Stopping AVPlayer on iOS

Question

I am using AVPlayer to play a live stream from the Internet. AVPlayer can be paused, but on resume it starts off from the moment it was paused, just like a TiVO. AVPlayer does not have a stop method.

How does one make it continue with what is currently being broadcast (as though you turned your car radio off and back on)?

Answer 1

-(void)seekToTime:(CMTime)time

use this method to get to beginning of file

Answer 2

To stop an AVPlayer:

[player replaceCurrentItemWithPlayerItem:nil];

That will free up all the memory and processor resources it and its associated asset consumed. Simple as that.