SDL_HINT_AUDIO_CATEGORY(3)

SDL_HINT_AUDIO_CATEGORY3

A variable controlling the audio category on ios and macos.

Usage

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_CATEGORY SDL_AUDIO_CATEGORY"

Header file

Defined in SDL3/SDL_hints.h

Overview

The variable can be set to the following values:

• "ambient": Use the AVAudioSessionCategoryAmbient audio category, will be
muted by the phone mute switch (default)

• "playback": Use the AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayback category.

For more information, see Apple's documentation: https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/Audio/Conceptual/AudioSessionProgrammingGuide/AudioSessionCategoriesandModes/AudioSessionCategoriesandModes.html

This hint should be set before an audio device is opened.

Availability

This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.

From libsdl3-doc 3.2.10+ds-1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.