bitmovin-player-react-native - npm Package Versions

[0.27.0] - 2024-06-21

Changed

• Update Google IMA SDK dependencies to 3.23.0 for iOS, and to 4.13.0 for tvOS
• Update example app dependency: Google Cast iOS sender SDK to 4.8.1
• Update Bitmovin's native Android SDK version to 3.74.0
• Update Bitmovin's native iOS SDK version to 3.66.0

[0.26.0] - 2024-06-14

Added

• Support for Player.setVideoQuality() API to enable video quality selection on Android

Changed

• Update Bitmovin's native Android SDK version to 3.73.0
• Update Bitmovin's native iOS SDK version to 3.65.0

Fixed

• Missing parameter documentations in the API reference

[0.25.0] - 2024-06-07

Added

• viewRef property to PlayerView to allow setting a reference to the native view

Fixed

• iOS: Possible crash on hot-reload

[0.24.0] - 2024-06-04

Added

• NetworkConfig to configure the network request manipulation functionality
  • preprocessHttpRequest(type, request) => Promise<HttpRequest> to pre-process an HTTP request before the request is executed by the player
  • preprocessHttpResponse(type, response) => Promise<HttpResponse> to pre-process an HTTP response before it gets passed to the player

Changed

• Update Bitmovin's native Android SDK version to 3.72.0
• Update Bitmovin's native iOS SDK version to 3.64.0

Fixed

• Android: Can't create a new Player with an existing NativeID (to bind to the same native Player)
• iOS: Performance problem with large WebVTT thumbnail or subtitle tracks

[0.23.0] - 2024-05-08

Changed

• Update Bitmovin's native Android SDK version to 3.68.0
• Update Bitmovin's native iOS SDK version to 3.62.0

Fixed

• Android: Player Web UI freezing sometimes, under excessive WebUI-RN code messaging

[0.22.0] - 2024-04-15

Added

• iOS: TweaksConfig.updatesNowPlayingInfoCenter to decide whether AVKit should update Now Playing information automatically when using System UI. You may want to disable automatic updates in case they are interfering with manual updates you are performing

Changed

• Update Bitmovin's native iOS SDK version to 3.60.0
• Update IMA SDK dependency on iOS to 3.19.1, respectively 4.9.2 for tvOS

[0.21.0] - 2024-04-08

Fixed

• Android: Entering Picture-in-Picture automatically when navigating the app to the background after activating Picture-in-Picture mode once
• Android: Example app Toolbar not visible after going into PiP mode -> Dismissing PiP window (stopping the app) -> Opening the app again

Changed

• Android: Default Picture-in-Picture implementation doesn't automatically hide/show the Toolbar anymore. This should be handled by the app itself, check out the sample app for an example implementation
• Update Bitmovin's native Android SDK version to 3.65.0
• Update Bitmovin's native iOS SDK version to 3.59.0

[0.20.0] - 2024-03-29

Added

• preferSoftwareDecodingForAds in TweaksConfig to use software decoding for ads, which can be useful for low-end Android devices
• hideFirstFrame in PlayerViewConfig to ensure no frame of the main content is shown before pre-roll ads

Changed

• Update Bitmovin's native Android SDK version to 3.64.0

[0.19.0] - 2024-03-22

Added

• CueEnterEvent and CueExitEvent to signal when a subtitle entry transitions into an active or inactive status respectively

Changed

• Update Bitmovin's native Android SDK version to 3.63.0
• Update Bitmovin's native iOS SDK version to 3.57.2

Fixed

• Fix potential event name conflicts with other 3rd party libraries

[0.18.0] - 2024-03-06

Changed

• React Native version to 0.73.4
• Update Bitmovin's native Android SDK version to 3.61.0
• Update Bitmovin's native iOS SDK version to 3.56.3

Fixed

• Android: Subtitles appear out of frame