Fix audio resuming after backgrounding#1770
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Add event listener to resume audio context after backgrounding.
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Is it not working again now? I tried a my safari in iOS 26.2 with fast click returning background. Audio is not resumed. Anyone experienced this too? |
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This fixes a bug where the audiocontext gets suspended by iOS when the document.visibilityState changes. See goldfire/howler.js#1660 goldfire/howler.js#1770 goldfire/howler.js#1702 goldfire/howler.js#1771 Good to note this is not a Howler bug, it's an iOS bug. We have tried several audio libraries that all produced the same behaviour.
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Add event listener to resume audio context after backgrounding.
Issue/Feature
On iOS mobile safari, audio would not resume after resuming after backgrounding with the latest iOS release. This will resume audio playback when returning.
Related Issues
Audio not playing after returning from background on iOS Chrome and a possible solution
No sound on IOS 26
Solution
Added event listener for state change to resume Howler ctx if audio has been previously unlocked
Reproduction/Testing
On physical iOS device only (not reproducible with iPhone simulator): background the browser by going to the home screen then return to the game. Previously audio playback wouldn't auto resume, but now it should.
Breaking Changes
N/A