From: Maxim Raznatovski <nda.mr43@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 22:49:28 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Fix playback with the Web Player for iOS devices  (#2319)
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Fix playback with the Web Player for iOS devices  (#2319)
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diff --git a/music_assistant/providers/builtin_player/player.py b/music_assistant/providers/builtin_player/player.py
index ca744bee..1082f179 100644
--- a/music_assistant/providers/builtin_player/player.py
+++ b/music_assistant/providers/builtin_player/player.py
@@ -247,14 +247,8 @@ class BuiltinPlayer(Player):
         # Check for a client probe request (from an iPhone/iPad)
         if (range_header := request.headers.get("Range")) and range_header == "bytes=0-1":
             self.logger.debug("Client is probing the stream.")
-
-            # Avoids us to staring multiple ffmpeg instances for probe requests
-            return web.Response(
-                status=206,  # Partial Content
-                headers=headers,
-                # Just send something
-                body=b"\x00\x00",
-            )
+            # We don't early exit here since playback would otherwise never start
+            # on iOS devices with Home Assistant OS installations.
 
         media = player.current_media
         if queue is None or media is None: