Apsara Video SDK:Release notes

Release date

SDK

Version

Description

References

May 16

Player SDK for Android and iOS

6.12.0

• The enhanced HTTPDNS feature is automatically enabled when audio and video files are being played by using accelerated domain names.

• The background decoding feature is added for ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK for iOS. Software and hardware decoding can continue when the player is in the background. For more information, see Backend decoding.

• TCP connections can be created before playback requests are initiated over HTTP. This reduces the connection time.

• The time-to-first-frame is reduced.

• The latency on Real-Time Streaming (RTS) is optimized.

• Specific known issues are fixed, and the stability of the player is improved.

• Select and download SDKs

• Advanced features for Android

• Advanced features for iOS

Release date

SDK

Version

Description

References

August 3

Player SDK for Android and iOS

6.4.0

• Dynamic preloading is supported for short videos in the playlist, which effectively reduces the consumption of Alibaba Cloud CDN resources without obvious impacts on playback performance.

• Specific known issues are fixed.

None

Release date

SDK

Version

Description

References

July 4

Player SDK for Android and iOS

6.3.0

• The version number is updated to match that of ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK.

• Left and right audio channels can be switched.

• Specific known issues are fixed, and the stability of the player is improved.

• Advanced features for Android

• Advanced features for iOS

Release date

SDK

Version

Description

References

June 30

Player SDK for Web

2.16.1

• The rtsTraceId event is added. The event is triggered when a stream is pulled over RTS. You can subscribe to the event to obtain the TraceId.

• Specific known issues are fixed.

API reference

June 30

Push SDK for Android and iOS

6.2.0

• Audio can be shared during stream recording by using Push SDK for Android.

• The stability is improved.

Features

June 20

Player SDK for Web

2.16.0

The playback quality monitoring and single-point tracing features are supported. To use the features, submit a ticket.

• You can use the playback quality monitoring feature to view the playback data such as the playback volume of the player in the ApsaraVideo VOD console.

• You can use the single-point tracing feature to query the playback behavior in the ApsaraVideo VOD console. If an error occurs when ApsaraVideo Player plays a video, you can use the single-point tracing feature to quickly identify the issue.

• Playback quality monitoring

• Single-point tracing

June 7

Player SDK for Web

2.15.7

• H.265 video streams in the HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) format are supported.

• The settingSelected event is added. The event is triggered when playback settings such as speed, definition, and subtitles are changed.

• Specific known issues are fixed.

Play H.265 videos

June 5

Player SDK for Android and iOS

5.5.6.0

• The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) protocol is supported for screen mirroring among devices connected to the same network. Common playback control features are supported for screen mirroring.

• The default configurations for RTS streams are added.

• Specific known issues are fixed.

None

Release date

SDK

Version

Description

References

May 31

Push SDK for Android and iOS

6.1.0

• End-to-end H.265 is supported.

• The stability is improved.

None

May 30

Queen SDK for Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS

6.1.0

• The algorithms for face concentration and brightness detection are added.

• The license module is updated to support real-time activation and online refresh.

• A method is added to specify the path of an image during image matting.

• The performance of chroma key is improved by 40%.

• Other platform compatibility issues are fixed.

None

May 25

Player SDK

5.5.5.1

The issue of unexpected exits in extreme cases is fixed.

None

May 10

Short Video SDK

6.0.0

• The version number is updated to match that of ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK.

• Specific known issues are fixed.

None

May 9

Player SDK

5.5.5.0

• Domain name resolution by using HTTPDNS is optimized. If the resolution fails, round-robin DNS or a local DNS server is used to resolve domain names.

• The video download feature is optimized. If you use VidAuth to download videos, you do not need to specify the region.

• The issue that ListPlayer is stuck in extreme cases is fixed.

Advanced features

May 8

Push SDK for Android and iOS

6.0.0

• The version number is updated to match that of ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK.

• International governance is supported.

• Co-streaming can be performed over a degraded protocol in poor network conditions.

• The stability is improved.

None

Release date

SDK

Version

Description

References

April 6

Player SDK

5.5.4.0

• H.266 videos can be played. To support H.266 videos, submit a ticket.

• By default, the low latency mode of RTS is enabled. This improves the performance of real-time streaming.

• The size of the SDK package is optimized to reduce the storage space occupied by the application.

• The authentication policy for local caching is improved. You can specify whether to enable authentication in different scenarios. For more information, see Configure local caching.

• The decoding errors that occur during the playback of HLS streams are fixed. This improves the playback performance.

• Specific known issues are fixed, and the application performance is improved.

None

Release date

SDK

Version

Description

References

March 31

Push SDK for Android and iOS

4.5.1

• The stability is improved.

• The callback for media information about stream pulling and the callback for network quality are added.

• The API operation that is used to switch between the headset and speaker is added.

• Mixing of audio-only streams is supported.

None

March 3

Player SDK

5.5.3.0

• The size of the SDK package is reduced by using code obfuscation.

• RTS can be used for media decoding. To enable this feature, configure PlayerConfig.mEnableLowLatencyMode.

• The HTTP/3 protocol (RFC 9114) is supported. This improves the media access speed in poor network conditions.

• The non-standard Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) files can be parsed.

• The license is updated to use strong verification. The first time you integrate Player SDK, you must register and configure the license. Otherwise, playback fails. For more information, see License.

None

March 1

Push SDK for Android and iOS

4.5.0

• Stream ingest from a third party is supported for interactive streaming.

• Ingest of audio-only streams is supported for interactive streaming.

• The stability is improved.

None

March 1

Short Video SDK

3.36.0

• Licenses can be bound without signature information.

• Specific known issues are fixed.

License

Release date

SDK

Version

Description

References

February 10

Queen SDK

2.6.0

• The issue that a crash occurs when you exit the application after you apply retouching effects on iOS 16 is fixed.

• Debugging information can be obtained, which can be used to troubleshoot issues during SDK integration.

• The performance is optimized.

None

February 6

Push SDK for Android and iOS

4.4.9

• The technical architecture for co-streaming is optimized and updated.

• The intelligent noise reduction algorithm is added to improve noise reduction.

• Obfuscation can be configured for Push SDK for Android, which reduces the package size.

• The stability is improved.

None

February 2

Player SDK

5.5.2.0

• The pre-rendering feature is supported in AliListPlayer and multiple AliListPlayer instances can be created to ensure smooth video switching.

• The playback degradation feature is supported for RTS. This improves the usability of RTS.

• The structure of third-party libraries is optimized to reduce the size of the SDK package.

• Specific known issues are fixed.

• Advanced features

• Shorten loading time of playbacks

Release date

SDK

Version

Description

References

January 11

Short Video SDK

3.35.0

Specific known issues are fixed.

Short Video SDK