Our iOS SDK 4.22.0 release includes improvements to player stability, important bug fixes, and updates to platform support.

New Feature

• Request handling is improved to maintain player state more consistently.

Bug Fixes

• The scrub bar remains responsive after a DAI ad fails.
• Users can scroll through Recommendations playlist items without errors.

Deprecations

Deprecated player APIs have been removed from the SDK. Be sure to update any code using the following APIs:

• JWPlayer.jwplayerContentIsBuffering(:)
• JWPlayerItem.autostart
• JWPlayerViewController.delegate
• JWPlayerViewController.registerController()
• JWPlayerConfigurationBuilder.playlist(:)
• JWJSONParser.configFromURL(:)
• JWJSONParser.configFromJSONData(:)

iOS 14 will no longer be supported in the next major SDK release. We recommend upgrading to the latest iOS version to ensure compatibility with future SDK releases and guarantee access to new SDK features and enhancements.

This release corrects ad event tracking, ensuring accurate reporting for VAST advertising configurations.

Bug Fix

ClickTracking events now correctly trigger and send as expected when using VAST ad configurations.

This release strengthens callback handling, improves media scrubbing stability, and resolves audio track playback issues in HLS streams.

Bug Fixes

• setPlaylistItemCallback now correctly implements @escaping behavior.
• Memory pointer handling is improved to prevent crashes during media scrubbing operations.
• Default audio track playback always occurs after modifying track metadata in HLS manifests.

This release addresses issues related to non-HLS content loading and fullscreen mode on iPhone XR (iOS 15).

Bug Fixes

• (iPhone XR) In fullscreen mode, the player remains within the boundaries of the screen.
• Non-HLS content loads without delays in low-network situations.

iOS SDK 4.21.0 introduces improved captions handling and multiple bug fixes.

New Feature

• The player now ignores side-loaded captions if a video already includes embedded captions, preventing duplicate entries in the captions menu.

Bug Fixes

• The Google IMA dependency has been updated to v3.22.1, resolving a bug that affected project builds in the Xcode Simulator.
• The player no longer pauses or crashes during video seeking.
• nextUpPlaylistIndex now correctly respects 0 as the first video in the playlist.

With iOS SDK 4.19.2 the JWPlayerViewControllerDelegate has been replaced by several new delegates, the fullscreen exit button can be hidden, and several bugs relating to chapter markers, seeking functionality, and Google ads have been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