IPHONE: Store running game state when switching tasks

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#688 IPHONE: Store running game state when switching tasks

Milestone: *None

Status: open

Owner: nobody

Labels: ipad (1) iphone (1)

Priority: 5

Updated: 2014-05-31

Created: 2014-05-29

Creator: And Wan

Private: No

If for whatever reason, I switch task to safari then switch back to ScummVM, my game state is lost and it resets back to game launcher.

Would be handy to keep the running game state.

Discussion

digitall - 2014-05-31

labels: ipad, iphone, game state, switching task --> ipad, iphone

summary: iPad/iPhone switching tasks: keep/persist running game state --> IPHONE: Store running game state when switching tasks

Group: Engine: SCUMM --> *None
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digitall - 2014-05-31

API and documentation on supporting "task suspension" is here:
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/iphone/conceptual/iphoneosprogrammingguide/ManagingYourApplicationsFlow/ManagingYourApplicationsFlow.html

Patches are welcome! :)

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