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Class form Apple MediaPlayer framework. A media item represents a single piece of media (such as one song or one video podcast) in the iPod library.

A media item represents a single piece of media (such as one song or one video podcast) in the iPod library. A media item has an overall unique identifier, accessed using the MPMediaItemPropertyPersistentID property key, as well as specific identifiers for its metadata. These identifiers persists across application launches.

A media item can have a wide range of metadata associated with it. You access this metadata using the valueForProperty: method along with the property keys described in this document. The You can also access metadata in a batch fashion using the enumerateValuesForProperties:usingBlock: method. In some cases, this is more efficient. Both of these methods are defined in MPMediaEntity, the abstract superclass of MPMediaItemCollection.

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MPMusicPlayerController Track Length

Using an MPMusicPlayerController is there a way to query the tracks length? Using .currentPlaybackTime I can figure out how far I am into the track but I have no way of knowing how long the track is. My [MPMediaItem…
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Not able to get the UIImage from MPMediaItemPropertyArtWork

I have the following code to get the UIImage from MPMediaItemPropertyArtWork to display the coverArt in my view. I get a non-NULL artwork from the mediaItem, however, when I try to extract the UIImage from the artwork, it returns NULL and I don't…
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URL to show in MPMediaItemPropertyArtwork

So I want to show an image from a URL. I know I would first need to make it friendly URL encoded - .addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .urlQueryAllowed)! for example if var strUrl = nowplaying.data.first?.track.imageurl { strUrl =…
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How to properly add predicate for Music Compilations in MPMediaItem

In my app I'm checking if the currently playing song is part of an album. I am able to do this but I have found that if an album is part of a compilation my code does not work as expected. What I want to do is if the currently playing song is part…
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iOS 13: MPMediaPickerController - Internal Error / The requested app extension could not be found

It seems that the general MPMediaPicker is not working anymore on ios13 (ipad air 2, iphone SE) The example 1:1 copied from there is not showing up the media…
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iOS MPMediaItem: Options as set in iTunes

When loading MPMediaItems via the MPMediaLibrary (MediaPlayer Framework), I'm looking for a way to access the start, stop, and volume properties as they can be set in iTunes via right click on a song => Get Info => Options. These properties are not…
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Using MPMusicPlayerController play a MPMediaItemCollection, how to get the event of at end of playing

I'm using the MPMusicPlayerController to play MPMediaItems in a MPMediaItemCollection. How can I fire an event when the MPMediaItems are done playing?
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MPMediaItemPropertyAssetURL returning nil

I am working on a project where I need to play songs from iTunes Library in AVPlayer. For that, I am taking URL "ipod-library://item/item.mp3?id=1577682869916034242" of selected songs from iTunes Library and playing same in AVPlayer. Almost all…
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Bug: MPMediaItem Download Status on iOS & MPMediaPropertyPredicate using assetURL

Fun bug in the MPMedia API I have had an ongoing bug in my music app that I have finally tracked down now (now that I am re-writing it in swift). It has a few facets. (using systemMusicPlayer) I think I have narrowed the issues down to an…
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MPMediaPickerController and iOS 8.4

From iOS 8.4 i can't get assetURL from MPMediaItem (nil for songs from Apple Music), which are sent to me by MPMediaPickerController. How can I hide (songs also iTunes Store) in MPMediaPickerController or get assetURL for them. P.S. I assume, that I…
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Load project's mp3 into MPMediaItem

I've got an mp3 in my project's "Supporting Files" folder, and I'd like to create an MPMediaItem for that song. Normally, I'd use MPMediaQuery if I were creating an MPMediaItem from the user's library, but I'm not sure how that would work with a…
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Determine if a song has album art in iOS

I am working on an iOS app and I need to determine if a song has album art. I am using the MPMusicPlayerController to access the native iOS music library and I am using a MPMediaItemArtwork to capture the artwork sent from the iOS music library.…
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How Do You Obtain the "Purchase Date" or "Date Added" from MPMediaItems in iPod Library

As users download new songs into their iPod Music library from the iTunes Store, I would like to programmatically list those songs in a table view. Is it possible to obtain the "Date Added" or "Purchase Date" from the MPMediaItemCollection? I see…
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BEGIN IMMEDIATE could unexpectedly not be stepped after 0: 8/attempt to write a readonly database

While using a UITableView to display MPMediaItems my log gets spammed with the following message: BEGIN IMMEDIATE could unexpectedly not be stepped after 0: 8/attempt to write a readonly database But I haven't any idea what this means. Can you give…
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Get date when MPMediaItem was added to iTunes library

Is it possible? I haven't found anything like this in MPMediaItemProperty... strings. Maybe private API?
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