Features

JWP's players offer many features essential for delivering high-quality video experiences, such as core playback, content protection, advertising integration, and UI/UX customization.

The following table compares the available features across the following platforms:

Web ()
Android ()
OS ()
React Native ()

Streaming

FEATURE
STREAMING PROTOCOLS
HLS	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
MPEG-DASH	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
MP4	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
BITRATE & ADAPTIVE STREAMING
Adaptive Bitrate (ABR): HLS MPEG-DASH	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Adaptive Bitrate Switching	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Adaptive Streaming	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Audio-Only: Multi-Bitrate Single & Multi-Bitrate Single-Bitrate	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Live: Multi-Bitrate Single & Multi-Bitrate Single-Bitrate	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Live-DVR Single & Multi-Bitrate	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
VOD: Multi-Bitrate Single & Multi-Bitrate Single-Bitrate	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
PLAYBACK FEATURES
Autostart Playback	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Background Loading	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Background Playback	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Offline playback: MP4 MP3 AAC	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Native Video Player (Exo & AVPlayers): AVPlayer ExoPlayer	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Stream Preloading (click-to-play scenarios)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Visual Quality API (Props)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
METADATA HANDLING
AAC/MP3 ID3 Metadata	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
External Metadata	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Live Audio with ID3	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Program Date Metadata	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Timed Metadata (ID3)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
SPECIALIZED CONTENT HANDLING
Discontinuities	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Multitrack Audio	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Multitrack VTT Captions/Subtitles	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
VOD 608 Captions	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

Protection

FEATURE
DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (DRM)
FairPlay	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅
WideVine	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
ENCRYPTION
HLS AES-128	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
ACCESS CONTROL
Geo-blocking	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
SECURITY DELIVERY
HTTPS Delivery	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

Closed Captions

FEATURE
FORMATS
CEA-608/CEA-708	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
WebVTT (.vtt)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
SubRip Text (.srt)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
STYLING
Caption Styling	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅
PLATFORM-SPECIFIC SUPPORT
AirPlay	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅
Chromecast	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

Advertising

FEATURE
INSERTION & MANAGEMENT
Google DAI (Dynamic Ad Insertion)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Google IMA (Interactive Media Ads)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
FreeWheel SDK	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Ad Waterfalling	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Ad Scheduling (via API)	✅	✅	❌	✅	❌
FORMATS & STANDARDS
VAST 4	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅
VMAP	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅
VPAID 2.0	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Companion Ads	✅	✅	❌	✅	❌
MEASUREMENT & COMPLIANCE
Open Measurement Interface Definition (OMID)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
CONTROL & USER EXPERIENCE
Ad Skipping	✅	✅	❌	✅	❌
Ad Rules	✅	✅	❌	✅	❌

Discovery

FEATURE
PLAYLISTS
Recommendations	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Video Playlists: Manual Dynamic	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
PLAYBACK EXPERIENCE
Next Up: Regular With Thumbnail With Timing Configuration	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
onComplete: AutoPlay Hide Show	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

Analytics

FEATURE
USER BEHAVIOR
Account Usage	✅	✅	❌	✅	❌
`onError` Events	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
ANALYSIS
Data Segmentation	✅	✅	❌	✅	❌
Google Analytics	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
INTEGRATIONS
Third-party Analytics Integration	✅	✅	❌	✅	❌

UI/UX

FEATURE
MEDIA PLAYBACK CONTROLS
Audio Only Controls	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Background Playback	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Lockscreen Controls	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Double Tap to Skip	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Fast-forward / Rewind Buttons	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Picture in Picture	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Variable Speed Playback / Playback Rate Controls	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DEVICE & PLATFORM INTEGRATION
AirPlay: Live VOD	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅
Chromecast (VOD)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Offline playback (local stored file)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Native	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
USER INTERFACE CUSTOMIZATION
Chromeless Player	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
CSS	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Logo Overlay	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
Responsive Design	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅
Fullscreen	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
ENHANCED VIEWING EXPERIENCE
Chapter Markers	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Seek Previews / Preview Thumbnails	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Social Sharing	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌

Casting Behaviors

FEATURE
AIRPLAY
VAST	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌
Google IMA	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
Google DAI	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌
FreeWheel	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Live & Live-DVR	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅
Captions (Embedded): CEA-608/CEA-708 WebVTT (.vtt)	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅
Captions (Side-Loaded): SubRip Text (.srt) WebVTT (.vtt)	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌
CHROMECAST
Custom Google Cast Receivers	✅	✅	❌	✅	❌
VAST	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Google IMA	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Google DAI	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
FreeWheel	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Live & Live-DVR	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Captions (Embedded): CEA-608/CEA-708 WebVTT (.vtt)	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅
Captions (Side-Loaded): SubRip Text (.srt) WebVTT (.vtt)	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅