---
title: "startPlayback(with:)"
framework: photosui
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "photosui/phlivephotoview/startplayback(with:)"
---

# startPlayback(with:)

Begins playback of Live Photo content in the view.

## Declaration

```swift
func startPlayback(with playbackStyle: PHLivePhotoViewPlaybackStyle)
```

## Parameters

- `playbackStyle`: An option for how much of the Live Photo’s motion and sound content to play. See doc://com.apple.photokit/documentation/PhotosUI/PHLivePhotoViewPlaybackStyle.

## Mentioned in

Displaying Live Photos

## Discussion

Discussion Use the playbackStyle parameter to choose whether to play the full motion and sound content of the Live Photo or only a brief section. Typically, an app does not need to directly control playback, because a Live Photo view provides interactive playback control. Use this method only when non-interactive playback is appropriate—for example, to briefly animate the content to indicate that a view contains a Live Photo rather than a still image.

## See Also

### Manually Playing Live Photo Content

- [stopPlayback()](photosui/phlivephotoview/stopplayback().md)
- [stopPlayback(animated:)](photosui/phlivephotoview/stopplayback(animated:).md)