---
title: "pictureInPictureControllerShouldProhibitBackgroundAudioPlayback(_:)"
framework: AVKit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
platforms: [iOS 15.0+, iPadOS 15.0+, Mac Catalyst 15.0+, macOS 12.0+, tvOS 15.0+, visionOS 1.0+]
path: "avkit/avpictureinpicturesamplebufferplaybackdelegate/pictureinpicturecontrollershouldprohibitbackgroundaudioplayback(_:)"
---

# pictureInPictureControllerShouldProhibitBackgroundAudioPlayback(_:)

Asks the delegate whether to always prohibit background audio playback.

## Declaration

```swift
optional func pictureInPictureControllerShouldProhibitBackgroundAudioPlayback(_ pictureInPictureController: AVPictureInPictureController) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

- `pictureInPictureController`: The Picture in Picture controller instance.

## Return Value

Return Value true if the delegate prohibits background audio playback; otherwise, false.

## Discussion

Discussion If you implement this method, the system calls it once for each invocation of invalidatePlaybackState() to determine whether to prohibit audio playback when the Picture in Picture window is in the background.

## See Also

### Responding to playback events

- [pictureInPictureController(_:setPlaying:)](avkit/avpictureinpicturesamplebufferplaybackdelegate/pictureinpicturecontroller(_:setplaying:).md)
- [pictureInPictureControllerTimeRangeForPlayback(_:)](avkit/avpictureinpicturesamplebufferplaybackdelegate/pictureinpicturecontrollertimerangeforplayback(_:).md)
- [pictureInPictureControllerIsPlaybackPaused(_:)](avkit/avpictureinpicturesamplebufferplaybackdelegate/pictureinpicturecontrollerisplaybackpaused(_:).md)
- [pictureInPictureController(_:didTransitionToRenderSize:)](avkit/avpictureinpicturesamplebufferplaybackdelegate/pictureinpicturecontroller(_:didtransitiontorendersize:).md)
- [pictureInPictureController(_:skipByInterval:completion:)](avkit/avpictureinpicturesamplebufferplaybackdelegate/pictureinpicturecontroller(_:skipbyinterval:completion:).md)