This is not the case anymore, Media Hub now takes control over playback even if scope becomes inactive.
** Changed in: unity-scope-mediascanner (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1436928 Title: Music stops playing when on background To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-scope-mediascanner/+bug/1436928/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs