Peter_Torr_MSFT

Niner since 2011

Windows Phone multitasking
Sep 21, 2011 at 11:26 AM

OK, sounds like we might be able to get a new version with the slides / demos within then next day or so... stay tuned!
Windows Phone multitasking
Sep 21, 2011 at 9:24 AM

For some reason the slides are stuck - they seem to start working at 25 minutes in. I'll see if we can get this fixed but I doubt it. You'll just have to load the slides and manually follow along I'm afraid . Sorry for the inconvenience.
Peter Torr and Application Multi-Tasking on Windows Phone "Mango"
Aug 12, 2011 at 1:21 PM

Thanks for doing the summary George! A couple of clarifications; sorry if it wasn't clear:
1) Agents are limited to 25s, but they won't be getting 100% CPU (unless the phone is otherwise idle). We do ensure they don't starve, but it is a low amount of CPU
2) XNA applications can have agents, but those agents can't use XNA libraries. So, for example, an XNA game can use an agent to update its tile... it just can't use 3D, SoundEffects, etc.
3) Audio agents run all the time while they are playing audio; if you pause the audio, they are terminated after ~10 mins.

Windows Phone multitasking