How to Play Sound in React Native?

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Let's start following example:

Step 1: Download Project

In the first step run the following command to create a project.

expo init ExampleApp

Step 2: Install and Setup

In this step, you can install expo-av:

expo install expo-av

Step 3: App.js

In this step, You will open the App.js file and put the code.

import * as React from 'react';
import { View, StyleSheet, Button } from 'react-native';
import { Audio } from 'expo-av';

const App = () => {
    const [sound, setSound] = React.useState();

     const playSound = async () => {
        const { sound } = await Audio.Sound.createAsync(
            require('./assets/Hello.mp3')
        );
        setSound(sound);
        await sound.playAsync();
    }

    const stopSound = async () => {
        await sound.stopAsync()
    }

    React.useEffect(() => {
        return sound
            ? () => {
                sound.unloadAsync();
            }
            : undefined;
    }, [sound]);

    return (
        <View style={styles.container}>
            <Button title="Play Sound" onPress={playSound} />
            <View style={{ marginTop:10 }}>
                <Button title="Stop Sound" onPress={stopSound} />
            </View>
        </View>
    );
}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
    container: {
        flex: 1,
        justifyContent: 'center',
        alignItems:'center',
        padding: 10,
    },
});

export default App;

Run Project

In the last step run your project using the below command.

expo start

You can QR code scan in Expo Go Application on mobile.

Output :

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