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Documentation/Player/Release Notes/iOS / tvOS

Player iOS / tvOS Releases

Latest Releases

Date

Version

Stable

11/23/2021

3.9.2

Fixed

  • Performance issues on iOS 15 when preloading a playlist with many sources
  • A potential crash on iOS 15 when preloading a playlist with many sources

Known Issues

  • Picture in Picture mode is not working on iOS 14.0 and iOS 14.1
  • Playback gets stuck when playing a Progressive Ad that results in an AdError
  • Loading a new Source from a PlayerErrorEvent or a SourceErrorEvent does not work
  • Loading a new Source from a PlaybackFinishedEvent sometimes does not start playback automatically when PlaybackConfig.isAutoPlayEnabled is set to true
  • When our default Bitmovin Player Web UI is used it can happen that the label of an AudioTrack keeps the value of the previous source
  • Already partially downloaded data for offline playback will be lost and has to be re-downloaded after updating from below 2.64.2 to this version

Stable

10/11/2021

3.9.1

Fixed

  • Broken playback of downloaded FairPlay protected content when upgrading from SDK version 2.64.2 or below to v3 or from 3.3.0 or below to v3

Known Issues

  • Picture in Picture mode is not working on iOS 14.0 and iOS 14.1
  • Playback gets stuck when playing a Progressive Ad that results in an AdError
  • Loading a new Source from a PlayerErrorEvent or a SourceErrorEvent does not work
  • Loading a new Source from a PlaybackFinishedEvent sometimes does not start playback automatically when PlaybackConfig.isAutoPlayEnabled is set to true
  • When our default Bitmovin Player Web UI is used it can happen that the label of an AudioTrack keeps the value of the previous source
  • Already partially downloaded data for offline playback will be lost and has to be re-downloaded after updating from below 2.64.2 to this version

Stable

10/12/2021

3.9.0

Added

  • thumbnail(forTime:) API to Source to retrieve thumbnails for non-active sources

Fixed

  • A memory leak inside a Source object after it was loaded into a player, which lead to never releasing it

Known Issues

  • Picture in Picture mode is not working on iOS 14.0 and iOS 14.1
  • Playback gets stuck when playing a Progressive Ad that results in an AdError
  • Loading a new Source from a PlayerErrorEvent or a SourceErrorEvent does not work
  • Loading a new Source from a PlaybackFinishedEvent sometimes does not start playback automatically when PlaybackConfig.isAutoPlayEnabled is set to true
  • When our default Bitmovin Player Web UI is used it can happen that the label of an AudioTrack keeps the value of the previous source
  • Already partially downloaded data for offline playback will be lost and has to be re-downloaded after updating from below 2.64.2 to this version
  • When upgrading to this version, FairPlay protected streams that were downloaded with a version before 2.64.2 for v2 to v3 upgrade or before 3.3.0 for a v3 to v3 upgrade (using OfflineManager) are not playable anymore when the device is offline

Stable

9/28/2021

3.8.0

Added

  • showTitleInSeekBar property in the SystemUserInterfaceConfig to control the visibility of the title above the seek bar on tvOS 15 and above

Changed

  • The documentation for showSeekBar and showInfoViews on the SystemUserInterfaceConfiguration to properly reflect it's behaviour on tvOS 15

Fixed

  • Crash when stopping the cast session after a SourceConfig was used for loading an asset

Known Issues

  • Picture in Picture mode is not working on iOS 14.0 and iOS 14.1
  • Playback gets stuck when playing a Progressive Ad that results in an AdError
  • Loading a new Source from a PlayerErrorEvent or a SourceErrorEvent does not work
  • Loading a new Source from a PlaybackFinishedEvent sometimes does not start playback automatically when PlaybackConfig.isAutoPlayEnabled is set to true
  • When our default Bitmovin Player Web UI is used it can happen that the label of an AudioTrack keeps the value of the previous source
  • Already partially downloaded data for offline playback will be lost and has to be re-downloaded after updating from below 2.64.2 to this version
  • When upgrading to this version, FairPlay protected streams that were downloaded with a version before 2.64.2 for v2 to v3 upgrade or before 3.3.0 for a v3 to v3 upgrade (using OfflineManager) are not playable anymore when the device is offline

Stable

9/14/2021

3.7.0

Added

  • movpkg to SourceType to support playback of local MOVPKG files
  • provideLicenseData and persistLicenseData to FairplayConfig for advanced use-cases and external FairPlay license handling

Changed

  • The ad parameter of the init function in the AdStartedEvent from Optional to non-Optional
  • FairplayConfig.certificateUrl changed from type URL to URL? to enable advanced FairPlay license handling

Fixed

  • Seeking backwards within a playlist is never finished on iOS 15
  • isPlaying occasionally returned false inside an onPlaylistTransition listener method
  • Bitmovin Player Web UI occasionally stays visible after a transition to a subsequent source
  • AirPlayToggleButton not updating to active state when AirPlay is active

Known Issues

  • Picture in Picture mode is not working on iOS 14.0 and iOS 14.1
  • Playback gets stuck when playing a Progressive Ad that results in an AdError
  • Loading a new Source from a PlayerErrorEvent or a SourceErrorEvent does not work
  • Loading a new Source from a PlaybackFinishedEvent sometimes does not start playback automatically when PlaybackConfig.isAutoPlayEnabled is set to true
  • When our default Bitmovin Player Web UI is used it can happen that the label of an AudioTrack keeps the value of the previous source
  • Loading a SourceConfig via Player.load(sourceConfig:) leads to a crash when exiting casting (use Player.load(source:) instead)
  • Already partially downloaded data for offline playback will be lost and has to be re-downloaded after updating from below 2.64.2 to this version
  • When upgrading to this version, FairPlay protected streams that were downloaded with a version before 2.64.2 for v2 to v3 upgrade or before 3.3.0 for a v3 to v3 upgrade (using OfflineManager) are not playable anymore when the device is offline

Stable

8/31/2021

3.6.1

Changed

  • Making several Events open for extending and changed their initializers to public for better integration support

Fixed

  • AirPlay playback session is paused when iOS device gets locked
  • Subsequent Sources within a playlist don't finish preloading before transitioning on iOS 12

Known Issues

  • Picture in Picture mode is not working on iOS 14.0 and iOS 14.1
  • Playback gets stuck when playing a Progressive Ad that results in an AdError
  • Loading a new Source from a PlayerErrorEvent or a SourceErrorEvent does not work
  • Loading a new Source from a PlaybackFinishedEvent sometimes does not start playback automatically when PlaybackConfig.isAutoPlayEnabled is set to true
  • When our default Bitmovin Player Web UI is used it can happen that the label of an AudioTrack keeps the value of the previous source
  • Loading a SourceConfig via Player.load(sourceConfig:) leads to a crash when exiting casting (use Player.load(source:) instead)
  • Bitmovin Player Web UI occasionally stays visible after a transition to a subsequent source
  • Already partially downloaded data for offline playback will be lost and has to be re-downloaded after updating from below 2.64.2 to this version
  • When upgrading to this version, FairPlay protected streams that were downloaded with a version before 2.64.2 for v2 to v3 upgrade or before 3.3.0 for a v3 to v3 upgrade (using OfflineManager) are not playable anymore when the device is offline

Stable

8/3/2021

3.6.0

Added

  • BitmovinCastManagerOptions to specify applicationId, namespace and enableBackgroundSessions when initializing BitmovinCastManager
  • BitmovinCastManagerOptions.enableBackgroundSessions to keep Google Cast sessions active when the app is in background
  • OfflineConfig to configure the offline functionality
  • OfflineConfig.restrictMediaDownloadsToWiFi to specify if an active WiFi connection is required for downloading media for offline playback
  • OfflineManager.initializeOfflineManagerWithOfflineConfig to set the OfflineConfig
  • OfflineManager.isOfflineManagerInitialized to check if the shared instance is already initialized
  • OfflineManager.restrictMediaDownloadsToWiFi property to specify if an active WiFi connection is required for downloading media for offline playback
  • OfflineManagerDelegate which will act as the delegate for OfflineManager
  • OfflineManager.areSuspendedDownloadsRestored property to specify if the OfflineManager has finished restoring suspended downloads

Fixed

  • Offline FairPlay license renewal and synchronization
  • Failing offline playback for assets with dual-expiry FairPlay licenses
  • Removed internal types from public documentation

Known Issues

  • Picture in Picture mode is not working on iOS 14.0 and iOS 14.1
  • Playback gets stuck when playing a Progressive Ad that results in an AdError
  • Loading a new Source from a PlayerErrorEvent or a SourceErrorEvent does not work
  • Loading a new Source from a PlaybackFinishedEvent sometimes does not start playback automatically when PlaybackConfig.isAutoPlayEnabled is set to true
  • When our default Bitmovin Player Web UI is used it can happen that the label of an AudioTrack keeps the value of the previous source
  • Loading a SourceConfig via Player.load(sourceConfig:) leads to a crash when exiting casting (use Player.load(source:) instead)
  • Bitmovin Player Web UI occasionally stays visible after a transition to a subsequent source
  • Already partially downloaded data for offline playback will be lost and has to be re-downloaded after updating from below 2.64.2 to this version
  • When upgrading to this version, FairPlay protected streams that were downloaded with a version before 2.64.2 for v2 to v3 upgrade or before 3.3.0 for a v3 to v3 upgrade (using OfflineManager) are not playable anymore when the device is offline

Deprecated

  • BitmovinCastManager.initializeCasting(applicationId:) and BitmovinCastManager.initializeCasting(applicationId:messageNamespace:) in favor of BitmovinCastManager.initializeCasting(options:)

Stable

8/3/2021

3.5.0

Added

Changed

Fixed

  • Different text size between single-line and multi-line subtitles when using Bitmovin Player Web UI

Known Issues

  • Picture in Picture mode is not working on iOS 14.0 and iOS 14.1
  • Playback gets stuck when playing a Progressive Ad results in an AdError
  • Loading a new Source from a PlayerErrorEvent or a SourceErrorEvent does not work
  • Loading a new Source from a PlaybackFinishedEvent sometimes does not start playback automatically when isAutoPlayEnabled is set to true
  • When our default Bitmoivn Player Web UI is used it could happen that the label of an AudioTrack keeps the value of the previous source
  • Loading a SourceConfig via Player.load(sourceConfig:) leads to a crash when exiting casting (use Player.load(source:) instead)
  • Bitmovin Player Web UI occasionally stays visible after a transition to a subsequent source
  • Already partially downloaded data for offline playback will be lost and has to be re-downloaded after updating from below 2.64.2 to this version
  • When upgrading to this version, FairPlay protected streams that were downloaded with a version before 2.64.2 for v2 to v3 upgrade or before 3.3.0 for a v3 to v3 upgrade (using OfflineManager) are not playable anymore when the device is offline

Stable

6/22/2021

3.4.0

Added

Changed

Fixed

  • No audio on playback when there is no default audio track defined in the asset
  • Unexpected TimeChanged events when calling play right after the PlaybackFinished event
  • Online playback occasionally not starting for AES-128 protected streams
  • StallEnded event being emitted after Playing event
  • Unexpected MetadataEvents for SCTE tags during seeking

Known Issues

  • Picture in Picture mode is not working on iOS 14.0 and iOS 14.1
  • Playback gets stuck when playing a Progressive Ad results in an AdError
  • Loading a new Source from a PlayerErrorEvent or a SourceErrorEvent does not work
  • Loading a new Source from a PlaybackFinishedEvent sometimes does not start playback automatically when isAutoPlayEnabled is set to true
  • When our default Bitmoivn Player Web UI is used it could happen that the label of an AudioTrack keeps the value of the previous source
  • Loading a SourceConfig via Player.load(sourceConfig:) leads to a crash when exiting casting (use Player.load(source:) instead)
  • Bitmovin Player Web UI occasionally stays visible after a transition to a subsequent source
  • Already partially downloaded data for offline playback will be lost and has to be re-downloaded after updating from below 2.64.2 to this version
  • When upgrading to this version, FairPlay protected streams that were downloaded with a version before 2.64.2 for v2 to v3 upgrade or before 3.3.0 for a v3 to v3 upgrade (using OfflineManager) are not playable anymore when the device is offline

Deprecated

Stable

6/22/2021

3.3.0

Added

  • MetadataParsedEvent to be emitted for inactive sources in a playlist when Daterange metadata is parsed for HLS content

Changed

Fixed

  • Issue that SourceConfigs that are not downloaded for offline playback were marked as already downloaded.
  • Offline playback of AES-128 encrypted HLS content when only a variant playlist is used
  • Removed internal extensions from public documentation

Known Issues

  • Picture in Picture mode is not working on iOS 14.0 and iOS 14.1
  • Playback gets stuck when playing a Progressive Ad results in an AdError
  • Loading a new Source from a PlayerErrorEvent or a SourceErrorEvent does not work
  • Loading a new Source from a PlaybackFinishedEvent sometimes does not start playback automatically when isAutoPlayEnabled is set to true
  • Unexpected TimeChanged event is emitted between the Play and PlayingEvent when a Source or a Playlist is replayed
  • When our default Bitmoivn Player Web UI is used it could happen that the label of an AudioTrack keeps the value of the previous source
  • Loading a SourceConfig via Player.load(sourceConfig:) leads to a crash when exiting casting (use Player.load(source:) instead)
  • Bitmovin Player Web UI occasionally stays visible after a transition to a subsequent source
  • Already partially downloaded data for offline playback will be lost and has to be re-downloaded after updating from below 2.64.2 to this version
  • When upgrading to this version, FairPlay protected streams that were downloaded with a version before 2.64.2 for v2 to v3 upgrade or before 3.3.0 for a v3 to v3 upgrade (using OfflineManager) are not playable anymore when the device is offline
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