Does anyone know if there’s a way for an app to pause/rewind an Audible book on iOS, there’s something I’m looking to automate, and would love it if there’s a developer API of some kind?
@rosemaryorchard Shortcuts is quite handy when it comes to automating things on iOS. An action called Seek lets you jump to a specific time, or forward and backward by some duration, in the currently playing media. (Music, audiobook, or whatever.)
@rosemaryorchard The answer I got when I asked about this is that there is not, but it might be possible to use shortcuts to control the system player outside of Audible.
@sod telling @rosemaryorchard what Shortcuts are is like telling Manton what Microblogging is. This made me laugh.
@ericgregorich @sod She definitely knows Shortcuts and has become a guru of automation … but I wouldn’t underestimate @sod’s ability to point out some things she might have missed! He definitely knows his stuff, too.
@KyleEssary! @sod knows his stuff and has already helped me many times. I hope my comment didn't come across the wrong way.
@ericgregorich Haha, no, it didn't come across the wrong way. It put a smile on my face as well when @Mtt made me aware of my blunder. Telling a Shortcuts expert about Shortcuts… 🤦
I'm sorry, @rosemaryorchard; please ignore the first sentence in my answer. 😊 Shortcuts are probably the way to go, though. iOS is pretty locked down, and apps are sandboxed, so it might be challenging to control another app from your app without using private APIs and/or jailbreaking the device.