Communication apparatus and methods for multimedia adaptation in a communication apparatus communicating with a network device in a wireless network via a communication link

A communication apparatus, comprising:

• a radio transceiver, transmitting or receiving wireless signals to or from a network device in a wireless network to communicate with the network device via a communication link;
• an application processor, configured to run one or more application programs;
• and
• a modem processor, coupled to the radio transceiver and the application processor and configured to perform operations comprising:
• evaluating a future condition of the communication link according to at least one communication parameter or at least one communication event to obtain an evaluation result;
• and
• before the future condition occurs, sending a first indication to the application processor to inform the application processor of the evaluation result:
• wherein responsive to reception of the first indication, the application processor is further configured to perform an operation comprising:
• adapting a codec in advance for multimedia processing of data to be received from the network device, wherein the codec is applied when the future condition occurs.