Android Changelog

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For information about new features, deprecations, updates that may affect workflows or integrations, and historical release notes, see our Android release notes.

July 15, 2026

New Features

• Added PlaylistItem.liveSyncDuration to configure the target live offset, defining how far behind the live edge playback should remain.
• Upgraded AndroidX Media3 (ExoPlayer) to version 1.10.0.
• Modernized media source creation and side-loaded caption handling by adopting DefaultMediaSourceFactory.
• Upgraded the Google IMA SDK to version 3.39.0 and added timeout protection for ad requests.
• Updated the headless player to use the modernized playback stack.
• Maintained support for WebVTT, SRT, TTML, and CEA captions following the media source migration.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where startTime was reapplied whenever a playlist item repeated. Repeated items now restart from the beginning.
• Fixed an issue where the player UI remained visible when the system automatically entered Picture-in-Picture mode.
• Fixed an issue preventing content from automatically entering Picture-in-Picture mode when an app was backgrounded on Android 12 and later.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when skipping a playlist item during a DAI ad.
• Fixed an issue where captions became unavailable after connecting to a Chromecast device.
• Fixed an issue where captions could not be disabled during a casting session.

June 10, 2026

New Feature

• Added support for the IAB VAST <Extension type="skippable"> element, allowing third-party VAST ads to be marked as skippable.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where background audio notifications did not refresh after calling setPlaylistItemMetadata.
• Fixed an issue where setCurrentCaptions updated the captions menu selection, yet the rendered captions remained on the previous track.
• Fixed an issue where the first getVisualQuality call after media load returned mode="initial" instead of "auto".

May 15, 2026

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where captions could not be disabled during a Chromecast session.
• Fixed missing DAI pause/resume interaction pings when users tap "Learn more".
• Empty VMAP ad tags are now correctly handled as valid (no more false errors), keeping ad metrics accurate.

April 21, 2026

New Features

• Added the setPlaylistItemMetadata API to update the current playlist item’s title, description, and poster image without reloading the player.
• Added support for retrieving buffering data from live streams.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the VAST progress bar could freeze after an ad error.
• Fixed an issue where live audio streams could fail to play.
• Fixed an issue where captions appeared oversized when the player view exceeded the rendered video area.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when a VOD playlist advanced ro the next media item while the app was in the background on Android 12+.
• Fixed an issue where preroll ads and video content could play simultaneously when tapping replay.
• Fixed an issue where JWS ad tag macros (such as __page-url__, __timestamp__) were not replaced in IMA ad requests.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when interacting with player controls during teardown.

March 1, 2026

• Fixed an issue where preroll ads would incorrectly replay after seeking.

February 25, 2026

• Updated the live stream UI to correctly reflect the paused state.
• Fixed a race condition where IMA preroll ads could fail when playlist items loaded asynchronously.
• Fixed Chromecast captions not displaying during casting and not restoring after disconnecting
• Fixed a potential crash caused by a null reference when making ad API calls.

December 29, 2025

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New Features

• Upgraded Google IMA SDK to version 3.37.0. You must enable core library desugaring when adding Google IMA client dependencies.
• Improved support for embedded captions in HLS streams when casting to Chromecast.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a Picture-in-Picture (PiP) crash that could occur when PiP was triggered multiple times in quick succession.

December 2, 2025

• Corrected Live UI behavior in DVR live streams so the indicator accurately reflects the viewer’s current position.

November 12, 2025

• Upgraded OM SDK to version 1.6.0.