Record audio in background

[juligupta]

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Version of react-native-audio-recorder-player

2.5.3

Version of React Native

0.63.3

Platforms you faced the error (IOS or Android or both?)

Android

Expected behavior

When application goes to background, the audio recording should continue

Actual behavior

When application goes to background, the audio recording stops

Steps to reproduce the behavior

Start the audio recording while application is in active state
Press home button to move application to background.
Come back to application after some time.
The recording resumes from the time when it went to background. It is not recording while in background.

[hyochan]

Since version 2+ is not maintained, could you also try our recent version which currently is 3.0.9?

[GowthamOutlook]

iOS working fine I have issues in android alone in background state audio is not recording in Android @CodeFromAnywhere

[MacDinhThanh]

the same issue

[clement-livdeo]

Any news on this ?

[clement-livdeo]

Ok, if someone still has this issue, I figured out for iOS that you simply have to add :

<key>UIBackgroundModes</key>
<array>
    <string>audio</string>
</array>

In your Info.plist file. By doing this, the recording should continue if the app goes in background.

[askpatrickw]

I'm wondering, is there any update on this for Android?

If someone can provide guidance, my team is willing to help add this feature.

[lukailun]

I'm wondering, is there any update on this for Android?

If someone can provide guidance, my team is willing to help add this feature.

Include an instance of MediaRecorder in a foreground service should fix this.

Note: On devices running Android 9 (API level 28) or higher, apps running in the background cannot access the microphone. Therefore, your app should record audio only when it's in the foreground or when you include an instance of MediaRecorder in a [foreground service](https://developer.android.com/guide/components/services#Foreground).

https://developer.android.com/media/platform/mediarecorder

[omatt]

Is this still an issue? I run the audio recording in a BackgroundService and so far haven't had any issues while the app is running in the background.

[hongdtt-ominext]

To fix background recording on Android, you can refer to this commit:
https://github.com/hongdtt-ominext/react-native-nitro-sound/tree/fix-buf-call

Note: On iOS, you must still enable UIBackgroundModes.

[GabeConsalter]

To fix background recording on Android, you can refer to this commit: https://github.com/hongdtt-ominext/react-native-nitro-sound/tree/fix-buf-call

Note: On iOS, you must still enable UIBackgroundModes.

Can we have a PR of this ?

[anujapisemb]

I am also facing the same issue. When user goes to background on android then its doesn't captured recording in background mode. Does this lib provide the support for this feature. Can anyone please confirm?

[anujapisemb]

To fix background recording on Android, you can refer to this commit: https://github.com/hongdtt-ominext/react-native-nitro-sound/tree/fix-buf-call
Note: On iOS, you must still enable UIBackgroundModes.

Can we have a PR of this ?

Is this working @GabeConsalter for background recording on android?

[GabeConsalter]

To fix background recording on Android, you can refer to this commit: https://github.com/hongdtt-ominext/react-native-nitro-sound/tree/fix-buf-call
Note: On iOS, you must still enable UIBackgroundModes.

Can we have a PR of this ?

Is this working @GabeConsalter for background recording on android?

Actually don't work to me.