# Music in Background **URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/music-in-background/4013 **Category:** Feature Requests **Created:** [January 27, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/music-in-background/4013 "2020-01-27T13:54:09Z") **Posts on this page:** 6 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Andrew\_Allers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/andrew_allers/32/2060_2.png) [@Andrew\_Allers](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Andrew_Allers) #### Post date: [January 27, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/music-in-background/4013/1 "2020-01-27T13:54:09Z")
It’s not a secret that on iPhone, mp3 files embedded in an app will not play if you lock the screen, open another app, or in any way leave the screen where the audio is embedded. **Has anybody found _any_ type of workaround for this?** I’ve made a podcast app as well as an audiobook app. Needing to keep the screen on is not ideal for the use of these apps. ---
### Author: ![JackVaughan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jackvaughan/32/49023_2.png) [@JackVaughan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/JackVaughan) #### Post date: [January 27, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/music-in-background/4013/2 "2020-01-27T14:38:04Z")
Hey @Andrew_Allers. 👋🏻 There is a not very elegant workaround which is that after you have clicked play and then lock the screen - you can get the track to play again by using the lock screen play controls. I have found this mostly works - but sometimes does not. ![IMG_E118D5852A69-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/4/42b855aa1d5d5eae7d4060e0c808e3f5437b7cc0.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![Andrew\_Allers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/andrew_allers/32/2060_2.png) [@Andrew\_Allers](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Andrew_Allers) #### Post date: [January 27, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/music-in-background/4013/3 "2020-01-27T16:00:22Z")
Hm, haven’t had any luck with that, but I’ll try again. Thanks Jack! ---
### Author: ![gilles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ce7236/32.png) [@gilles](https://community.glideapps.com/u/gilles) #### Post date: [October 5, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/music-in-background/4013/4 "2020-10-05T13:56:40Z")
Is there anybody that had found a solution to this pb ? I’d developped an app to help people train themselves with audio support …it’s quite critical ? ---
### Author: ![Cisco\_Muratalla](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/cisco_muratalla/32/12358_2.png) [@Cisco\_Muratalla](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Cisco_Muratalla) #### Post date: [February 9, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/music-in-background/4013/5 "2021-02-09T22:01:01Z")
Archived topic Link to similar request > [@Glide media player](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-media-player/15608): > > Since the audio player stops playing when iPhone locks (around 50% of mobile devices in the USA are iPhone!), and it prevents us, creators to then include audio files or even soundcloud URLs, to create awesome apps for podcasts, radio stations, etc. Wouldn’t it make sense for the Glide team to create their own media player that will work on iPhone as well somehow? Is it possible to do? ---
### Author: ![Cisco\_Muratalla](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/cisco_muratalla/32/12358_2.png) [@Cisco\_Muratalla](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Cisco_Muratalla) #### Post date: [February 9, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/music-in-background/4013/6 "2021-02-09T22:01:06Z")