---
title: "playerViewController(_:failedToStartPictureInPictureWithError:)"
framework: avkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "avkit/avplayerviewcontrollerdelegate/playerviewcontroller(_:failedtostartpictureinpicturewitherror:)"
---

# playerViewController(_:failedToStartPictureInPictureWithError:)

Tells the delegate when Picture in Picture fails to start.

## Declaration

```swift
optional func playerViewController(_ playerViewController: AVPlayerViewController, failedToStartPictureInPictureWithError error: any Error)
```

## Parameters

- `playerViewController`: The player view controller.
- `error`: An error object that describes the failure.

## See Also

### Responding to Picture in Picture Life Cycle Events

- [playerViewControllerShouldAutomaticallyDismissAtPictureInPictureStart(_:)](avkit/avplayerviewcontrollerdelegate/playerviewcontrollershouldautomaticallydismissatpictureinpicturestart(_:).md)
- [playerViewControllerWillStartPictureInPicture(_:)](avkit/avplayerviewcontrollerdelegate/playerviewcontrollerwillstartpictureinpicture(_:).md)
- [playerViewControllerDidStartPictureInPicture(_:)](avkit/avplayerviewcontrollerdelegate/playerviewcontrollerdidstartpictureinpicture(_:).md)
- [playerViewControllerWillStopPictureInPicture(_:)](avkit/avplayerviewcontrollerdelegate/playerviewcontrollerwillstoppictureinpicture(_:).md)
- [playerViewControllerDidStopPictureInPicture(_:)](avkit/avplayerviewcontrollerdelegate/playerviewcontrollerdidstoppictureinpicture(_:).md)
- [playerViewController(_:restoreUserInterfaceForPictureInPictureStopWithCompletionHandler:)](avkit/avplayerviewcontrollerdelegate/playerviewcontroller(_:restoreuserinterfaceforpictureinpicturestopwithcompletionhandler:).md)