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

Here is a simple method, that works with Swift 5.

This will add the loadingIndicator when your player is stalled

NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector:
#selector(playerStalled(_:)), name: NSNotification.Name.AVPlayerItemPlaybackStalled, object: self.player?.currentItem)

@objc func playerStalled(_ notification: Notification){
    self.loadingIndicator.isHidden = false
    self.playPauseButton.isHidden = true
}

This will show loader Indicator when buffer is empty:

if let isPlayBackBufferEmpty = self.player?.currentItem?.isPlaybackBufferEmpty{
    if isPlayBackBufferEmpty{
        self.loadingIndicator.isHidden = false
        self.playPauseButton.isHidden = true
    }
}

This will hide the loader when player is ready to play:

if self.playerItem?.status == AVPlayerItem.Status.readyToPlay{
    if let isPlaybackLikelyToKeepUp = self.player?.currentItem?.isPlaybackLikelyToKeepUp {
        if isPlaybackLikelyToKeepUp{
            self.loadingIndicator.isHidden = true
            self.playPauseButton.isHidden = false
        }
    }
}