Hello,
I've encountered a recurring issue while trying to play back live streams using AVPlayer in an iOS app. The video stream is being delivered via Amazon Kinesis Video Streams (KVS) using HLS.
The specific issue is that audio frequently gets interrupted during playback. The video continues to play just fine, but the audio stops. This issue seems to occur only on iOS devices and not on other platforms or players.
When I check the console logs, I see a number of error messages that may be related to the issue:
2023-05-11 20:57:27.494719+0200 Development[53868:24121620] HALPlugIn::DeviceGetCurrentTime: got an error from the plug-in routine, Error: 1937010544 (stop)
2023-05-11 20:57:27.534340+0200 Development[53868:24121620] [aqme] AQMEIO.cpp:199 timed out after 0.011s (6269 6269); suspension count=0 (IOSuspensions: )
2023-05-11 20:57:30.592067+0200 Development[53868:24122309] HALPlugIn::DeviceGetCurrentTime: got an error from the plug-in routine, Error: 1937010544 (stop)
2023-05-11 20:57:30.592400+0200 Development[53868:24122309] HALPlugIn::DeviceGetCurrentTime: got an error from the plug-in routine, Error: 1937010544 (stop)
I've attempted to troubleshoot this issue in various ways, including trying different iOS devices and networks. I've also attempted to use VLC's player on iOS, which doesn't have the audio interruption issue, but it does encounter other problems.
I believe there might be some compatibility issue between AVPlayer and KVS. I've posted a similar issue on the Amazon KVS GitHub repo but I am reaching out here to see if anyone has faced a similar issue with AVPlayer and has found a solution or can provide some guidance.
Has anyone encountered this issue before, or does anyone have suggestions on how to address it? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
