What is the best way to recover interrupted audio recordings?

[seekcx]

Hello everyone,

I'm using enableFileOutput to record audio, and recording works fine normally. However, if the app unexpectedly quits during recording (crashes, is accidentally closed by the user, etc.), how can I ensure that the recorded portion is valid?

I noticed that the interrupted audio file exists on the disk, but it cannot be played. I tried using ffmpeg to manipulate it, but that didn't work. Sorry, I'm a complete beginner in this area.

I've read some articles saying that specific audio formats are required for recovery. How can this be achieved in react-native-audio-api?

[michalsek]

Hey, you could use tools like https://github.com/anthwlock/untrunc to handle that server-side.

Recovery also will be easier with formats like WAV which is almost raw audio data. You can configure the formats by passing the options to enableFileOuput:
https://docs.swmansion.com/react-native-audio-api/docs/inputs/audio-recorder#audiorecorderfileoptions