I FOUND A WAY TO PAUSE!!!!!

AfterBurnettAfterBurnett Member Posts: 3,474
edited November -1 in Working with GS (Mac)
Okay, this probably isn't news to you guys (I'm a bit slow, as recently pointed out by a fellow member) but I have just discovered that if you press the on/off switch during a game, it literally pauses the game and switches the screen off. Press it again , swipe to unlock and the game starts where it left off.

Is this a new iOS4 feature or has it always done this? Quite happy as I can pause my games now, when pesky phone calls come in at work. I'd still like an OFFICIAL pause in GS but happy with this for now ;)

Back to Jungle Bug!

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  • design219design219 Member Posts: 2,273
    I did not know that. I never tried that under OS3 either. I guess the problem is that's not an easy thing to get users to do.
  • MagoNicolasMagoNicolas Member, PRO Posts: 2,090
    Wow! Didnt Know That! For Me works perfect! We Could Add this Feature to your Instructions in your Games! (If you dont want to Make a Pause button in it).

    Thanks! I Prefer to Pause in the game! but have problems with Accelerations.
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    Yeah, I noticed this with games I'm playing using the GS Viewer (as in, any games under the 'recent games' list).

    I hadn't tried it with actual games out in the wild though...

    Actually, it doesn't work on older games. My own 'Bugzone' won't pause this way. Luckily, there's already a pause feature in it!

    QS

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  • AfterBurnettAfterBurnett Member Posts: 3,474
    I wonder if it works with OS3?
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    I'll try it on my iPod Touch as that's still on os3... probably tomorrow as it's drinking day today (i.e. because there's a 'y' in it)!

    But the viewer trick I mentioned worked with 0S3 for sure.

    QS :D

    Dr. Sam Beckett never returned home...
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Quantum_Sheep
    Web: https://quantumsheep.itch.io

  • design219design219 Member Posts: 2,273
    If this is a function excited by the OS, I wonder why GS couldn't call this function?
  • AfterBurnettAfterBurnett Member Posts: 3,474
    Good point!
  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    i have os3.0 and it works with all apps, GS and NON-GS, its a nice find..
  • AfterBurnettAfterBurnett Member Posts: 3,474
    Awesome! Can't believe none of us knew about this! lol.
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    POLYGAMe said:
    Awesome! Can't believe none of us knew about this! lol.

    I thought it was common knowledge. I think I figured it out while playing a game of Commove.
  • JamesZeppelinJamesZeppelin Member Posts: 1,927
    Yeah,
    My son always turns his ipod off in the middle of games.
    It also seems to eat the battery like crazy. So, not good to pause while you are away for a while.
  • AfterBurnettAfterBurnett Member Posts: 3,474
    Well, none of us until you guys showed up! :P
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