iOS SDK 4.23.0 introduces support for raw VMAP XML ad schedules in JWAdsAdvertisingConfig and JWPlayerItem objects, enhances compatibility with Google IMA ads, updates the PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy file, raises the minimum supported iOS version, and includes bug fixes to improve playback behavior and stability.

New Features

• Support for raw VMAP XML schedules has been added to JWAdsAdvertisingConfig and JWPlayerItem objects.
• Autostart (vpa) and mute (vpmute) parameters are now appended to Google IMA ads.
• The PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy file has been modified to clarify that JWPC does not track user-specific data.
• The minimum supported iOS version has been raised to 15.0.

Bug Fixes

• Custom data (.userInfo) is now sent to custom Chromecast receivers.
• When displayInLandscape is true, content remains in fullscreen mode regardless of device orientation.
• Seamless playback continues after exiting Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode.
• Viewers can seek within the DVR window during live streams.

Deprecation

• iOS 14 is no longer supported.

This release includes new support for contextual ad targeting, improved ad loading behavior on iOS, and automatic preroll setup for Dynamic Ads.

New Features

• Contextual segments from videos can be passed from the player to enable more accurate ad targeting.
• iOS respects background ad loading settings providing smoother playback without interruptions.
• Dynamic Ads automatically enables preroll support, ensuring compatibility across embed types.

Android SDK 4.21.0 adds support for loading raw VMAP XML schedules in VampAdvertisingConfig and PlaylistItem objects, upgrades the OM SDK to version 1.4.12, and includes various bug fixes for improved stability and playback behavior.

New Features

• Support for raw VMAP XML schedules has been added to VampAdvertisingConfig and PlaylistItem objects.
• OM SDK has been upgraded to 1.4.12.

Bug Fixes

• OMID ad measurements are now successfully sent via the JWP Android SDK with the OM SDK 1.4.12 upgrade.
• (React-Native) related configurations now reload properly when the player is relaunched, ensuring consistent behavior across lifecycle events.
• Fullscreen dialogs are now correctly dismissed when an activity is destroyed, preventing window leaks and improving lifecycle handling.
• Improved surface lifecycle management prevents ExoPlayer crashes caused by prematurely released surfaces.
• IMA ads no longer reload when returning from the background.

Bug Fix

• Resolved an issue affecting the Freewheel ad plug-in.

This release addresses minor dashboard issues affecting Data Sharing, Article Matching playlists, and Advertising.

Bug Fixes

• Data Sharing setup page links now open the Snowflake instance and support pages in a new tab.
• The Embed playlist panel for Article Matching playlists now displays the correct JavaScript embed code. This embed requires the ?search=__CONTEXTUAL__ query parameter to properly match videos to the page content.
• The label for Time between Ads on the Ad schedule page is corrected.

You can now include gpid and pos fields in bid requests for Player Bidding.

New Feature

Player Bidding now supports the imp.ext.gpid (Global Placement ID) and pos (Ad Position) fields. These optional values give demand partners better context about where an impression appears, improving targeting and consistency across platforms.

• gpid: Publisher-defined string that uniquely identifies an ad placement across platforms and SSPs
• pos: IAB-defined ad position type, which indicates the location of the ad within the content

Learn More:

• Player Bidding
• Player Bidding within Dynamic Strategy Rules
• Player advertising configuration

Android SDK 4.19.0 enhances caption management, upgrades core playback components, and addresses critical stability issues with advertisements.

New Features

• For a video hosted on JW Platform, the player now ignores side-loaded captions if the video already includes embedded captions, preventing duplicate entries in the captions menu.
• The AndroidX Media3 ExoPlayer has been upgraded to version 1.4.1.
• The minimum supported Android version has been updated to Android 7 (API level 24).

Bug Fixes

• DRM content with advertisements will play without causing application crashes.
• Skipping a Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) ad advances the player to the next media item in the playlist.

Broadcast Live now includes stream preview, reusable static ingest URLs, SRT support, time-shift functionality, up to 32 languages per stream, embedded captions, and improved SSAI monetization workflow.

New Features

• Before streaming content to your viewers, you can preview a stream in the JWP dashboard and adjust your encoding settings accordingly. 
• Reusable static ingest URLs can be created to maintain consistent encoder configurations for repeated live events.
• Broadcast Live streams can be created from SRT (Pull) sources.
• By defining a value for the time_shift parameter, you can adjust the channel timing for different timezones or create a catch-up channel. 
• Live streams now support up to 32 languages per stream.
• Broadcast Live now supports embedded 608/708 captions.
• Broadcast Live SSAI monetization workflow has been improved.

Bug Fix

• Live DRM streams can be previewed in the dashboard.

We've made an API route name update and expedited the advertising workflow with JWP’s Broadcast Live to VOD workflow with SSAI.

New Features

• The list (GET /v2/sites/{site_id}/suggested_tags/) and create (POST /v2/sites/{site_id}/suggested_tags/) routes in the v2 Management API have been renamed to tags (List tags and Create a tag associated with a given site) to better fit their purposes as well as to better align the endpoint nomenclature with the other existing remove_tag and rename_tag routes.
  
  This change is reflected in both the routes and their response bodies. Please take this into account for any future interactions with these routes.
  
  
• SCTE-35 ad markers in SSAI enabled Broadcast Live streams are now extracted and saved when your live stream is converted to VOD media. Maintain these ad cue points or edit them further on the media-level.
• The original advertising segments in your Broadcast Live stream are now automatically stripped out when the live stream is converted to VOD media. Allowing for seamless new server side ads to be scheduled in the VOD stream leveraging the same ad cue points that have been preserved. 

JWP now provides native support for Google Publisher Provided Signals.

New Feature

When Google Publisher Provided Signals* is enabled, IAB contextual segments are automatically passed through the ad tag to improve programmatic monetization.

You can enable this feature in one of several ways:

• Within a Strategy Rules ad experience
• Through player customization in your JWP dashboard
• By setting the advertising.enablePPS property in the on-page configuration

* Google Publisher Provided Signals needs to be enabled by JWP. Contact your JWP account representative to opt in.