diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48cfbb3e..9fe041e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ Under `.addPackage(new MainReactPackage())`:
        paused={false}               // Pauses playback entirely.
        resizeMode="cover"           // Fill the whole screen at aspect ratio.
        repeat={true}                // Repeat forever.
+       playInBackground={false}     // Audio continues to play when app entering background.
+       playWhenInactive={false}     // [iOS] Video continues to play when control or notification center are shown.
        onLoadStart={this.loadStart} // Callback when video starts to load
        onLoad={this.setDuration}    // Callback when video loads
        onProgress={this.setTime}    // Callback every ~250ms with currentTime
@@ -90,6 +92,10 @@ var styles = StyleSheet.create({
 });
 ```
 
+### Play in background on iOS
+
+To enable audio to play in background on iOS the audio session needs to be set to `AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayback`. See [Apple documentation][3].
+
 ## Static Methods
 
 `seek(seconds)`
@@ -120,6 +126,7 @@ Seeks the video to the specified time (in seconds). Access using a ref to the co
 
 [1]: https://github.com/brentvatne/react-native-login/blob/56c47a5d1e23781e86e19b27e10427fd6391f666/App/Screens/UserInfoScreen.js#L32-L35
 [2]: https://github.com/brentvatne/react-native-video/tree/master/Examples/VideoPlayer
+[3]: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/qa/qa1668/_index.html
 
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