fix(ios): stabilize NowPlaying controls (#4857)

* fix(ios): stabilize NowPlaying controls

* fix(ios): dispatch NowPlaying update to main thread (#4862)

* docs: remove comment (#4863)

* rename player with `_`

packages/react-native-video/ios/core/NowPlayingInfoCenterManager.swift

@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@ class NowPlayingInfoCenterManager {
   var receivingRemoteControlEvents = false {
     didSet {
       if receivingRemoteControlEvents {
-        DispatchQueue.main.async {
+        DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
           VideoManager.shared.setRemoteControlEventsActive(true)
           UIApplication.shared.beginReceivingRemoteControlEvents()
+          if self?.currentPlayer?.currentItem != nil {
+            self?.updateNowPlayingInfo()
+          }
         }
       } else {
         DispatchQueue.main.async {
@@ -317,10 +320,10 @@ class NowPlayingInfoCenterManager {
 
   // We will observe players rate to find last active player that info will be displayed
   private func observePlayers(player: AVPlayer) -> NSKeyValueObservation {
-    return player.observe(\.rate) { [weak self] player, change in
+    return player.observe(\.rate) { [weak self] player, _ in
       guard let self else { return }
 
-      let rate = change.newValue
+      let rate = player.rate
 
       // case where there is new player that is not paused
       // In this case event is triggered by non currentPlayer

packages/react-native-video/ios/hybrids/VideoPlayer/HybridVideoPlayer+Events.swift

@@ -175,6 +175,13 @@ extension HybridVideoPlayer: VideoPlayerObserverDelegate {
     )
   }
 
+  func onPlayerItemChange(player _: AVPlayer, playerItem: AVPlayerItem?) {
+    guard showNotificationControls, let playerItem else { return }
+    DispatchQueue.main.async {
+      NowPlayingInfoCenterManager.shared.updateStaticInfo(ifCurrentItem: playerItem)
+    }
+  }
+
   func onPlayerItemWillChange(hasNewPlayerItem: Bool) {
     if hasNewPlayerItem {
       // Set initial buffering state when playerItem is assigned

packages/react-native-video/ios/hybrids/VideoPlayer/HybridVideoPlayer.swift

@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ class HybridVideoPlayer: HybridVideoPlayerSpec, NativeVideoPlayerSpec {
             try await self.initializePlayerItem()
           }
           self.player.replaceCurrentItem(with: self.playerItem)
-          NowPlayingInfoCenterManager.shared.updateNowPlayingInfo()
           promise.resolve(withResult: ())
         } catch {
           if error is CancellationError {