Yes, DoggCatcher can stream audio. The media player engine was changed in Android 2.2, so there are subtle differences in behavior. The differences are outlined below.
|
up to 2.1 |
2.2 and later |
| See buffer |
Yes |
Yes - 0 for a while, then the actual buffer |
| Seek forward |
Yes (only as far as buffered) |
Yes (after a while) |
| Seek backward |
Yes (resets buffer) |
Yes (after a while) |
| Pause |
Yes |
Yes |
Notes
- There are a few mentions of a 'while' above. Android 2.2 introduced some period of time while a stream is buffering that we can't get any progress on but we do know when it's finished...so this is a while.
- Switching from one media stream to another can cause DC to display "application not responding", press wait, it just takes some time.
- When stream fails while playing, it's not possible to detect an error. It behaves like a normal play completion. This can cause unintended flagging as items as complete.
