How do you create a video splash screen without a control bar a Swift app

To create a video splash screen without a control bar in a Swift app, you can use the AVPlayerViewController and customize its appearance. Here are the steps you can follow:

1. Initialize the AVPlayer and AVPlayerViewController:

   import AVKit
   import SwiftUI
   
   struct VideoSplashScreen: UIViewControllerRepresentable {
       let player: AVPlayer
   
       func makeUIViewController(context: Context) -> AVPlayerViewController {
           let playerViewController = AVPlayerViewController()
           playerViewController.player = player
           playerViewController.showsPlaybackControls = false // Hide control bar
           return playerViewController
       }
   
       func updateUIViewController(_ uiViewController: AVPlayerViewController, context: Context) {
           // No update needed
       }
   }
   

2. Embed the VideoSplashScreen in your SwiftUI view:

   struct ContentView: View {
       var body: some View {
           VideoSplashScreen(player: AVPlayer(url: URL(string: "your_video_url_here")!))
               .edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all) // Make the video fullscreen
       }
   }
   

3. Play the video automatically:

   struct VideoSplashScreen: UIViewControllerRepresentable {
       let player: AVPlayer
   
       func makeUIViewController(context: Context) -> AVPlayerViewController {
           let playerViewController = AVPlayerViewController()
           playerViewController.player = player
           playerViewController.showsPlaybackControls = false // Hide control bar
           player.play() // Start playing the video automatically
           return playerViewController
       }
   
       func updateUIViewController(_ uiViewController: AVPlayerViewController, context: Context) {
           // No update needed
       }
   }
   

This approach ensures that the video plays without showing the control bar, providing a clean splash screen experience.

For more detailed information on customizing video playback in SwiftUI, you can refer to the session Build compelling spatial photo and video experiences from WWDC 2024.