diff --git a/Classes/Player/AVPlayerEngine/AVPlayerEngine+Observation.swift b/Classes/Player/AVPlayerEngine/AVPlayerEngine+Observation.swift
index c0f59c1a..8fb40a78 100644
--- a/Classes/Player/AVPlayerEngine/AVPlayerEngine+Observation.swift
+++ b/Classes/Player/AVPlayerEngine/AVPlayerEngine+Observation.swift
@@ -237,21 +237,20 @@ extension AVPlayerEngine {
         }
         
         // In all other cases, the player manages pause in the timebaseChanged event!
-        //This is only when the user clicks the pause button on the TV and the app needs refreshing UI in BG.
-        PKLog.verbose("isAppInBackground = \(isAppInBackground)")
+        //This is only when the user clicks the pause button on the exteranl TV remote control, and the app needs refreshing UI in sender device.
+        PKLog.debug("isAppInBackground = \(isAppInBackground)")
         if isAppInBackground{
 
             let isPaused = self.rate == 0
-            PKLog.verbose("isPaused = \(isPaused)")
+            PKLog.debug("isPaused = \(isPaused)")
 
             if isPaused{
                 if self.currentState != .idle && self.currentState != .ended && self.currentState != .error {
-                    PKLog.verbose("player send pause event!!!")
+                    PKLog.debug("player send pause event!!!")
                     self.lastTimebaseRate = 0
                     self.post(event: PlayerEvent.Pause())
                 }
             }
-
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/Classes/Player/AVPlayerEngine/AVPlayerEngine.swift b/Classes/Player/AVPlayerEngine/AVPlayerEngine.swift
index 5b728176..e20a5185 100644
--- a/Classes/Player/AVPlayerEngine/AVPlayerEngine.swift
+++ b/Classes/Player/AVPlayerEngine/AVPlayerEngine.swift
@@ -55,7 +55,20 @@ public class AVPlayerEngine: AVPlayer {
     
     var onEventBlock: ((PKEvent) -> Void)?
     
-    var isAppInBackground: Bool = false
+    var isAppInBackground: Bool{
+        switch UIApplication.shared.applicationState {
+        case .active:
+            return false
+        case .inactive:
+            return true
+        case .background:
+            return true
+        @unknown default:
+            return false
+        }
+    }
+    
+    
     public weak var view: PlayerView? {
         didSet {
             view?.player = self
@@ -461,8 +474,7 @@ extension AVPlayerEngine: AppStateObservable {
                 guard let self = self else { return }
                                 
                 PKLog.debug("player: \(self)\n Did enter background, finishing up...")
-                self.isAppInBackground = true
-
+                
                 self.startBackgroundTask()
                 
                 if self.allowAudioFromVideoAssetInBackground {
@@ -473,14 +485,28 @@ extension AVPlayerEngine: AppStateObservable {
                 guard let self = self else { return }
                 
                 PKLog.debug("player: \(self)\n Will enter foreground...")
-                self.isAppInBackground = false
-
+                
                 self.endBackgroundTask()
                 
                 if self.playerLayer?.player == nil {
                     self.playerLayer?.player = self
                 }
+            }),
+            
+            NotificationObservation(name: UIApplication.willResignActiveNotification, onObserve: {
+                [weak self] in
+                guard let self = self else { return }
+                PKLog.debug("player: \(self)\n  app is no longer active and loses focus...")
+
+            }),
+            
+            NotificationObservation(name: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification, onObserve: {
+                [weak self] in
+                guard let self = self else { return }
+                PKLog.debug("player: \(self)\n  app becomes active (fcused)...")
+
             })
+            
         ]
     }