Hello, I am trying to find a way to allow Auto Advance to continue while the iPhone screen is locked. So that I can listen to the cards as the phone is in my pocket. Is this possible? At the moment as a workaround I have been using iOS Guided access to prevent touch on the screen while it is in my pocket. But this leaves the screen on and drains the phone battery extremely fast.
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Iām afraid Apple are quite strict about what apps are allowed to keep running in the background. They allow exceptions for things like audio players, but I suspect theyād push back against Anki trying to do this.
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Itās not a great example of an app overall but āMemTalkā allows the audio to play while the screen is locked. Is it an idea that can be submitted to Apple for approval first perhaps? Would love it as a feature to make the most out of the auto advance + audio.
Iām afraid I donāt think they have a formal pre-approval process, and thereās always the risk of some future app update being rejected because a different reviewer made the decision. Given that this is a fairly-infrequently requested feature, itās hard to justify the risks at this time.