Ios – How to play system sound on iOS without vibration

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In the documentation of AudioServicesPlayAlertSound, it says I can disable vibration when playing a sound:

iPhone—plays the specified sound. If the user has configured the
Settings application for vibration on ring, also invokes vibration.
However, the device does not vibrate if your app’s audio session is
configured with the AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayAndRecord or
AVAudioSessionCategoryRecord audio session category.

However, I still feel vibration on my iPhone 4S (iOS 5.1.1) even after setting my category to "play and record". It rings and vibrates at the same time.

#import <AudioToolbox/AudioServices.h>
#import <AVFoundation/AVAudioSession.h>

NSError* error;
[[AVAudioSession sharedInstance]
    setCategory:AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayAndRecord
    error:&error];
if (error == nil) {
    AudioServicesPlayAlertSound(1000);
}

I've also tried AudioServicesPlaySystemSound, but the results are the same. The reason why I want to disable vibration is because I am making an app where the user must place her phone far away and the phone should not topple over due to vibration.

Best Answer

I tested this with my iPhone 4s and it does exactly what you want.

   NSError* error;
    [[AVAudioSession sharedInstance]
     setCategory:AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayAndRecord
     error:&error];
    if (error == nil) {
        SystemSoundID myAlertSound;
        NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"/System/Library/Audio/UISounds/new-mail.caf"];
        AudioServicesCreateSystemSoundID((__bridge CFURLRef)(url), &myAlertSound);

        AudioServicesPlaySystemSound(myAlertSound);

    }

Use AudioServicesCreateSystemSoundID to create a SystemSoundID using the filename of the system sound. Then use AudioServicesPlaySystemSound() to play the sound with no vibration. Filenames of the other system sounds can be found at the link below.

http://iphonedevwiki.net/index.php/AudioServices

Swift

Install via CocoaPods or Carthage: https://github.com/ashleymills/Reachability.swift

Test reachability via closures

let reachability = Reachability()!

reachability.whenReachable = { reachability in
    if reachability.connection == .wifi {
        print("Reachable via WiFi")
    } else {
        print("Reachable via Cellular")
    }
}

reachability.whenUnreachable = { _ in
    print("Not reachable")
}

do {
    try reachability.startNotifier()
} catch {
    print("Unable to start notifier")
}

Objective-C

Add SystemConfiguration framework to the project but don't worry about including it anywhere
Add Tony Million's version of Reachability.h and Reachability.m to the project (found here: https://github.com/tonymillion/Reachability)

Update the interface section

#import "Reachability.h"

// Add this to the interface in the .m file of your view controller
@interface MyViewController ()
{
    Reachability *internetReachableFoo;
}
@end

Then implement this method in the .m file of your view controller which you can call

// Checks if we have an internet connection or not
- (void)testInternetConnection
{
    internetReachableFoo = [Reachability reachabilityWithHostname:@"www.google.com"];

    // Internet is reachable
    internetReachableFoo.reachableBlock = ^(Reachability*reach)
    {
        // Update the UI on the main thread
        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
            NSLog(@"Yayyy, we have the interwebs!");
        });
    };

    // Internet is not reachable
    internetReachableFoo.unreachableBlock = ^(Reachability*reach)
    {
        // Update the UI on the main thread
        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
            NSLog(@"Someone broke the internet :(");
        });
    };

    [internetReachableFoo startNotifier];
}

Important Note: The Reachability class is one of the most used classes in projects so you might run into naming conflicts with other projects. If this happens, you'll have to rename one of the pairs of Reachability.h and Reachability.m files to something else to resolve the issue.

Note: The domain you use doesn't matter. It's just testing for a gateway to any domain.

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