With iOS SDK 4.19.2 the JWPlayerViewControllerDelegate has been replaced by several new delegates, the fullscreen exit button can be hidden, and several bugs relating to chapter markers, seeking functionality, and Google ads have been addressed.

New Features

• The JWPlayerViewControllerDelegate has been deprecated in favor of the following new separated delegates: JWPlayerViewControllerFullScreenDelegate, JWPlayerViewControllerUIDelegate, and JWPlayerViewControllerRelatedDelegate.
• The SDK silently fails when only portrait is enabled and rotation is not supported.
• The exit fullscreen button (the "X" button) can be hidden.

Bug Fixes

• When an empty chapter marker(.vtt) file is provided, the app throws an error without crashing.
• The indicator moves to the specified location when seeking through a video.
• Seeking and fetching the thumbnail cues no longer causes a crash.
• Google ads now include all expected query parameters in the ad request.

The latest JWP iOS SDK update includes several enhancements and bug fixes to improve functionality and user experience. New features such as a privacy manifest, enhanced Chromecast support, and customizable UI transitions are introduced. Updates to SDK dependencies and various bug fixes are also detailed below.

New Features

• JWP iOS SDK contains a privacy manifest file (PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy) and a signature for the SDK.
• Chromecast now supports sending JSON data to custom receiver apps, enabling multiple use cases, including the ability to cast Widevine DRM-protected content.
• Custom fullscreen transitions can be set for applications.
• JWPlayerSkin properties, such as descriptionIsVisible and titleIsVisible properties, can be changed during media playback without reconfiguring the player.
  
  Example:
  self.jwpvc.styling = try? JWPlayerSkinBuilder()  
    .titleIsVisible(false)
    .descriptionIsVisible(false)
    .build()
  
  
• The iOS SDK dependencies have been updated: IMA to 3.22.0, Google Cast to 4.8.1, and OMID to 1.4.12.
• A protocol allowing initialization from a prototype for builders has been implemented, simplifying object replication.
  
  Example: Create a copy of a preroll in the postroll slot that retains the properties of the preroll.
  
  let myPostroll = try! JWAdBreakBuilder(from: myPrerollJsonObject)
    .offset(.postroll())
    .build()

Bug Fixes

• To improve the user experience, UI controls are hidden during fullscreen animation transitions.
• The ObjC file not included warning no longer appears.
• In the FeedTableView best practice app, scrolling in the FeedTableView occurs only in portrait orientation.
• JWPlayerSkinBuilder().descriptionIsVisible(false) now hides the description.
• The adTagParameters specified via JWGoogleDAIStreamBuilder are respected.

iOS 4.18.0 introduces new JWCaptionStyle features, improves player setup performance, and addresses numerous bug fixes, enhancing playback stability and UI consistency.

New Features

• Developers can explicitly set backgroundOpacity, textOpacity, and fontSize through the JWCaptionStyle.
• Developers can use a new .overrideStrategy(_:) method on JWCaptionStyleBuilder to override the user’s device settings to meet specific business needs or use cases.
• Player setup performance has been improved to decrease the likelihood that the HLS algorithm selects the lowest-quality stream.

Bug Fixes

• The didReceiveAccessLogMetadata access log entry delegate method fires as expected.
• Navigating away during the player setup no longer causes a crash.
• Fast-forward and rewind controls are now available in Picture-in-Picture mode for DAI VOD assets.

With this release, Airplay devices are listed based on content type, the FeedTableView BPA has been improved, and several bug fixes have been addressed.

New Features

• The Airplay device selection menu now orders devices based on the loaded media type: video devices are listed before audio devices when playing video. Audio devices are listed before video devices when playing audio-only media.
• The FeedTableView BPA keeps the player state in sync while scrolling through the feed.

Bug Fixes

• The Picture-In-Picture BPA displays correctly in landscape mode.
• The Airplay button uses the airplayvideo icon when video is played.
• The caption insets feature now also works for the JWPlayerView of a JWPlayerViewController.
• The player remains active after closing the playlist view even when configured in a modally.
• The description of a media item is displayed correctly when the player is presented modally.

The 4.17.1 iOS SDK release includes improved accessibility, enhanced GoogleCast support, and setup warnings for incorrect dependencies.

New Features

• The iOS SDK now supports the GoogleCast iOS SDK version 4.8.0.
• VoiceOver readouts of some UI elements have been improved.
• The SDK fires a setup warning when it detects the use of an incorrect IMA SDK dependency version.

Bug Fixes

Several issues related to backgrounding the app and transitioning in and out of fullscreen mode have been fixed.

In our latest update, we've upgraded the GoogleIMA SDK, ensuring you benefit from its most recent enhancements. The minimum iOS version supported by the iOS SDK is now iOS 14.

New Feature

The GoogleIMA SDK dependency has been updated to 3.19.1 and incorporates the latest improvements.

Deprecation

The iOS SDK no longer supports iOS 12 or iOS 13.

In this release, we've introduced Swift Package Manager as an integration option alongside our existing options and boosted JWPlayerKit's playlist control. Plus, we've addressed stability issues with GoogleIMA streams and Google Cast casting.

New Features

• The iOS SDK supports the Swift Package Manager, allowing you to easily add, remove, and update the JWPlayerKit Swift package within your projects.
• JWPlayerKit's setPlaylistItemCallback(_:) method allows you to customize and control playlist items, allowing you to modify or skip a given item, and even run your own asynchronous code. 

Bug Fixes

• GoogleIMA DAI live streams load without a player failure.
• Ending casting to a Google Cast device no longer causes a player failure.

The SDK now supports the tracking of and reporting on analytics data, loading captions from a JSON config, and simpler debugging for the Offline Playback BPA.

New Features

• Specifying a playerId allows the SDK to track analytics data and create custom reports.
• The player can now load caption styles from the config.
• The Offline Playback BPA now uses relative paths to simplify debugging between a device and a simulator.
• The GoogleIMA SDK has been upgraded to version 3.18.4.
• With the addition of the .loadedXML and .loaded event types, the raw VAST XML string (JWAdEventKey.xml) and the ad load time (JWEventKey.timeLoading) can be accessed through the JWAdDelegate.

In this latest release, we've upgraded the Open Measurement SDK and addressed player deallocation and JWCue initialization issues.

New Release

The Open Measurement SDK has been upgraded to version 1.4.4.

Bug Fixes

• The player can be deallocated on a background thread while using the GoogleIMA ad client.
• JWCue initializes correctly in both Objective-C and Swift.

Our 4.13.0 iOS release introduces an important delegate method signature revision and the new Offline Playback Best Practice App. In addition, this release replaces a type alias, adds media track access, and includes delegates for event observation.

Key bug fixes address button alignment, Chromecast crashes, and JavaScript Environment inspection.

New Features

• IMPORTANT: The adEvent delegate method signature has been revised from func jwplayer(_ player: AnyObject, adEvent event: JWAdEvent) to func jwplayer(_ player: JWPlayer, adEvent event: JWAdEvent) for better consistency and easier access to the JWPlayer object. If you use or override this method, please update your code to align with the new signature.
• The new Offline Playback Best Practice App demonstrates how to implement offline download, storage, and playback of unprotected content.
• The JWCaptionStyleBuilder now has a method, allowScaling, which controls whether side-loaded captions enlargen as the player's size increases (like on an iPad or in full screen). By default, this is enabled. If set to false, it adheres strictly to the user's device settings.
• To observe related content events, use the JWRelatedEventDelegate, which can be assigned in the JWPlayer object. The JWPlayerViewController conforms to this protocol by default.
• Related content can now be loaded with play(relatedContent:).
• To observe chapter events for media with defined chapters, use the JWChaptersDelegate, which can be assigned in the JWPlayer object. The JWPlayerViewController conforms to this protocol by default.
• The typealias, JSONObject, has replaced instances of [String : Any].
• A JWPlayerItem can be encoded to or decoded from a JSONObject.
• Additional properties have been added to JWPlayerItem, allowing access to different media tracks within the item: chapterTrack: JWMediaTrack?, thumbnailTrack: JWMediaTrack? and captionTracks: [JWMediaTrack].
• The kind of media track viewed can be queried through the JWMediaTrackKind property.

Bug Fixes

• In the VAST ad interface, the Learn More button has been realigned.
• Crashes no longer occur when replacing a playlist during an active Chromecast session.
• JavaScript Environment inspection has been re-enabled.