Overview (Fire TV)
This is a beta offering.
By using this documentation, you are agreeing to abide by the terms of the JWP Beta Program Agreement.
The JWP Fire TV SDK is a media player for the FireOS operating system. You can also use this SDK with video content that is hosted with non-JW Player services.
Key Features
Advertising
- Google IMA
- VAST
- VMAP
Events Monitoring
- Player, playlist, playback, and content state monitoring
- Ability to monitor and set video and audio qualities
- Analytics
Playback
- All major streaming and AV container formats supported
- Fullscreen video playback
- DRM
- Audio-only support
UX
- Rich configuration options including playlists, content title and poster image
- Recommendations to autogenerate playlists
- Thumbnail previews
- Caption support (.vtt, .srt)
- Modern, cross-platform API design
- Out-of-the-box player controls implementation, optimized for a TV experience and remote control inputs
- Support for native custom player controls
Requirements
General
| Item | Notes |
|---|---|
| Android Studio | Download and install Android Studio. |
| Android 5 (API level 21) | Your app must be running at least this OS version. |
| JWP Fire TV SDK | Follow these instructions to download the SDK. |
| JWP license key | On your Players page, copy the LICENSE KEY for FireTV. Both the Android and Fire TV SDKs share the same license key. IMPORTANT: If you have more than one property in your account, select the property from the dropdown menu at the top of the page. Each property has a unique set of license keys. |
Dependencies
Each version of this SDK has been built to work with a specific dependency version. Use the following table to ensure that you are referencing the correct dependency version in your app. The JWP Fire TV SDK version listed shows when the minimum dependency support version was first updated.
| JWP Fire TV SDK | Google IMA | ExoPlayer |
|---|---|---|
| 2.0.0 | 3.24.0 | 2.16.1 |
Documentation
This developer guide provides best practice approaches for implementing this SDK. We also provide comprehensive documentation for each class in our SDK reference.
Intended audience
This guide assumes that you have the necessary Android and Java development skills to work successfully with this SDK. You should know how to build and compile Android applications using Android Studio and the latest tools from the Android Developers Kit.
Terms of service
By adding the JWP Fire TV SDK to your app, you agree to the JWP Terms of Service.
Updated about 1 year ago