Fix for issue #325

Author: totallyeviljake

cocos2d/denshion/CCMusicPlayer.cs

@@ -63,14 +63,22 @@ public int SoundID
 
         public void SaveMediaState()
         {
-            // User is playing a song, so remember the song state.
-            m_SongToPlayAfterClose = MediaPlayer.Queue.ActiveSong;
-            m_VolumeAfterClose = MediaPlayer.Volume;
+            try
+            {
+                // User is playing a song, so remember the song state.
+                m_SongToPlayAfterClose = MediaPlayer.Queue.ActiveSong;
+                m_VolumeAfterClose = MediaPlayer.Volume;
 #if !NETFX_CORE
-            m_PlayPositionAfterClose = MediaPlayer.PlayPosition;
+                m_PlayPositionAfterClose = MediaPlayer.PlayPosition;
 #endif
-            m_IsRepeatingAfterClose = MediaPlayer.IsRepeating;
-            m_IsShuffleAfterClose = MediaPlayer.IsShuffled;
+                m_IsRepeatingAfterClose = MediaPlayer.IsRepeating;
+                m_IsShuffleAfterClose = MediaPlayer.IsShuffled;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                CCLog.Log("Failed to save the media state of the game.");
+                CCLog.Log(ex.ToString());
+            }
         }
 
         public void RestoreMediaState()
@@ -84,8 +92,10 @@ public void RestoreMediaState()
                 MediaPlayer.Volume = m_VolumeAfterClose;
                 MediaPlayer.Play(m_SongToPlayAfterClose);
             }
-                catch (Exception)
+                catch (Exception ex)
                 {
+                    CCLog.Log("Failed to restore the media state of the game.");
+                    CCLog.Log(ex.ToString());
                 }
         }
         }

cocos2d/platform/CCApplication.cs

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public CCApplication(Game game, IGraphicsDeviceService service)
 
             WindowSetup = pp;
             Content = game.Content;
+            HandleMediaStateAutomatically = true;
 
             if (m_graphicsService.GraphicsDevice != null)
             {
@@ -143,12 +144,17 @@ public CCApplication(Game game, IGraphicsDeviceService service)
 
         }
 
+        protected bool HandleMediaStateAutomatically { get; set; }
+
         private void GameActivated(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             // Clear out the prior gamepad state because we don't want it anymore.
             m_PriorGamePadState.Clear();
 #if !IOS
-            CocosDenshion.CCSimpleAudioEngine.SharedEngine.SaveMediaState();
+            if (HandleMediaStateAutomatically)
+            {
+                CocosDenshion.CCSimpleAudioEngine.SharedEngine.SaveMediaState();
+            }
 #endif
             ApplicationWillEnterForeground();
         }
@@ -157,7 +163,10 @@ private void GameDeactivated(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             ApplicationDidEnterBackground();
 #if !IOS
-            CocosDenshion.CCSimpleAudioEngine.SharedEngine.RestoreMediaState();
+            if (HandleMediaStateAutomatically)
+            {
+                CocosDenshion.CCSimpleAudioEngine.SharedEngine.RestoreMediaState();
+            }
 #endif
         }
 

tests/tests/classes/AppDelegate.cs

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ public AppDelegate(Game game, GraphicsDeviceManager graphics)
             s_pSharedApplication = this;
             CCDrawManager.InitializeDisplay(game, graphics, DisplayOrientation.LandscapeRight | DisplayOrientation.LandscapeLeft);
 
+#if WINDOWS_PHONE8
+            HandleMediaStateAutomatically = false; // Bug in MonoGame - https://github.com/Cocos2DXNA/cocos2d-xna/issues/325
+#endif
             game.Window.AllowUserResizing = true;
             graphics.PreferMultiSampling = false;
 #if WINDOWS || WINDOWSGL || WINDOWSDX || MACOS