Will we get variable play speed with hardware accelerated Audio/video?

[eimoaotl]

So with all of the announced features for Windows Phone 8.1, I am pretty much set on everything that I have wished for in the platform. The only aspect I am still hoping for is variable audio playback speed - I greatly miss being able to speed up audiobook playback like I could on my old iPhone and Android devices - specifically on the Audible App.

Anyone with ideas whether the "Audio/video transcoding that?s hardware accelerated" feature will allow apps like Audible to have variable speed playback?

 

[ven07]

I think this is one of those questions will have answered when we actually update.. I doubt anyone would be able to see this in the emulators, but i might be wrong lol

 

[DaveGx]

Hard to tell from the Emulator. I know Ive played with the Podcast thing, and playback features seem unchanged. You have Play, Pause, Fwd, Back. Holding the Fwd or Back does nothing other than skipping ahead a little.

 

[SwimSwim]

Well, even if it is possible, we won't know until developers actually take advantage of the functionality and implement it in their apps.

Translation: it'll be awhile before we know.

 

[ven07]

Hard to tell from the Emulator. I know Ive played with the Podcast thing, and playback features seem unchanged. You have Play, Pause, Fwd, Back. Holding the Fwd or Back does nothing other than skipping ahead a little.

Hey Dave since you have the emulator maybe you can answer this..

Did MS give us the ability to swipe to the right or left so we can clear notifications??

I heard that it was in the old SDK's but not in the new ones??

 

[Zulfigar]

Hey Dave since you have the emulator maybe you can answer this..

Did MS give us the ability to swipe to the right or left so we can clear notifications??

I heard that it was in the old SDK's but not in the new ones??

watch the video that Daniel posted, I believe he showed that it is to the right, and it was only a certain group (I.e. if Skype had notifications, swiping right would only clear those).

http://www.windowscentral.com/windows-phone-81-introduces-notification-and-action-center-we-go-hands

 

[ven07]

watch the video that Daniel posted, I believe he showed that it is to the right, and it was only a certain group (I.e. if Skype had notifications, swiping right would only clear those).

Quick look at the new notification and action center in Windows Phone 8.1 | Windows Phone Central

Thank you very much good sir