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YosiFZ
YosiFZ

Reputation: 7890

AVPlayer play video in background

I am using AVPlayer to play a video in my app,now i want to let the video play in background mode.

this is what i put in the - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions:

[[AVAudioSession sharedInstance] setDelegate: self];    
[[AVAudioSession sharedInstance] setCategory:AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayback error:nil];

and i also add to the plist: Required background modes -> App plays audio

I add this too:

-(void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated{
    [super viewDidAppear:animated];
    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] beginReceivingRemoteControlEvents];
    [self becomeFirstResponder];
}

- (BOOL)canBecomeFirstResponder {
    return YES;
}

- (void)remoteControlReceivedWithEvent:(UIEvent *)event {
    switch (event.subtype) {
        case UIEventSubtypeRemoteControlTogglePlayPause:
            NSLog(@"4");
            break;
        case UIEventSubtypeRemoteControlPlay:
            break;
        case UIEventSubtypeRemoteControlPause:
            NSLog(@"3");
            break;
        case UIEventSubtypeRemoteControlNextTrack:
            NSLog(@"2");
            break;
        case UIEventSubtypeRemoteControlPreviousTrack:
            NSLog(@"1");
            break;
        default:
            break;
    }
}

And when i move the app to the background and press the buttons the nslog print to the console

Did i need to add something else?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 4182

Answers (1)

Ravi Kumar Karunanithi
Ravi Kumar Karunanithi

Reputation: 2218

Just add [[UIApplication sharedApplication] beginReceivingRemoteControlEvents]; and some other tweaks. It's all here.

Upvotes: 1

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