Fixed issue for IOS and android

app/(auth)/player/direct-player.tsx

@@ -30,8 +30,20 @@ import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import * as Haptics from "expo-haptics";
 import { useFocusEffect, useGlobalSearchParams } from "expo-router";
 import { useAtomValue } from "jotai";
-import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
-import { Alert, BackHandler, View } from "react-native";
+import React, {
+  useCallback,
+  useMemo,
+  useRef,
+  useState,
+  useEffect,
+} from "react";
+import {
+  Alert,
+  BackHandler,
+  View,
+  AppState,
+  AppStateStatus,
+} from "react-native";
 import { useSharedValue } from "react-native-reanimated";
 import settings from "../(tabs)/(home)/settings";
 import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
@@ -359,6 +371,36 @@ export default function page() {
       };
     }, [])
   );
+
+  const [appState, setAppState] = useState(AppState.currentState);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleAppStateChange = (nextAppState: AppStateStatus) => {
+      if (appState.match(/inactive|background/) && nextAppState === "active") {
+        console.log("App has come to the foreground!");
+        // Handle app coming to the foreground
+      } else if (nextAppState.match(/inactive|background/)) {
+        console.log("App has gone to the background!");
+        // Handle app going to the background
+        if (videoRef.current && videoRef.current.pause) {
+          videoRef.current.pause();
+        }
+      }
+      setAppState(nextAppState);
+    };
+
+    // Use AppState.addEventListener and return a cleanup function
+    const subscription = AppState.addEventListener(
+      "change",
+      handleAppStateChange
+    );
+
+    return () => {
+      // Cleanup the event listener when the component is unmounted
+      subscription.remove();
+    };
+  }, [appState]);
+
   // Preselection of audio and subtitle tracks.
 
   if (!settings) return null;

modules/vlc-player/ios/VlcPlayerModule.swift

@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ public class VlcPlayerModule: Module {
         Name("VlcPlayer")
         View(VlcPlayerView.self) {
             Prop("source") { (view: VlcPlayerView, source: [String: Any]) in
+                if !view.hasSource {
                     view.setSource(source)
                 }
+            }
 
             Prop("paused") { (view: VlcPlayerView, paused: Bool) in
                 if paused {

modules/vlc-player/ios/VlcPlayerView.swift

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class VlcPlayerView: ExpoView {
     private var externalTrack: [String: String]?
     private var progressTimer: DispatchSourceTimer?
     private var isStopping: Bool = false  // Define isStopping here
+    var hasSource = false
 
     // MARK: - Initialization
 
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ class VlcPlayerView: ExpoView {
             self.setSubtitleTrack(subtitleTrackIndex)
 
             self.mediaPlayer?.media = media
+            hasSource = true
 
             if autoplay {
                 print("Playing...")
@@ -280,15 +282,11 @@ class VlcPlayerView: ExpoView {
     // MARK: - Private Methods
 
     @objc private func applicationWillResignActive() {
-        if !isPaused {
-            pause()
-        }
+
     }
 
     @objc private func applicationDidBecomeActive() {
-        if !isPaused {
-            play()
-        }
+
     }
 
     private func performStop(completion: (() -> Void)? = nil) {