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I'm using MPMoviePlayerController to play remote mp4 files which are not quite big, about 20 - 30 MB each. This is how the player is set up:

player.movieSourceType = MPMovieSourceTypeFile;
player.shouldAutoplay  = YES;

The problem is that the player stops frequently with the following console output:

Took background task assertion ... for playback stall   // stops
Ending background task assertion ... for playback stall // resumes

I possibly could have taken this behavior as granted, but on the other hand when I try to play the video in other streaming player (e.g. GoodPlayer) - it plays nicely and never stops. So the problem is in my approach itself, not in the Internet connection.

Are there any ways to make MPMoviePlayerController to load seamlessly, or do I have to change components used in my app? If yes, which ones would you recommend?

NikGreen
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Try to assign (declare) MPMoviePlayerController as @property in your .h file, rather than a local variable.

ares777
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