[CB-10723] iOS9.2 no audio

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.2.0
• Component/s: cordova-plugin-media
• Labels: easyfix iOS triaged

Environment

IonicFramework | ngCordova | cordova-plugin-media

• Flags: Important
• Assignee: Omar Mefire
• Reporter: Johnny Dong
• Created: 28/Feb/16 08:15
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 06:52
• Resolved: 08/Apr/16 17:26

Description

Found an issue with the latest cordova.plugin.media whilst i was putting together a IonicFramework app for iOS 9.2.1 (iPhone 6s) to play an M4A file.
The iOS logs would show:

• Found resource '[path].m4a' in the web folder.
  Playing audio sample '[path].m4a'

• Playing stream with AVPlayer & custom rate

but no sound (both simulator + device)

Debugging in Xcode, ./cordova-plugin-media/src/ios/CDVSound.m,ln 352 + 355 appears to be the culprit.
Instead of using "avPlayer" which doesn't appear to have a handle to the sound resource, switching to "audioFile.player" appears to resolve the sound issue.

• • • ./cordova-plugin-media/src/ios/CDVSound.m,ln 352
      from:
      [avPlayer setRate:customRate];

to:
[audioFile.player setRate:customRate];

• • • ./cordova-plugin-media/src/ios/CDVSound.m,ln 355
      from:
      [avPlayer play];

to:
[audioFile.player play];

NOTE: I've yet to create a PR as I have not signed the Apache ICLA, however i've committed a code in my personal fork and happy for somebody to have a look at it and submit on my behalf:

https://github.com/spudmashmedia/cordova-plugin-media/commit/946ffcf569cbaa22241e8ec00f11b4a52a0c6809