My goal: play MP3/AAC files from a web server (streamed, rather than downloaded in advance) in PERFECT sync between multiple iOS devices.
Two questions:
1 - Can AVPlayer stream existing MP3/AAC files, while continuing on to the next tracks in the background? Meaning, assuming the phone is locked, or another app is in the foreground, if I am playing a list of multiple MP3/AAC files, and one finishes playback, will the next track begin playing seamlessly?
2 - Can the new setRate:time:atHostTime:
method in iOS6 AVPlayer allow for synchronized playback between MULTIPLE iOS devices? Meaning, I want to play audio in perfect sync between multiple iOS devices. I read the documentation here, but it's a bit confusing and I can't find any sample code to see how it works: