Is it possible to play video using Avplayer in Background?

Question

I am using Avplayer to show video clips and when i go back (app in background) video stop. How can i keep playing the video?

I have search about background task &am

Answer 1

Try with this snippet, I've already integrated this with my app & it's being useful for me..hope this will work for you!!

Follow the steps given below:

• Add UIBackgroundModes in the APPNAME-Info.plist, with the selection App plays audio
• Then add the AudioToolBox framework to the folder frameworks.

• In the APPNAMEAppDelegate.h add:

  -- #import < AVFoundation/AVFoundation.h>

  -- #import < AudioToolbox/AudioToolbox.h>

• In the APPNAMEAppDelegate.m add the following:

  // Set AudioSession

   NSError *sessionError = nil;
  
      [[AVAudioSession sharedInstance] setDelegate:self];
  
      [[AVAudioSession sharedInstance] setCategory:AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayAndRecord error:&sessionError];
  

• /* Pick any one of them */

• // 1. Overriding the output audio route

//UInt32 audioRouteOverride = kAudioSessionOverrideAudioRoute_Speaker; //AudioSessionSetProperty(kAudioSessionProperty_OverrideAudioRoute, sizeof(audioRouteOverride), &audioRouteOverride);

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// 2. Changing the default output audio route

UInt32 doChangeDefaultRoute = 1;

AudioSessionSetProperty(kAudioSessionProperty_OverrideCategoryDefaultToSpeaker, sizeof(doChangeDefaultRoute), &doChangeDefaultRoute);

into the

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions {

• but before the two lines:

  [self.window addSubview:viewController.view];

  [self.window makeKeyAndVisible];

Enjoy Programming!!