You can try with following and set MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyPlaybackRate to 1. commandCenter.pauseCommand.addTarget { [weak self] (event) -> MPRemoteCommandHandlerStatus in if self?.state == .playing { self?.pause() /// This is to keep the player slider position at the same of audio time paused. MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo?[MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyElapsedPlaybackTime] = CMTimeGetSeconds(self?.currentTime ?? CMTime(seconds: 0, preferredTimescale: 0)) } return .success }