diff --git a/src/common/ios.h b/src/common/ios.h
index 1b74a6a1e..1d93aa4b1 100644
--- a/src/common/ios.h
+++ b/src/common/ios.h
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ void vibrate();
 /**
  * Enable mix mode (e.g. with background music apps) and playback with a muted device.
  **/
-void setAudioMixWithOthers(bool mixMode, bool playMuted);
+void setAudioMixWithOthers(bool mixEnabled);
 
 /**
  * Returns whether another application is playing audio.
  **/
-bool audioShouldBeSilenced();
+bool hasBackgroundMusic();
 
 } // ios
 } // love
diff --git a/src/common/ios.mm b/src/common/ios.mm
index e34d8f362..d7685873b 100644
--- a/src/common/ios.mm
+++ b/src/common/ios.mm
@@ -345,35 +345,26 @@ void vibrate()
 	}
 }
 
-void setAudioMixWithOthers(bool mixMode, bool playMuted)
+void setAudioMixWithOthers(bool mixEnabled)
 {
 	@autoreleasepool
 	{
-		NSString *category = AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayback;
-		AVAudioSessionCategoryOptions options = 0;
-		NSError *err = nil;
+		NSString *category = AVAudioSessionCategorySoloAmbient;
+		NSError *err;
 
-		if (mixMode)
-		{
-			if (playMuted)
-				options = AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionMixWithOthers;
-			else
-				category = AVAudioSessionCategoryAmbient;
-		}
-		else if (!playMuted)
-		{
-			category = AVAudioSessionCategorySoloAmbient;
-		}
+		if (mixEnabled)
+			category = AVAudioSessionCategoryAmbient;
 
-		[[AVAudioSession sharedInstance] setCategory:category withOptions:options error:&err];
-		if (err != nil)
+		if (![[AVAudioSession sharedInstance] setCategory:category error:&err])
 			NSLog(@"Error in AVAudioSession setCategory: %@", [err localizedDescription]);
 	}
 }
 
-bool audioShouldBeSilenced()
+bool hasBackgroundMusic()
 {
-	return [[AVAudioSession sharedInstance] secondaryAudioShouldBeSilencedHint];
+	if ([[AVAudioSession sharedInstance] respondsToSelector:@selector(secondaryAudioShouldBeSilencedHint)])
+		return [[AVAudioSession sharedInstance] secondaryAudioShouldBeSilencedHint];
+	return false;
 }
 
 } // ios
diff --git a/src/modules/audio/wrap_Audio.cpp b/src/modules/audio/wrap_Audio.cpp
index 2869b3adc..66e38f23d 100644
--- a/src/modules/audio/wrap_Audio.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/audio/wrap_Audio.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ int w_getDistanceModel(lua_State *L)
 #ifdef LOVE_IOS
 int w_setMixMode(lua_State *L)
 {
-	love::ios::setAudioMixWithOthers(lua_toboolean(L, 1), lua_toboolean(L, 2));
+	love::ios::setAudioMixWithOthers(lua_toboolean(L, 1));
 #else
 int w_setMixMode(lua_State *)
 {
diff --git a/src/modules/system/System.cpp b/src/modules/system/System.cpp
index 5951449f6..3d8ebd3fa 100644
--- a/src/modules/system/System.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/system/System.cpp
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ bool System::hasBackgroundMusic() const
 #if defined(LOVE_ANDROID)
 	return love::android::hasBackgroundMusic();
 #elif defined(LOVE_IOS)
-	return love::ios::audioShouldBeSilenced();
+	return love::ios::hasBackgroundMusic();
 #else
-	throw love::Exception("Unsupported platform.");
+	return false;
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/system/wrap_System.cpp b/src/modules/system/wrap_System.cpp
index fd2cee7aa..925befba0 100644
--- a/src/modules/system/wrap_System.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/system/wrap_System.cpp
@@ -95,14 +95,7 @@ int w_vibrate(lua_State *L)
 
 int w_hasBackgroundMusic(lua_State *L)
 {
-	try
-	{
-		lua_pushboolean(L, instance()->hasBackgroundMusic());
-	}
-	catch (love::Exception &)
-	{
-		lua_pushnil(L);
-	}
+	lua_pushboolean(L, instance()->hasBackgroundMusic());
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/scripts/boot.lua b/src/scripts/boot.lua
index 3c6676879..13ed3a891 100644
--- a/src/scripts/boot.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/boot.lua
@@ -374,8 +374,7 @@ function love.init()
 			video = true,
 		},
 		audio = {
-			mixmode = true,
-			playmuted = false,
+			mixwithsystem = true, -- Only relevant for Android / iOS.
 		},
 		console = false, -- Only relevant for windows.
 		identity = false,
@@ -495,7 +494,7 @@ function love.init()
 	end
 
 	if love.audio then
-		love.audio.setMixMode(c.audio.mixmode, c.audio.playmuted)
+		love.audio.setMixMode(c.audio.mixwithsystem)
 	end
 
 	-- Our first timestep, because window creation can take some time
diff --git a/src/scripts/boot.lua.h b/src/scripts/boot.lua.h
index f6d4c8f67..4684661ab 100644
--- a/src/scripts/boot.lua.h
+++ b/src/scripts/boot.lua.h
@@ -683,9 +683,10 @@ const unsigned char boot_lua[] =
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