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Brief

AudioPlayer is a component that implements the HTMLAudioElement interface

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    that extends HTMLMediaElement interface.

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Remarks

This is a typescript class and not a react native component. Apps
  • need to create an instance of AudioPlayer and use it to start buffering
  • the content without starting playback. It does not render the media controls GUI.

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    Apps are expected to build their own media controls UI and control the playback experience.

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Extends

  • MediaPlayer

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Constructors

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new AudioPlayer()

new AudioPlayer(audioType?, audioUsage?): AudioPlayer

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Parameters

audioType?
AudioContentType Type of audio to play.
audioUsage?
AudioUsageType Reason for audio playback.

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Returns

AudioPlayer

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Brief

Creates a AudioPlayer instance.

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Overrides

MediaPlayer.constructor

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Properties

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controls?

optional controls: boolean Enable or disable the UI for media controls. For additional information, see https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/media.html#dom-media-controls.

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Inherited from

MediaPlayer.controls

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mediaControlHandler

mediaControlHandler: KeplerMediaControlHandler = null

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Inherited from

MediaPlayer.mediaControlHandler
Last modified on February 25, 2026