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iOS

Posted by Austin-Michael Komatz
Austin-Michael Komatz
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How do I use a system sound as the sound for a UILocalNotification? (Swift)

Hi, I need help urgently. I have a UILocalNotification, and I want to be able to play a system sound as the UILocalNotification.soundName, which is of type string. How do I use a system sound as the notification sound?

I have searched extensively online and I cannot find anything that fully satisfies the question, so please, if anyone knows how to do this show me. Thank you so much!

// create a new alarm/notification
let alarm: UILocalNotification = UILocalNotification()
alarm.category = "wakeUpAlarms"
alarm.alertAction = "turn off the alarm"
alarm.alertBody = "Time to wake up!"
alarm.fireDate = NSDate(timeIntervalSinceNow: Double(secondsUntilFire))

// This is where I get the sound
let systemSoundID: SystemSoundID = 1016

// And I want to apply that sound to the alarm, but it doesn't work
alarm.soundName = systemSoundID

// schedule the alarm
UIApplication.sharedApplication().scheduleLocalNotification(alarm)