diff --git a/ios/AudioController.swift b/ios/AudioController.swift
index bb0cbaf..6479b34 100644
--- a/ios/AudioController.swift
+++ b/ios/AudioController.swift
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class AudioController {
 
     private func activateAudioSession() throws {
         let audioSession = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
-        try audioSession.setCategory(.playback, mode: .default, options: [.mixWithOthers, .duckOthers])
+        try audioSession.setCategory(.playAndRecord, mode: .default, options: [.mixWithOthers, .duckOthers])
         try audioSession.setActive(true, options: .notifyOthersOnDeactivation)
     }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1b5d4af..f8609ba 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mykin-ai/expo-audio-stream",
-  "version": "0.1.29",
+  "version": "0.1.30",
   "description": "Expo Play Audio Stream module",
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "types": "build/index.d.ts",