ipod

Documentation for Apple's ithmb format?

I am looking for documentation of the ithmb format used by Apple for photos stored on an Apple iPod. I would be happy with source code or a description. The only "documentation" I can find is pre-compiled executables that crack out the JPEGs. Does anyone know how to do this? ...

How to count songs from ipod Library including Duplicates

I am trying to count the total songs from the ipod library. Due to grouping any songs with same title will not be added to the array. MPMediaQuery *songsQuery = [[MPMediaQuery alloc] init]; NSArray *mySongs = [songsQuery collections]; NSLog(@"%d", [mySongs count]); Is there an alternative/better way? Any ideas welcome. ...

Both using , recording from microphone and playring ipodmusic.

I would like to recording from microphone and playing i-pod library music at the same time. so i try to code like this . -( void ) SetUpAudioSession{ // getting mpobject MPMusicPlayer *mp = [ MPMusicPlayerController applicationMusicPlayer ]; ( or MPMusicPlayer *mp = [ MPMusicPlayerController iPodMusicPlayer ]; ) // getting player...

How to make an UIAlertView(Pop Up) Come When a Bouncing image touches a dragable image(iPhone SDK)?

Hi Guys how can a pop up alert cum when an bouncing img touches a dragable image like how it is done in this app http://tinyurl.com/kspnh6 Example there is an image that is going up and down the screen and it touches an image that we can drag here & there,how can v bring a alertview when that image touches the moving image thanks ...

Strange Behavior with MPMoviePlayerController When Programatically Changing Volume

In my application I am changing volume using the MPMoviePlayerController volume property (for fade effects and muting while leaving it still playing). Sometimes, sporadically, when changing the volume, the volume display (what you see when you use the volume buttons on the side of the iphone) will flash and disappear. Is there anyway ...

Is there an iPod SDK?

Is it possible to write applications for the iPod and iPod Nano platforms, i.e. not iPhone / iPod Touch? Some iPod 'Click Wheel' games are available on iTunes, but I can't find any developer documentation. ...

iPod controls will exit my application

I would like to allow controlling the iPod on top of my application when the user double taps the home button. I know there are a few apps out there that allow this. Unfortunately my app just quits. Do I have to set anything to allow this behavior? Is it possible that my app prevents the iPod app from showing above it because it also pl...

IPod/IPhone equalizer in my app

Hi! I need to connect ipod/ipohone eq to my app. Even to load ipods eq from my app to change values. I'm trying to use audiounit to call eq but nothing happens. Anyone know what to do? Thanks. ...

How to show ipod controls?

When user double-tap home button, the ipod controls shows on the screen. I want to allow user show ipod controls by tapping custom button in my application. Is any possibility to do it? Sorry for my english. ...

Need an explanation on iTunes COM persistent ID. Is the ID for a track same when its transferred to an iPod?

I am writing a JScript script with iTunes COM api for updating ratings and played count from the iPod database back into iTunes Library. In order to do so, the script should be able to recognize the songs that were transferred from this iTunes Library, so that it can read the ratings data for the track on iPod and update the correspondin...

iPod Development Under Linux

Hello, I was thinking in start to develop iPod applications, the thing is that I use Linux(Ubuntu Hardy) and I don't know if I can develop on it, then I'm here asking for some resources and tutorials to begin. Thanks. Remember that I don't want to develop for iPod Touch, but for iPod Video ...

iPhone SDK - check iPod playlist to see whether there is a next track to skip to

Is there a way to inspect the current playlist from MPMusicPlayerController to see whether there is another track to play in the queue? It's possible to detect this after as skipToNextItem will stop playback and change playbackState, but I want to find out before, so I can disable the skip track function if there are no more tracks to s...

How to play a song from the itunes library in iphone

Hi i need to play a song from the itunes library. I had gone through the Apples ipod Library Access Guide and got the code. MPMediaQuery *everything = [[MPMediaQuery alloc] init]; NSLog(@"Logging items from a generic query..."); NSArray *itemsFromGenericQuery = [everything items]; MPMediaItem *song; for (song in itemsFromGenericQuer...

What's needed to use the Apple Accessory Protocol?

I'm in the process of planning out a personal project that will be a media player and one of the things I would like to do is be able to dock my iPod touch (or any iPod or iPhone) and control it and play music off it like the speaker docs do that you can buy. I found some information while searching around online for this but my questio...

i'm getting “EXC_BAD_ACCESS”

Hi all, I'm getting error as below Program received signal: “EXC_BAD_ACCESS”. warning: check_safe_call: could not restore current frame warning: Unable to restore previously selected frame. warning: Unable to restore previously selected frame. my app is to get wifi information libHandle = dlopen("/System/Library/PrivateFra...

about WifiManager.bundle

hi expert, what will be the result of the libHandle = dlopen("/System/Library/SystemConfiguration/WiFiManager.bundle/WiFiManager", RTLD_LAZY); i'm using this for getting wifi info on ipod os 3.1.2., bcos when i NSLog(@"Result %@",libhandle); i'm getting null what should be the answer, thanks ...

Predicting performance for an iPhone/iPod Touch App

I don't have an iPhone Developer Program Account yet and will be getting one in the next couple of days. Can instruments be used with the simulator to give a rough estimate on how well my app may perform? Using instruments I checked and fixed all the leaks it was detecting, and it appears that my memory usage maxes out at about 5.77mb. I...

How to programatically detect earpiece in iphone?

I'm currently working on a project that involves playing music from the iphone music library within the app inside. I'm using MPMediaPickerController to allow the user to select their music and play it using the iPod music player within the iPhone. However, i ran into problem when the user insert his earpiece and removes it. The music w...

iPhone play a specific playlist/iMix

I want to play a specific playlist (that was constructed as an iMix) from my program, as long as it exists. I am able to use [[MPMediaQuery albumsQuery] addFilterPredicate:[MPMediaPropertyPredicate predicateWithValue:@"MyAlbum" forProperty:MPMediaItemPropertyAlbumTitle]]; to get all songs in an album (as well as many other options for ar...

iPhone or iPod Touch as test device

I'd like to get a device for testing iPhone apps that I can wipe at anytime. A 1stG iPhone or iPod Touch is ideal. With an iPod touch, I'll pay for OS upgrades. However, on eBay, iPhones are going for $300+. Used iPod Touches are about $150-$200. I want to avoid paying a monthly fee for the iPhone, which means I'll be limited to wif...