How can I check if my AVPlayer is buffering?

Question

I want to detect if my AVPlayer is buffering for the current location, so that I can show a loader or something. But I can\'t seem to find anything in the documentation for

Answer 1

The accepted answer didn't work for me, I used the code below to show the loader efficiently.

Swift 3

//properties 
var observer:Any!
var player:AVPlayer!


self.observer = self.player.addPeriodicTimeObserver(forInterval: CMTimeMake(1, 600), queue: DispatchQueue.main) {
    [weak self] time in

    if self?.player.currentItem?.status == AVPlayerItemStatus.readyToPlay {

        if let isPlaybackLikelyToKeepUp = self?.player.currentItem?.isPlaybackLikelyToKeepUp {
            //do what ever you want with isPlaybackLikelyToKeepUp value, for example, show or hide a activity indicator.
        }
    }
}