diff --git a/example/src/RoomPage.tsx b/example/src/RoomPage.tsx
index 3f8d296..4bb4b72 100644
--- a/example/src/RoomPage.tsx
+++ b/example/src/RoomPage.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   type TrackReferenceOrPlaceholder,
   type ReceivedDataMessage,
   AndroidAudioTypePresets,
+  useIOSAudioManagement,
 } from '@livekit/react-native';
 import { Platform } from 'react-native';
 // @ts-ignore
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ const RoomView = ({ navigation }: RoomViewProps) => {
   const [isCameraFrontFacing, setCameraFrontFacing] = useState(true);
   const room = useRoomContext();
 
+  useIOSAudioManagement(room, true);
   // Setup room listeners
   const { send } = useDataChannel(
     (dataMessage: ReceivedDataMessage<string>) => {
diff --git a/ios/LivekitReactNative.m b/ios/LivekitReactNative.m
index 51e5574..ee9600e 100644
--- a/ios/LivekitReactNative.m
+++ b/ios/LivekitReactNative.m
@@ -121,44 +121,59 @@ +(void)setup {
 
 /// Configure audio config for WebRTC
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(setAppleAudioConfiguration:(NSDictionary *) configuration){
-  RTCAudioSession* session = [RTCAudioSession sharedInstance];
-  RTCAudioSessionConfiguration* config = [RTCAudioSessionConfiguration webRTCConfiguration];
-
-  NSString* appleAudioCategory = configuration[@"audioCategory"];
-  NSArray* appleAudioCategoryOptions = configuration[@"audioCategoryOptions"];
-  NSString* appleAudioMode = configuration[@"audioMode"];
-  
-  [session lockForConfiguration];
-
-  if(appleAudioCategoryOptions != nil) {
-    config.categoryOptions = 0;
-    for(NSString* option in appleAudioCategoryOptions) {
-      if([@"mixWithOthers" isEqualToString:option]) {
-        config.categoryOptions |= AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionMixWithOthers;
-      } else if([@"duckOthers" isEqualToString:option]) {
-        config.categoryOptions |= AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionDuckOthers;
-      } else if([@"allowBluetooth" isEqualToString:option]) {
-        config.categoryOptions |= AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionAllowBluetooth;
-      } else if([@"allowBluetoothA2DP" isEqualToString:option]) {
-        config.categoryOptions |= AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionAllowBluetoothA2DP;
-      } else if([@"allowAirPlay" isEqualToString:option]) {
-        config.categoryOptions |= AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionAllowAirPlay;
-      } else if([@"defaultToSpeaker" isEqualToString:option]) {
-        config.categoryOptions |= AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionDefaultToSpeaker;
-      }
+    RTCAudioSession* session = [RTCAudioSession sharedInstance];
+    RTCAudioSessionConfiguration* config = [RTCAudioSessionConfiguration webRTCConfiguration];
+
+    NSString* appleAudioCategory = configuration[@"audioCategory"];
+    NSArray* appleAudioCategoryOptions = configuration[@"audioCategoryOptions"];
+    NSString* appleAudioMode = configuration[@"audioMode"];
+    
+    [session lockForConfiguration];
+
+    NSError* error = nil;
+    BOOL categoryChanged = NO;
+    if(appleAudioCategoryOptions != nil) {
+        categoryChanged = YES;
+        config.categoryOptions = 0;
+        for(NSString* option in appleAudioCategoryOptions) {
+            if([@"mixWithOthers" isEqualToString:option]) {
+                config.categoryOptions |= AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionMixWithOthers;
+            } else if([@"duckOthers" isEqualToString:option]) {
+                config.categoryOptions |= AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionDuckOthers;
+            } else if([@"allowBluetooth" isEqualToString:option]) {
+                config.categoryOptions |= AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionAllowBluetooth;
+            } else if([@"allowBluetoothA2DP" isEqualToString:option]) {
+                config.categoryOptions |= AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionAllowBluetoothA2DP;
+            } else if([@"allowAirPlay" isEqualToString:option]) {
+                config.categoryOptions |= AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionAllowAirPlay;
+            } else if([@"defaultToSpeaker" isEqualToString:option]) {
+                config.categoryOptions |= AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionDefaultToSpeaker;
+            }
+        }
     }
-  }
 
-  if(appleAudioCategory != nil) {
-    config.category = [AudioUtils audioSessionCategoryFromString:appleAudioCategory];
-    [session setCategory:config.category withOptions:config.categoryOptions error:nil];
-  }
+    if(appleAudioCategory != nil) {
+        categoryChanged = YES;
+        config.category = [AudioUtils audioSessionCategoryFromString:appleAudioCategory];
+    }
+    
+    if(categoryChanged) {
+        [session setCategory:config.category withOptions:config.categoryOptions error:&error];
+        if(error != nil) {
+            NSLog(@"Error setting category: %@", [error localizedDescription]);
+            error = nil;
+        }
+    }
 
-  if(appleAudioMode != nil) {
-    config.mode = [AudioUtils audioSessionModeFromString:appleAudioMode];
-    [session setMode:config.mode error:nil];
-  }
+    if(appleAudioMode != nil) {
+        config.mode = [AudioUtils audioSessionModeFromString:appleAudioMode];
+        [session setMode:config.mode error:&error];
+        if(error != nil) {
+            NSLog(@"Error setting category: %@", [error localizedDescription]);
+            error = nil;
+        }
+    }
 
-  [session unlockForConfiguration];
+    [session unlockForConfiguration];
 }
 @end
diff --git a/src/audio/AudioSession.ts b/src/audio/AudioSession.ts
index 58005d0..ae36957 100644
--- a/src/audio/AudioSession.ts
+++ b/src/audio/AudioSession.ts
@@ -325,6 +325,12 @@ export default class AudioSession {
     }
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Directly change the AVAudioSession category/mode.
+   *
+   * @param config The configuration to use. Null values will be omitted and the
+   * existing values will be unchanged.
+   */
   static setAppleAudioConfiguration = async (
     config: AppleAudioConfiguration
   ) => {
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 74522e8..6fdbe5d 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import AudioSession, {
 } from './audio/AudioSession';
 import type { AudioConfiguration } from './audio/AudioSession';
 import { PixelRatio, Platform } from 'react-native';
-import type { LiveKitReactNativeInfo } from 'livekit-client';
+import { type LiveKitReactNativeInfo } from 'livekit-client';
 import type { LogLevel, SetLogLevelOptions } from './logger';
 
 /**
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import type { LogLevel, SetLogLevelOptions } from './logger';
  */
 export function registerGlobals() {
   webrtcRegisterGlobals();
+  iosCategoryEnforce();
   livekitRegisterGlobals();
   setupURLPolyfill();
   fixWebrtcAdapter();
@@ -31,6 +32,27 @@ export function registerGlobals() {
   shimAsyncIterator();
   shimIterator();
 }
+
+/**
+ * Enforces changing to playAndRecord category prior to obtaining microphone.
+ */
+function iosCategoryEnforce() {
+  if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
+    // @ts-ignore
+    let getUserMediaFunc = global.navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia;
+    // @ts-ignore
+    global.navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia = async (constraints: any) => {
+      if (constraints.audio) {
+        await AudioSession.setAppleAudioConfiguration({
+          audioCategory: 'playAndRecord',
+        });
+      }
+
+      return await getUserMediaFunc(constraints);
+    };
+  }
+}
+
 function livekitRegisterGlobals() {
   let lkGlobal: LiveKitReactNativeInfo = {
     platform: Platform.OS,