Swift: Keep playing sounds when the device is locked

Question

I\'m using the following code to play a sound off a URL from the internet:

var audioPlayer = AVPlayer()

...

let audioSessio         


        

Answer 1

swift 2+ solution:

do {
  try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayback)
  try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(true)
} catch _ {
  return print("error")
}