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Switching audio output between Receiver and Speaker in iOS7 and above?


I have an audio player which has an option of switching the Audio Output from Speaker to Receiver/Earpiece (irrespective of whether headset is connected) when proximity sensor notifies 1. The following is my code for doing so.

- (void) switchAudioOutput:(NSString*)output{
    AVAudioSession* audioSession = [AVAudioSession sharedInstance];
    BOOL success;
    NSError* error;

    if([output isEqualToString:keAudioOutputReciever]){
        //Force current audio out through reciever
        //set the audioSession override
        success = [audioSession overrideOutputAudioPort:AVAudioSessionPortOverrideNone
                                             error:&error];
        if (!success)
            NSLog(@"AVAudioSession error overrideOutputAudioPort:%@",error);

        //activate the audio session
        success = [audioSession setActive:YES error:&error];
        if (!success)
            NSLog(@"AVAudioSession error activating: %@",error);
        else
            NSLog(@"AVAudioSession active with override: AVAudioSessionPortOverrideNone");

    }else if([output isEqualToString:keAudioOutputSpeaker]){
        //set the audioSession override
        success = [audioSession overrideOutputAudioPort:AVAudioSessionPortOverrideSpeaker
                                                  error:&error];
        if (!success)
            NSLog(@"AVAudioSession error overrideOutputAudioPort:%@",error);

        //activate the audio session
        success = [audioSession setActive:YES error:&error];
        if (!success)
            NSLog(@"AVAudioSession error activating: %@",error);
        else
            NSLog(@"AVAudioSession active with override: AVAudioSessionPortOverrideSpeaker");

    }
 }

This was based on the answer Toggle Button route audio to speaker and receiver and enter link description here. I noticed that this only forces the Audio to Speaker alone but does not ensure that the route goes to receiver alone. Moreover while shifting to speaker I get the following error:

AVAudioSession error overrideOutputAudioPort:Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-50 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -50.)"


Solution

  • I figured out the answer by avoiding overrides for Receiver

    - (void) setAudioSession:(NSString*)audioOutput{
    
            NSError* error;
            if([audioOutput isEqualToString:audioOutputSpeaker.lowercaseString]){
    
                //set the audioSession override
                if(![self setCategory:AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayAndRecord
                                  withOptions:AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionDefaultToSpeaker|AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionAllowBluetooth
                                        error:&error])
                    NSLog(@"AVAudioSession error AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayAndRecord:%@",error);
    
                //activate the audio session
                if (![self setActive:YES error:&error])
                    NSLog(@"AVAudioSession error activating: %@",error);
                else
                    NSLog(@"AVAudioSession active with override: AVAudioSessionPortOverrideNone");
            }else if ([audioOutput isEqualToString:audioOutputReciever.lowercaseString]){
                //Force current audio out through reciever
                //set the audioSession override
                if(![self setCategory:AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayAndRecord
                                  withOptions:AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionAllowBluetooth
                                        error:&error])
                    NSLog(@"AVAudioSession error AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayAndRecord:%@",error);
    
                if (![self overrideOutputAudioPort:AVAudioSessionPortOverrideNone error:&error])
                    NSLog(@"AVAudioSession error overrideOutputAudioPort to Reciever:%@",error);
    
                //activate the audio session
                if (![self setActive:YES error:&error])
                    NSLog(@"AVAudioSession error activating: %@",error);
                else
                    NSLog(@"AVAudioSession active with override: AVAudioSessionPortOverrideNone");
            }
        }