---
title: "playerView(_:failedToStartPictureInPictureWithError:)"
framework: avkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "avkit/avplayerviewpictureinpicturedelegate/playerview(_:failedtostartpictureinpicturewitherror:)"
---

# playerView(_:failedToStartPictureInPictureWithError:)

Tells the delegate that Picture in Picture playback failed to start.

## Declaration

```swift
optional func playerView(_ playerView: AVPlayerView, failedToStartPictureInPictureWithError error: any Error)
```

## Parameters

- `playerView`: The player view.
- `error`: An error object describing the failure.

## See Also

### Responding to Picture in Picture Playback Events

- [playerViewWillStartPicture(inPicture:)](avkit/avplayerviewpictureinpicturedelegate/playerviewwillstartpicture(inpicture:).md)
- [playerViewDidStartPicture(inPicture:)](avkit/avplayerviewpictureinpicturedelegate/playerviewdidstartpicture(inpicture:).md)
- [playerViewWillStopPicture(inPicture:)](avkit/avplayerviewpictureinpicturedelegate/playerviewwillstoppicture(inpicture:).md)
- [playerViewDidStopPicture(inPicture:)](avkit/avplayerviewpictureinpicturedelegate/playerviewdidstoppicture(inpicture:).md)
- [playerView(_:restoreUserInterfaceForPictureInPictureStopWithCompletionHandler:)](avkit/avplayerviewpictureinpicturedelegate/playerview(_:restoreuserinterfaceforpictureinpicturestopwithcompletionhandler:).md)
- [playerViewShouldAutomaticallyDismissAtPicture(inPictureStart:)](avkit/avplayerviewpictureinpicturedelegate/playerviewshouldautomaticallydismissatpicture(inpicturestart:).md)