went offline..