Summary
AudioContext produces an audible pop, when the device is locked while audio is playing inside a WKWebView.
Environment
Device: iPhone 13
Host: Reddit iOS app, embedding web content via WKWebView (not standalone Mobile Safari)
This is a game built on Reddit's Devvit platform (Reddit's developer platform for building interactive apps/games that run embedded inside the Reddit app itself, rendered via WKWebView).
Web Audio library: @pixi/sound
Steps to Reproduce
Start audio playback via a user gesture (tap) inside the WKWebView. Lock the device screen while audio is actively playing. Listen at the moment of locking (and/or unlocking). Expected Result
Audio should mute/pause cleanly with no audible artifact, matching a normal, clean audio session interruption (e.g. a phone call taking the audio session).
Actual Result
An audible pop/sweep artifact plays on the device speaker at this transition.