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MPNowPlayingInfoCenter is not showing but background playing does work


I made MPNowPlayingInfoCenter but it isn't working. Background playing is working but MPNowPlayingCenter doesn't appear. This is how I made it.

import UIKit
import AVFoundation
import MediaPlayer

class AudioPlayViewController: UIViewController, AVAudioPlayerDelegate {
  var player: AVAudioPlayer!
  var updater: CADisplayLink! = nil

  @IBOutlet weak var playButton: UIButton!
  var url_2 = URL(string: "")
  var selectedFileName:String = ""

  override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    let path = selectedFileName
    let documentsURL = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask)[0]
    let url = documentsURL.appendingPathComponent(path)
    url_2 = url

    do {
      player = try AVAudioPlayer(contentsOf: url)
      updater = CADisplayLink(target: self, selector: #selector(self.trackAudio))
      updater.preferredFramesPerSecond = 1
      updater.add(to: RunLoop.current, forMode: RunLoop.Mode.common)
      player.prepareToPlay()
      player.delegate = self
    catch {
      print(error)
    }
    let session = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
    do{
      try session.setCategory(AVAudioSession.Category.playback)
    }
    catch{
    }
  }

  func play(){
    player.play()
    MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo = [
      MPMediaItemPropertyTitle: selectedFileName,
      MPMediaItemPropertyArtist: "Ariana",
      MPMediaItemPropertyLyrics: "test"
      ]
  }
}

I set Background Modes > Audio, Airplay, and Pictures in picture in Targets > Signing&Capabilities.


Solution

  • I solved it by adding

    func setupNowPlayingInfoCenter(){
        UIApplication.shared.beginReceivingRemoteControlEvents()
        MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared().playCommand.addTarget {event in
          self.play()
          return .success
        }
        MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared().pauseCommand.addTarget {event in
          self.pause()
          return .success
        }
        MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared().nextTrackCommand.addTarget {event in
          self.goForward()
          return .success
        }
        MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared().previousTrackCommand.addTarget {event in
          self.goBackward()
          return .success
        }
      }