During March 2025, Daniel Szabo contributed to the THEOplayer/react-native-theoplayer repository by refactoring the background playback delegate to enhance internal state management for iOS React Native integration. He transitioned the DefaultBackgroundPlaybackDelegate from a struct to a class in Swift, enabling more robust internal state handling while maintaining the existing background audio configuration for end users. This work focused on improving maintainability and setting the stage for future extensibility in background playback features. Daniel applied his expertise in React Native, iOS development, and Swift, demonstrating a thoughtful approach to code organization and native module patterns without altering the external API.