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title: iOS
description: Stream on-demand and live Cloudflare Stream video in native iOS, tvOS, and macOS apps using AVPlayer.
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# iOS

You can stream both on-demand and live video to native iOS, tvOS and macOS apps using [AVPlayer ↗](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/avfoundation/avplayer).

Note

Before you can play videos, you must first [upload a video to Cloudflare Stream](https://edgetunnel-b2h.pages.dev/stream/uploading-videos/) or be [actively streaming to a live input](https://edgetunnel-b2h.pages.dev/stream/stream-live)

## Example Apps

* [iOS](https://edgetunnel-b2h.pages.dev/stream/examples/ios/)

## Using AVPlayer

Play a video from Cloudflare Stream using AVPlayer:

**Swift**

```swift
import SwiftUI
import AVKit


struct MyView: View {
    // Change the url to the Cloudflare Stream HLS manifest URL
    private let player = AVPlayer(url: URL(string: "https://customer-9cbb9x7nxdw5hb57.cloudflarestream.com/8f92fe7d2c1c0983767649e065e691fc/manifest/video.m3u8")!)


    var body: some View {
        VideoPlayer(player: player)
            .onAppear() {
                player.play()
            }
    }
}


struct MyView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
    static var previews: some View {
        MyView()
    }
}
```

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