HTC WM6 PreRelease - WMP Bug

[MrPhoni]

Windows Media Player Music:

If you play music using the integrated WMP - power management will not work as expected - Display light will never turn off. Still the same if you press the home button during playback.


If you lock your device during playback, backlight will be dimmed but remains on.

--> Your battery will be empty very shortly if you use your device as MP3 Player.


Windows Media Player Video:

First - landscape registry key still works.


But if you play a video in fullscreen mode you can do this only for a few seconds before it switches back to normal skin mode.

--> You cannot really view any video on your device

Please, can anyone confirm this.

Are these known bugs for HTC which are be fixed in the final release?
Are there any workarounds?

[Francisco Viana]

I confirm this bugs, i have Wm6 HTC Test ROM to, and the WMP have this problems.
I use now the Audio Manager and Pocket Player software.

Regards

[r0p3]

what about using TCPMP?
do you have the same problems with it?

[MrPhoni]

It's a WMP player bug inside the current HTC pre-release of WM6.

TCPMP works like expected.

[jsp_m]

confirm bug, but the battery is not so terrible..

[MrPhoni]

1.) Install RUU_Excalibur_HTC_RUS_1.24.411.1_4.1.13
2.) Change Language to US
3.) Do not dock your device
4.) Start WMP and play a song

--> Backlight never will turn off

5.) Press the HOME button

--> Backlight still remains on

6.) LOCK your device

--> Backlight will be dimmed


I can reconstruct this bug very easily on 3 devices following exactly the steps above. If this doesn't happens on your device please let us know what's different.

[MrPhoni]

confirm bug, but the battery is not so terrible..

If I use my device as MP3 player and do not lock the device --> the battery will be empty in less than 2 hours. (Full backlight - always on)

If you lock it the battery will be empty in less than 5 hours (Backlight dimmed).

So from my point of view this is a terrible bug.

[jsp_m]

using audio manager saves the day

[ikm19]

Audio Manager Bug.... when anounce names are kept on.. the ring for mobile rings for just 2-3 secs.....

[jsp_m]

announce names is what?

[johnnylavah]

Windows Media Player Music:

If you play music using the integrated WMP - power management will not work as expected - Display light will never turn off. Still the same if you press the home button during playback.


If you lock your device during playback, backlight will be dimmed but remains on.

--> Your battery will be empty very shortly if you use your device as MP3 Player.


Windows Media Player Video:

First - landscape registry key still works.


But if you play a video in fullscreen mode you can do this only for a few seconds before it switches back to normal skin mode.

--> You cannot really view any video on your device

Please, can anyone confirm this.

Are these known bugs for HTC which are be fixed in the final release?
Are there any workarounds?


has anyone found a fix for this yet?

[ridr]

Anyone have a solution to the wmp backlight problem yet? I mainly use wmp because it allows me to use my stereo bluetooth headset buttons to control the music, and works best when making calls using ms voice command.