diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/audiowaveform/AudioWaveformModule.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/audiowaveform/AudioWaveformModule.kt
index 25b9376..6e2f7db 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/audiowaveform/AudioWaveformModule.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/audiowaveform/AudioWaveformModule.kt
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ class AudioWaveformModule(context: ReactApplicationContext): ReactContextBaseJav
 
     @ReactMethod
     fun checkHasAudioRecorderPermission(promise: Promise) {
-        audioRecorder.checkPermission(currentActivity, promise)
+        audioRecorder.checkPermission(reactApplicationContext.currentActivity, promise)
     }
 
     @ReactMethod
     fun getAudioRecorderPermission(promise: Promise) {
-        audioRecorder.getPermission(currentActivity, promise)
+        audioRecorder.getPermission(reactApplicationContext.currentActivity, promise)
     }
 
     @ReactMethod
@@ -72,11 +72,6 @@ class AudioWaveformModule(context: ReactApplicationContext): ReactContextBaseJav
         checkPathAndInitialiseRecorder(encoder, outputFormat, sampleRate, bitRate, promise, obj)
     }
 
-    @ReactMethod
-    fun getDecibel(): Double? {
-        return audioRecorder.getDecibel(recorder)
-    }
-
     @ReactMethod
     fun startRecording(obj: ReadableMap?, promise: Promise) {
         initRecorder(obj, promise)
@@ -379,7 +374,7 @@ class AudioWaveformModule(context: ReactApplicationContext): ReactContextBaseJav
             Log.e(Constants.LOG_TAG, "Failed to initialise Recorder")
         }
         if (path == null) {
-            val outputDir = currentActivity?.cacheDir
+            val outputDir = reactApplicationContext.currentActivity?.cacheDir
             val outputFile: File?
             val dateTimeInstance = SimpleDateFormat(Constants.fileNameFormat, Locale.US)
             val currentDate = dateTimeInstance.format(Date())
@@ -413,7 +408,7 @@ class AudioWaveformModule(context: ReactApplicationContext): ReactContextBaseJav
 
     private val emitLiveRecordValue = object : Runnable {
         override fun run() {
-            val currentDecibel = getDecibel()
+            val currentDecibel = audioRecorder.getDecibel(recorder)
             val args: WritableMap = Arguments.createMap()
             if (currentDecibel == Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY) {
                 args.putDouble(Constants.currentDecibel, 0.0)
diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 576567a..3445956 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -1946,4 +1946,4 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: 6f704d99bbe3053bd858eef7cb4caed0084ae50b
 
-COCOAPODS: 1.15.2
+COCOAPODS: 1.16.2
diff --git a/example/package.json b/example/package.json
index c7e05ba..4105131 100644
--- a/example/package.json
+++ b/example/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "react-native": "0.77.0",
     "react-native-fast-image": "^8.6.3",
     "react-native-fs": "^2.20.0",
-    "react-native-gesture-handler": "^2.23.1",
+    "react-native-gesture-handler": "2.25.0",
     "react-native-safe-area-context": "^5.2.0",
     "rn-fetch-blob": "^0.12.0"
   },
diff --git a/ios/AudioPlayer.swift b/ios/AudioPlayer.swift
index 059f127..e171eb6 100644
--- a/ios/AudioPlayer.swift
+++ b/ios/AudioPlayer.swift
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class AudioPlayer: NSObject, AVAudioPlayerDelegate {
       }
      
       do {
+        try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(.playback, mode: .default, options: [])
+        try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(true)
         player = try AVAudioPlayer(contentsOf: audioUrl!)
         player?.prepareToPlay()
         player?.volume = Float(volume ?? 100.0)
@@ -134,8 +136,8 @@ class AudioPlayer: NSObject, AVAudioPlayerDelegate {
   }
   
   func seekTo(_ time: Double?, _ result: @escaping RCTPromiseResolveBlock) {
-    if(time != 0 && time != nil) {
-      player?.currentTime = Double(time! / 1000)
+    if let time = time {
+      player?.currentTime = Double(time / 1000)
       result(true)
     } else {
       result(false)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0f5e918..a0204b3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@simform_solutions/react-native-audio-waveform",
-  "version": "2.1.5",
+  "version": "2.1.6",
   "description": "A React Native component to show audio waveform with ease in react native application",
   "main": "lib/index",
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",