diff --git a/ios/RNJWPlayer/RNJWPlayerView.swift b/ios/RNJWPlayer/RNJWPlayerView.swift
index 32d85a5..6c9a68d 100644
--- a/ios/RNJWPlayer/RNJWPlayerView.swift
+++ b/ios/RNJWPlayer/RNJWPlayerView.swift
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ class RNJWPlayerView : UIView, JWPlayerDelegate, JWPlayerStateDelegate, JWAdDele
         }
     }
 
-    func setCategory(categoryName:String!, categoryOptions:[String]!) {
+    func setCategory(categoryName:String!, categoryOptions:[String]?) {
         if (audioSession == nil) {
             audioSession = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
         }
@@ -1491,29 +1491,31 @@ class RNJWPlayerView : UIView, JWPlayerDelegate, JWPlayerStateDelegate, JWAdDele
         }
 
         var options: AVAudioSession.CategoryOptions = []
-        if categoryOptions.contains("MixWithOthers") {
-            options.insert(.mixWithOthers)
-        }
-        if categoryOptions.contains("DuckOthers") {
-            options.insert(.duckOthers)
-        }
-        if categoryOptions.contains("AllowBluetooth") {
-            options.insert(.allowBluetooth)
-        }
-        if categoryOptions.contains("InterruptSpokenAudioAndMix") {
-            options.insert(.interruptSpokenAudioAndMixWithOthers)
-        }
-        if categoryOptions.contains("AllowBluetoothA2DP") {
-            options.insert(.allowBluetoothA2DP)
-        }
-        if categoryOptions.contains("AllowAirPlay") {
-            options.insert(.allowAirPlay)
-        }
-        if categoryOptions.contains("OverrideMutedMicrophone") {
-            if #available(iOS 14.5, *) {
-                options.insert(.overrideMutedMicrophoneInterruption)
-            } else {
-                // Handle the case for earlier versions if needed
+        if(categoryOptions != nil){
+            if categoryOptions!.contains("MixWithOthers") {
+                options.insert(.mixWithOthers)
+            }
+            if categoryOptions!.contains("DuckOthers") {
+                options.insert(.duckOthers)
+            }
+            if categoryOptions!.contains("AllowBluetooth") {
+                options.insert(.allowBluetooth)
+            }
+            if categoryOptions!.contains("InterruptSpokenAudioAndMix") {
+                options.insert(.interruptSpokenAudioAndMixWithOthers)
+            }
+            if categoryOptions!.contains("AllowBluetoothA2DP") {
+                options.insert(.allowBluetoothA2DP)
+            }
+            if categoryOptions!.contains("AllowAirPlay") {
+                options.insert(.allowAirPlay)
+            }
+            if categoryOptions!.contains("OverrideMutedMicrophone") {
+                if #available(iOS 14.5, *) {
+                    options.insert(.overrideMutedMicrophoneInterruption)
+                } else {
+                    // Handle the case for earlier versions if needed
+                }
             }
         }
         
diff --git a/ios/RNJWPlayer/RNJWPlayerViewManager.m b/ios/RNJWPlayer/RNJWPlayerViewManager.m
index 85a1958..24ceafb 100644
--- a/ios/RNJWPlayer/RNJWPlayerViewManager.m
+++ b/ios/RNJWPlayer/RNJWPlayerViewManager.m
@@ -129,23 +129,6 @@ @interface RCT_EXTERN_MODULE(RNJWPlayerViewManager, RCTViewManager)
 
 RCT_EXTERN_METHOD(setFullscreen: (nonnull NSNumber *)reactTag: (BOOL)fullscreen)
 
-RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(setMute: (nonnull NSNumber *)reactTag :(BOOL)isMuted) {
-    [self.bridge.uiManager addUIBlock:^(__unused RCTUIManager *uiManager, NSDictionary<NSNumber *, RNJWPlayerView *> *viewRegistry) {
-        RNJWPlayerView *view = viewRegistry[reactTag];
-        if (![view isKindOfClass:[RNJWPlayerView class]]) {
-            RCTLogError(@"Invalid view returned from registry, expecting RNJWPlayerView, got: %@", view);
-            return;
-        }
-
-/// From JWPlayer - The volume relative to the volume of the device. All values are clamped from 0.0 (mute) to 1.0 (current volume of the device).
-        CGFloat volume = isMuted ? 0.0 : 1.0;
-
-        if (view.playerView) {
-            [view.playerView.player setVolume:volume];
-        } else if (view.playerViewController) {
-            [view.playerViewController.player setVolume:volume];
-        }
-    }];
-}
+RCT_EXTERN_METHOD(setMute: (nonnull NSNumber *)reactTag :(BOOL)isMuted)
 
 @end
diff --git a/ios/RNJWPlayer/RNJWPlayerViewManager.swift b/ios/RNJWPlayer/RNJWPlayerViewManager.swift
index 68e4812..d8a143a 100644
--- a/ios/RNJWPlayer/RNJWPlayerViewManager.swift
+++ b/ios/RNJWPlayer/RNJWPlayerViewManager.swift
@@ -187,6 +187,24 @@ class RNJWPlayerViewManager: RCTViewManager {
         }
     }
 
+    @objc func setMute(_ reactTag: NSNumber, _ isMuted: Bool) {
+    self.bridge.uiManager.addUIBlock { uiManager, viewRegistry in
+            guard let view = viewRegistry?[reactTag] as? RNJWPlayerView else {
+                print("Invalid view returned from registry, expecting RNJWPlayerView, got: \(String(describing: viewRegistry?[reactTag]))")
+                return
+            }
+            
+            /// From JWPlayer - The volume relative to the volume of the device. All values are clamped from 0.0 (mute) to 1.0 (current volume of the device).
+            let volume: CGFloat = isMuted ? 0.0 : 1.0
+            
+            if let playerView = view.playerView {
+                playerView.player.volume = volume
+            } else if let playerViewController = view.playerViewController {
+                playerViewController.player.volume = volume
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
 
     @objc func togglePIP(_ reactTag: NSNumber) {
         self.bridge.uiManager.addUIBlock { uiManager, viewRegistry in