Can't MediaPlayer.Stop User's Music to Play Game Music

[dancolasanti]

On WP8 there is a requirement that if the user is currently playing Music when a game is started, the game must ask the user if it's OK to stop their music in order for the game to play its own music (for example, a background music track played by the MediaPlayer).

Unfortunately, the same code used in XNA on WP7/WP8 to stop the user's music isn't working in MonoGame - it has no effect. The MediaPlayer.State == Stopped when the game starts up, even if the user is currently playing music, so calling MediaPlayer.Stop() does nothing - and the user's music continues playing.

[MoreKoo]

Same problem here.... MediaPlayer.Stop() has no effect in stopping player's own background music.

[dancolasanti]

@MoreKoo my comment was about MonoGame 3.1, but recently 3.2 was released (and I haven't checked it yet). Are you using MonoGame 3.1 or 3.2?

[MoreKoo]

We are using 3.2.

[aberus]

I have solution for this. I'll submit fix today.

[MoreKoo]

Excellent, @aberus!

[dancolasanti]

@aberus Did you submit this fix? I can't find it... please send a link to it. Thanks!

[tomspilman]

@Nezz - Did you deal with this in your game?

[Nezz]

Here's a fix :)