Air sdk 3.3: Android background audio no more?

I got some Android apps that plays rtmp streams, and they were working fine on background using Air 2.6-2.7 for about a year until now.
So today, I made upgrades using Air 3.3, and the backrgound playback is not working anymore, as soon as the screen shuts off, the audio shuts down in about 1 second.
I am using Windows Flash CS6. Anything changed in that department? I tried googling it, but nothing useful came up.

ok, I see. This MUST BE A JOKE! The official response from Adobe is:
Notes (2)
Jing Chen6:45:56 PM PDT Jul 23, 2012Hello,
After discussion with the developers, we decided that this should be a expected behavior. We want to have consistent behavior across all ICS and pre-ICS devices. The content playback will pause if the app is in background so other application can use the hardware.
If it impact your business and work, feel free to give it a vote, and comment on how it effects.
Thank you,
Jing
Jing Chen2:49:47 AM PDT Jul 23, 2012Hello,
Thank you very much for reporting, this issue is tracking internally, and I'll add notes here as soon as I get any updates.
Thanks,
Jing

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