[Video] set audio category to ambient every time a new player is made (#4934)

* set auto category to ambient every time a new player is made

* mute on foregrounding

* remember previous state

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Co-authored-by: Samuel Newman <10959775+mozzius@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Hailey <me@haileyok.com>

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/VideoPlayerContext.tsx b/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/VideoPlayerContext.tsx
index 20ebb6d2f..95511099e 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/VideoPlayerContext.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/VideoPlayerContext.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ import type {VideoPlayer} from 'expo-video'
 import {useVideoPlayer as useExpoVideoPlayer} from 'expo-video'
 
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
+import {
+  AudioCategory,
+  PlatformInfo,
+} from '../../../../../modules/expo-bluesky-swiss-army'
 
 const VideoPlayerContext = React.createContext<VideoPlayer | null>(null)
 
@@ -16,6 +20,9 @@ export function VideoPlayerProvider({
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-shadow
   const player = useExpoVideoPlayer(source, player => {
     try {
+      PlatformInfo.setAudioCategory(AudioCategory.Ambient)
+      PlatformInfo.setAudioActive(false)
+
       player.loop = true
       player.muted = true
       player.play()