How to make MPMoviePlayerController ignore the mute switch

Question

I want to play a video using MPMoviePlayerController but I want it to ignore the mute switch, similar to the behavior of Youtube\'s video player.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

in Swift: Do this once before you play sound/video (for example at the beginning of your application)

do{
  try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayback)
} catch {
  //Didn't work
}