ax-media

Media & Audio

Quick Patterns

// NOW PLAYING (iOS 16+ recommended)
let session = MPNowPlayingSession(players: [player])
session.automaticallyPublishNowPlayingInfo = true
session.remoteCommandCenter.playCommand.addTarget { [weak self] _ in
    self?.player.play(); return .success
}
session.remoteCommandCenter.playCommand.isEnabled = true
session.becomeActiveIfPossible { _ in }

// NOW PLAYING (manual, iOS 14+)
try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(.playback, options: [])
try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(true)
var info: [String: Any] = [
    MPMediaItemPropertyTitle: "Title",
    MPMediaItemPropertyArtist: "Artist",
    MPMediaItemPropertyPlaybackDuration: duration,
    MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyElapsedPlaybackTime: elapsed,
    MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyPlaybackRate: 1.0  // 1.0=playing, 0.0=paused
]
MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo = info

// REMOTE COMMANDS
let cc = MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared()
cc.playCommand.addTarget { [weak self] _ in self?.play(); return .success }
cc.playCommand.isEnabled = true
cc.skipForwardCommand.preferredIntervals = [15.0]

// AUDIO SESSION
try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(.playback, mode: .default, options: [])
try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(true)

// AUDIO ENGINE
let engine = AVAudioEngine()
let player = AVAudioPlayerNode()
engine.attach(player)
engine.connect(player, to: engine.mainMixerNode, format: nil)
try engine.start()

// HAPTICS
let impact = UIImpactFeedbackGenerator(style: .medium)
impact.prepare()
impact.impactOccurred()

// PHOTO PICKER (SwiftUI, iOS 16+ - NO permission needed)
@State private var item: PhotosPickerItem?
PhotosPicker(selection: $item, matching: .images) { Text("Select") }

// PHOTO PICKER (UIKit, iOS 14+ - NO permission needed)
var config = PHPickerConfiguration()
config.filter = .images
let picker = PHPickerViewController(configuration: config)

// SAVE TO CAMERA ROLL
let status = await PHPhotoLibrary.requestAuthorization(for: .addOnly)
try await PHPhotoLibrary.shared().performChanges {
    PHAssetCreationRequest.creationRequestForAsset(from: image)
}

// MUSICKIT (Apple Music)
let player = ApplicationMusicPlayer.shared
player.queue = [song]
try await player.play()  // Now Playing updates automatically