iPhone OS 3.0 sorta kinda allows background music streaming

Now before you sell your background capable smartphone, put on a cape, and try to jump off the roof, you may want to first know that it isn’t true background processing still.  It isn’t like you can open an app such as Pandora, get the digital bits flowing and then back out of it expecting to still hear your streaming audio goodness in the background.  That still won’t fly.  However, thanks to mobile Safari’s latest updates and support for HTTP streaming audio and video.  So what exactly does that mean?  Well, the HTTP streaming audio and video support isn’t a new revelation.  The background support of those HTTP streams is however.  All you have to do is point mobile safari to a streaming site such as tune.mobi, hit the home button, and get ready to enjoy background streaming audio.  While this background support comes exclusively for Apple’s in house mobile Safari app and the features within, don’t get to worked up over any false hopes of it spreading to 3rd party apps within the near future.  Still, those craving Apple approved background support should be happy with what they can get.  Is HTTP audio/video streaming where it’s at?  Shout out.

Source: Into Mobile, MattRaskin