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@jackwill99 jackwill99 commented Jun 26, 2024

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Here are the specific behaviors when streaming to an Apple TV or Mac:

allowsExternalPlayback = true (default, current behavior of the audioplayers package)
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  • Both devices show fullscreen playback controls.
  • On Apple TV, playback can be controlled with the remote, including seeking.
  • Both devices become unusable for other tasks as the player covers the screen.

allowsExternalPlayback = false

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  • Apple TV shows a notification briefly when a new media item starts playing.
  • macOS adds playback controls to the menu.

Apple Podcasts and other iOS apps use the allowsExternalPlayback = false setting, suggesting this is the intended behavior for pure audio apps. However, the video-like behavior with allowsExternalPlayback = true may still be useful for some developers as it enables playback controls on the Apple TV, even if this use case is rare.

Therefore, the default value is set to false.

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Gustl22 commented Oct 24, 2024

Thank you for the contribution, and I'm really sorry, that it took so long to get to a review. The last months had been quite intense for me.
A few questions: So if I understand this correctly, this feature is about playing media on one device, but all other devices from the same ecosystem also allow controlling their playback, right?
Do you expect this feature to also be available on desktop platforms? Is there a similar feature on Android?
If not, then it would be a good candidate to be added to the AudioContext options:
https://github.com/bluefireteam/audioplayers/blob/main/getting_started.md#audio-context

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spydon commented Feb 12, 2025

@jackwill99 do you have any updates on this PR? :)

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