AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer (camera preview) freezes/stuck after moving to background and back

Question

Cant figure this one out. Everything works fine when the app is active, and than sometimes when i move the app to the background(pressing the home button) a

Answer 1

Swift 4 Solution

You have to delete the camera input when the user enters the background, then restore it when they return. Take a look at this code:

override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
        super.viewWillAppear(animated)
         createCameraPreview() //Call the setup of the camera here so that if the user enters the view controller from another view controller, the camera is established. 
         notificationCenter() //Call the notification center function to determine when the user enters and leaves the background. 
    }



 func notificationCenter() {
            NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(willResignActive), name: .UIApplicationWillResignActive , object: nil)
                NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(openedAgain), name: .UIApplicationDidBecomeActive, object: nil)
        }

 @objc func openedAgain() {
     createCameraPreview() // This is your function that contains the setup for your camera. 
    }

    @objc func willResignActive() {
        print("Entered background")
        let inputs = captureSession!.inputs
        for oldInput:AVCaptureInput in inputs {
            captureSession?.removeInput(oldInput)
        }
    }

Swift 4.2:

   override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
        super.viewWillAppear(animated)
            setupCamera()
            //createCameraPreview() //Call the setup of the camera here so that if the user enters the view controller from another view controller, the camera is established.
            notificationCenter() //Call the notification center function to determine when the user enters and leaves the background.
    }



    func notificationCenter() {
        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(willResignActive), name: UIApplication.willResignActiveNotification , object: nil)
        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(openedAgain), name: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification, object: nil)
    }

    @objc func openedAgain() {
        setupCamera() //This is your function that contains the setup for your camera.
    }

    @objc func willResignActive() {
        print("Entered background")
        let inputs = captureSession.inputs
        for oldInput:AVCaptureInput in inputs {
            captureSession.removeInput(oldInput)
        }
    }