This is a loaded release. They are many fixes and new features.

Here's just a sample of the fixes and features in this release.

• Loaded Flag changes by @gvenk 1b59916
• Support for iTunes Asset URL by @kurokky 9f5d1ba
• new method getDuration by @tiendn ea53015
• Now support React-Native 0.48. Thanks, @SimonRobinson 1df58da
• Allow setting the audio stream type for sounds on Android. Thanks @jkimbo 2eb25e6
• Fix a premature collection of MediaPlayer on Android. Thanks, @jamesreggio 1227d55
• Android setCategory. Thanks, @jkimbo a6ca0d2
• Pause/resume when I pull out the headphones or receive an incoming call. Thanks, @kurokky ab7389c
• Use a hash function to compute key based on file name. Thanks, @varungupta85 42f3295

Other fixes from

• @amikofalvy
• @akantsevoi

Add typescript definitions for set speaker phone on (#207)

IOS

• Add Sound.setActive and Sound.setMode for iOS AVAudioSession support (#234)
• Fix link to iOS audio categories

General Fixes

• Fix breaking changes in React Native 0.47

• Added typescript typings (#192)
• Added callbacks to stop and pause, because the RN bridge is asynchronous (#167)

Windows

• Added the ability to configure "SMTC integration" for Windows apps. (#183)

Android

• Catch IllegalStateException when trying to play file-based audio (#205)
• Preventing crash due to illegal callback invocation (#202)
• Add method to turn on speakers in android (#194)

iOS

• iOS: Fix download of remote files (#200)

Check out the various audio files and locations supported using https://github.com/zmxv/react-native-sound-demo.

Android & iOS

• Fix callback crashes - Guarantee that the RN callback is only ever called once (#168)

Android

• Implementing setSpeed for android (#169)
• Remove player.prepare (#162)

• Fix race conditions in onCompletion and onError (#154)
• Fix crash in audioPlayerDidFinishPlaying when callback is called multiple times, by adding a mutex with @synchronized (#153)
• Added support to remote files (#141) for Android
• Update iOS/Android supported audio formats reference links (#142)
• Preprocessor if fix for tvOS (#137)
• Adding React dependency to podspec (#135)
• First support for Window platform (#133)
• Sound.prototype.play calls onEnd if sound isn't yet loaded (#123)

iOS

• Library is now compatible with React Native 0.40 and up. It retains compatibility with older versions that were supported previously.
• Add mixWithOthers option to setCategory so that app can optionally mix audio with that from other apps
• Add setSpeed method for controlling playback rate
• (Optional) Audio files can be accessed via require('./audio.mp3). Works in debug and release modes. Not supported in Android yet.

Android

• Stopping now resets to the start and pauses (#53)

• Bug fixes

• Support for alternative directories on Android
• Compatibility fixes

More Android features:

• volume control
• looping
• get/setCurrentTime
• getDuration

Add basic audio playback support for Android

• Load sound from app bundle
• Play
• Pause
• Resume
• Stop
• Release

• volume control
• pan control
• loop control
• playback time control