ignoreSilentSwitch not working on iOS

[jamesdarabi]

Bug

Setting the ignoreSilentSwitch prop to ignore as specified in the docs doesn't work on iOS. @akhan118 indicates here that he is having a similar problem - specifically, he thinks the issue might be related to having the paused prop set to true.

Platform

Which player are you experiencing the problem on:

• iOS

Environment info

React native info output:

System:
    OS: macOS 10.15.6
    CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1038NG7 CPU @ 2.00GHz
    Memory: 3.02 GB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 5.7.1 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 14.11.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v14.11.0/bin/node
    Yarn: Not Found
    npm: 6.14.8 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v14.11.0/bin/npm
    Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
  Managers:
    CocoaPods: 1.9.3 - /usr/local/bin/pod
  SDKs:
    iOS SDK:
      Platforms: iOS 14.0, DriverKit 19.0, macOS 10.15, tvOS 14.0, watchOS 7.0
    Android SDK: Not Found
  IDEs:
    Android Studio: 4.0 AI-193.6911.18.40.6626763
    Xcode: 12.0/12A7209 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
  Languages:
    Java: javac 15 - /usr/bin/javac
    Python: 3.8.5 - /Users/jamesdarabi/.pyenv/shims/python
  npmPackages:
    @react-native-community/cli: Not Found
    react: 16.13.1 => 16.13.1
    react-native: 0.63.2 => 0.63.2
  npmGlobalPackages:
    *react-native*: Not Found

Library version: 0.63.2

Steps To Reproduce

1. Set ignoreSilentSwitch prop to ignore.
2. Try to play video while iOS device is in silent mode.
3. The video plays without any audio.

Expected behaviour

1. The audio plays despite the iOS device being in silent mode.

Reproducible sample code

<Video
  controls={true}
  ignoreSilentSwitch={'ignore'} // This doesn't work.
  onEnd={() =>
    analytics().logEvent('video_end', { name: video.storagePath })
  }
  onError={handleError}
  paused={true}
  ref={player}
  source={{ uri: getOSPath(fileSystemPath) }}
  style={styles.video}
/>

[jamesdarabi]

https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-video/blob/master/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m#L929:L929 < looks like it is related to having the paused prop set to true.

[jannisringwald]

+1