# iOS goes fullscreen without asking

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/ios-goes-fullscreen-without-asking/53161>\
**Category:** Wowza Player\
**Created:** [April 15, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/ios-goes-fullscreen-without-asking/53161 "2019-04-15T15:43:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Alex\_Grijalba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Alex\_Grijalba](https://community.wowza.com/u/Alex_Grijalba)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/ios-goes-fullscreen-without-asking/53161/1 "2019-04-15T15:43:18Z")

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We need to have an audio stream in backround in a web page.

On iOS as soon as the stream starts it goes full screen. We don’t know why?

Can we prevent it automatically go fullscreen?

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/ios-goes-fullscreen-without-asking/53161/2 "2019-04-15T20:58:56Z")

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The iOS SDK does not currently support audio playback when the app is in the background. It is something we are working on for a future update. Sorry for any inconvenience.

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**Author:** ![Alex\_Grijalba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Alex\_Grijalba](https://community.wowza.com/u/Alex_Grijalba)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 6:15am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/ios-goes-fullscreen-without-asking/53161/3 "2019-04-16T06:15:55Z")

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Has that something to do with the app going fullscreen without asking?

Btw, this player does not go fullscreen:

[https://play.los40.com/](https://play.los40.com/)

Btw, when I say in background I don’t need the browser to go background. I just need the audio to play while the user is browsing the page (actually watching another video).