Continuous background audio with MPMoviePlayerController?

I am using MPMoviePlayerController to play streaming audio. I'm trying to get background audio working correctly. Right now, audio continues to play when you exit the app - the lock-screen and multi-tasking bar controls even work.

When a song finishes, the app is supposed to advance to the next track and pl开发者_如何转开发ay it. It works when the app is open but not when it is in the background (a song finishes but does not advance to the next track). If a song finishes and you re-open the app, however, the next song will start up immediately.

I am currently using NSNotificationCenter to keep track of when tracks end to advance to the next track (in my app delegate). Again, it works like a charm when the app is open. Is there a better way to do this to keep audio playing after a song is done?

I had this issue lately. Hope the answer helps other people.

If you have a playlist for example and want to play the next song while in background mode or lock mode add this line of code on your viewDidLoad:

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] beginReceivingRemoteControlEvents];

This makes the app supports remote control events.