Fix: iOS - audio does not work with headphones (#3284)

* Fix: Make AVAudioSession.Category.playAndRecord opt-in * Fix: Call configureAudio when audioOutput is changed * Update CHANGELOG.md
TheWidlarzGroup · Oct 9, 2023 · 0ad2e52 · 0ad2e52
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## Changelog
 
 ## Next
+- iOS: Fix audio session category when not using the audioOutput prop
 - All: add built-in typescript support [#3266](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/3266)
 - iOS, Android: expose playback functions to ref [#3245](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/3245)
 - Windows: fix build error from over-specified SDK version [#3246](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/3246)

diff --git a/ios/Video/Features/RCTPlayerOperations.swift b/ios/Video/Features/RCTPlayerOperations.swift
@@ -191,13 +191,13 @@ enum RCTPlayerOperations {
         }
     }
 
-    static func configureAudio(ignoreSilentSwitch:String, mixWithOthers:String) {
+    static func configureAudio(ignoreSilentSwitch:String, mixWithOthers:String, audioOutput:String) {
         let audioSession:AVAudioSession! = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
         var category:AVAudioSession.Category? = nil
         var options:AVAudioSession.CategoryOptions? = nil
 
         if (ignoreSilentSwitch == "ignore") {
-            category = AVAudioSession.Category.playAndRecord
+            category = audioOutput == "earpiece" ? AVAudioSession.Category.playAndRecord : AVAudioSession.Category.playback
         } else if (ignoreSilentSwitch == "obey") {
             category = AVAudioSession.Category.ambient
         }
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ enum RCTPlayerOperations {
                 if #available(iOS 16.0, *) {
                     do {
                         debugPrint("[RCTPlayerOperations] Reseting AVAudioSession category to playAndRecord with defaultToSpeaker options.")
-                        try audioSession.setCategory(AVAudioSession.Category.playAndRecord, options: AVAudioSession.CategoryOptions.defaultToSpeaker)
+                        try audioSession.setCategory(audioOutput == "earpiece" ? AVAudioSession.Category.playAndRecord : AVAudioSession.Category.playback, options: AVAudioSession.CategoryOptions.defaultToSpeaker)
                     } catch {
                         debugPrint("[RCTPlayerOperations] Reseting AVAudioSession category and options problem. Error: \(error).")
                     }

diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
     @objc
     func setIgnoreSilentSwitch(_ ignoreSilentSwitch:String?) {
         _ignoreSilentSwitch = ignoreSilentSwitch
-        RCTPlayerOperations.configureAudio(ignoreSilentSwitch:_ignoreSilentSwitch, mixWithOthers:_mixWithOthers)
+        RCTPlayerOperations.configureAudio(ignoreSilentSwitch:_ignoreSilentSwitch, mixWithOthers:_mixWithOthers, audioOutput:_audioOutput)
         applyModifiers()
     }
 
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
                 _player?.rate = 0.0
             }
         } else {
-            RCTPlayerOperations.configureAudio(ignoreSilentSwitch:_ignoreSilentSwitch, mixWithOthers:_mixWithOthers)
+            RCTPlayerOperations.configureAudio(ignoreSilentSwitch:_ignoreSilentSwitch, mixWithOthers:_mixWithOthers, audioOutput:_audioOutput)
 
             if _adPlaying {
 #if USE_GOOGLE_IMA
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
     @objc
     func setAudioOutput(_ audioOutput:String) {
         _audioOutput = audioOutput
+        RCTPlayerOperations.configureAudio(ignoreSilentSwitch:_ignoreSilentSwitch, mixWithOthers:_mixWithOthers, audioOutput:_audioOutput)
         do {
             if audioOutput == "speaker" {
                 #if os(iOS)