Game Mode stops background audio playback

[bjtitus]

Description

When running a game with Game Mode enabled, sometimes the background audio from Pocket Casts is stopped.

Step-by-step reproduction instructions

1. Play an episode in Pocket Casts and background
2. Run a game in Game Mode (iOS 18+) on an older device
3. After a few minutes the background audio will stop

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Device, Operating system, and Pocket Casts app version

iOS 18.1.1, iPhone 12 Mini

[bjtitus]

User Report on iPhone 12 Mini:

Slack	p1734321881226619-slack-C02A333D8LQ
Zendesk	9151231-zd-a8c

[matthewcramerr]

Have you gone through your func configureAudioSession ? If audio is playing alongside other sounds you need to make sure you add .mixWithOthers.