dɪvˈɛləpɚz ðæt ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚ mˈoːɹ kəntɹˈoʊl ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ ɡˈɪvən mˈiːdiːə bækˈɛnd ðɐn fˈɑːnɑːn kæn pɹəvˈaɪd ɑːɹ ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd tə jˈuːz ðə nˈeɪɾɪv mˈiːdiːə ˌeɪpˌiːˈaɪ ɔːɹ ðə dʒˈiː stɹˈiːmɚɹ ˌeɪpˌiːˈaɪ ˌɔn sˈɪstəmz fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ ɪɾ ɪz ɐvˈeɪləbəl.
Developers that require more control over a given media backend than Phonon can provide are recommended to use the native media API or the GStreamer API on systems for which it is available.