🐛 iOS video playback stops playing when app is backgrounded, doesnt autoplay when app is foregrounded

[erenkulaksiz]

Describe the bug

If a paywall with background video opens and you lock the device/move app to background and unlock device/open app, the paywall background video doesnt seem to be autoplaying. It just stops a certain timestamp.

Platform

iOS

SDK version

5.53.0

SDK integration method

CocoaPods

StoreKit version

StoreKit 2 (default on versions >=5.0.0)

OS version

iOS 26.1

Xcode version

16.4

Device and/or simulator

Device

Environment

Production

How widespread is the issue

100%

Debug logs

No logs needed.

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a paywall that has background video
2. Navigate to Revenuecat's official app or your own app for preview
3. View the paywall
4. Lock your device/move app to background
5. Unlock your device/move app to foreground
6. See that video is not playing

Other information

Additional context

I have discovered this issue while using react-native-purchases and react-native-purchases-ui sdk's, both of them in latest `9.6.13` version. Issue also seems to be affecting RevenueCat's iOS app.

[RCGitBot]

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[erenkulaksiz]

Here is the bug in action (on official revenuecat app):

ScreenRecording_01-08-2026.4-05-10.PM_1.mov

[rickvdl]

Thanks for reporting this issue @erenkulaksiz, we'll be taking a look and get back to you shortly!