Detect volume button press - ios

Question

Volume button notification function is not being called.
Code:
func listenVolumeButton(){
// Option #1
NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter().addObserver(self, selector: "volumeChanged:", name: "AVSystemController_SystemVolumeDidChangeNotification", object: nil)
// Option #2
var audioSession = AVAudioSession()
audioSession.setActive(true, error: nil)
audioSession.addObserver(self, forKeyPath: "volumeChanged", options: NSKeyValueObservingOptions.New, context: nil)
}
override func observeValueForKeyPath(keyPath: String, ofObject object: AnyObject, change: [NSObject : AnyObject], context: UnsafeMutablePointer<Void>) {
if keyPath == "volumeChanged"{
print("got in here")
}
}
func volumeChanged(notification: NSNotification){
print("got in here")
}
listenVolumeButton() is being called in viewWillAppear
The code is not getting to the print statement "got in here", in either case.
I am trying two different ways to do it, neither way is working.
I have followed this: Detect iPhone Volume Button Up Press?

Answer 1

Using the second method, the value of the key path should be "outputVolume". That is the property we are observing.
So change the code to,
var outputVolumeObserve: NSKeyValueObservation?
let audioSession = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
func listenVolumeButton() {
do {
try audioSession.setActive(true)
} catch {}
outputVolumeObserve = audioSession.observe(\.outputVolume) { (audioSession, changes) in
/// TODOs
}
}

Answer 2

The code above won't work in Swift 3, in that case, try this:
func listenVolumeButton() {
do {
try audioSession.setActive(true)
} catch {
print("some error")
}
audioSession.addObserver(self, forKeyPath: "outputVolume", options: NSKeyValueObservingOptions.new, context: nil)
}
override func observeValue(forKeyPath keyPath: String?, of object: Any?, change: [NSKeyValueChangeKey : Any]?, context: UnsafeMutableRawPointer?) {
if keyPath == "outputVolume" {
print("got in here")
}
}

Answer 3

With this code you can listen whenever the user taps the volume hardware button.
class VolumeListener {
static let kVolumeKey = "volume"
static let shared = VolumeListener()
private let kAudioVolumeChangeReasonNotificationParameter = "AVSystemController_AudioVolumeChangeReasonNotificationParameter"
private let kAudioVolumeNotificationParameter = "AVSystemController_AudioVolumeNotificationParameter"
private let kExplicitVolumeChange = "ExplicitVolumeChange"
private let kSystemVolumeDidChangeNotificationName = NSNotification.Name(rawValue: "AVSystemController_SystemVolumeDidChangeNotification")
private var hasSetup = false
func start() {
guard !self.hasSetup else {
return
}
self.setup()
self.hasSetup = true
}
private func setup() {
guard let rootViewController = UIApplication.shared.windows.first?.rootViewController else {
return
}
let volumeView = MPVolumeView(frame: CGRect.zero)
volumeView.clipsToBounds = true
rootViewController.view.addSubview(volumeView)
NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
self,
selector: #selector(self.volumeChanged),
name: kSystemVolumeDidChangeNotificationName,
object: nil
)
volumeView.removeFromSuperview()
}
#objc func volumeChanged(_ notification: NSNotification) {
guard let userInfo = notification.userInfo,
let volume = userInfo[kAudioVolumeNotificationParameter] as? Float,
let changeReason = userInfo[kAudioVolumeChangeReasonNotificationParameter] as? String,
changeReason == kExplicitVolumeChange
else {
return
}
NotificationCenter.default.post(name: "volumeListenerUserDidInteractWithVolume", object: nil,
userInfo: [VolumeListener.kVolumeKey: volume])
}
}
And to listen you just need to add the observer:
NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(self.userInteractedWithVolume),
name: "volumeListenerUserDidInteractWithVolume", object: nil)
You can access the volume value by checking the userInfo:
#objc private func userInteractedWithVolume(_ notification: Notification) {
guard let volume = notification.userInfo?[VolumeListener.kVolumeKey] as? Float else {
return
}
print("volume: \(volume)")
}

Answer 4

import AVFoundation
import MediaPlayer
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
let volumeView = MPVolumeView(frame: CGRect.zero)
for subview in volumeView.subviews {
if let button = subview as? UIButton {
button.setImage(nil, for: .normal)
button.isEnabled = false
button.sizeToFit()
}
}
UIApplication.shared.windows.first?.addSubview(volumeView)
UIApplication.shared.windows.first?.sendSubview(toBack: volumeView)
}
override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
super.viewWillAppear(animated)
AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().addObserver(self, forKeyPath: "outputVolume", options: NSKeyValueObservingOptions.new, context: nil)
do { try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(true) }
catch { debugPrint("\(error)") }
}
override func viewDidDisappear(_ animated: Bool) {
super.viewDidDisappear(animated)
AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().removeObserver(self, forKeyPath: "outputVolume")
do { try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(false) }
catch { debugPrint("\(error)") }
}
override func observeValue(forKeyPath keyPath: String?, of object: Any?, change: [NSKeyValueChangeKey : Any]?, context: UnsafeMutableRawPointer?) {
guard let key = keyPath else { return }
switch key {
case "outputVolume":
guard let dict = change, let temp = dict[NSKeyValueChangeKey.newKey] as? Float, temp != 0.5 else { return }
let systemSlider = MPVolumeView().subviews.first { (aView) -> Bool in
return NSStringFromClass(aView.classForCoder) == "MPVolumeSlider" ? true : false
} as? UISlider
systemSlider?.setValue(0.5, animated: false)
guard systemSlider != nil else { return }
debugPrint("Either volume button tapped.")
default:
break
}
}
When observing a new value, I set the system volume back to 0.5. This will probably anger users using music simultaneously, therefore I do not recommend my own answer in production.

Answer 5

If interested here is a RxSwift version.
func volumeRx() -> Observable<Void> {
Observable<Void>.create {
subscriber in
let audioSession = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
do {
try audioSession.setActive(true)
} catch let e {
subscriber.onError(e)
}
let outputVolumeObserve = audioSession.observe(\.outputVolume) {
(audioSession, changes) in
subscriber.onNext(Void())
}
return Disposables.create {
outputVolumeObserve.invalidate()
}
}
}
Usage
volumeRx()
.subscribe(onNext: {
print("Volume changed")
}).disposed(by: disposeBag)