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Apsara Video SDK:Release notes

Last Updated:Jan 06, 2026

This topic provides the release notes for ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK and links to relevant references.

December 2025

Release date

Product

Version

Updates

References

December 4, 2025

ApsaraVideo Player SDK

Short Video SDK

ARTC SDK

All-in-one SDK

V7.9.1

  • Optimizations:

    • ARTC: The performance of the ARTC SDK is optimized to reduce the number of threads.

    • ARTC: The preloading feature is added.

  • Fixes:

    • ARTC: Stability issues are fixed.

November 2025

Release date

Product

Version

Updates

References

November 12, 2025

ApsaraVideo Player SDK

Short Video SDK

ARTC SDK

All-in-one SDK

V7.8.1

  • Optimizations:

    • The user experience is improved.

  • Fixes:

    • Stability issues are fixed.

November 5, 2025

ApsaraVideo Player SDK

Short Video SDK

ARTC SDK

All-in-one SDK

V7.8.0

  • Optimizations:

    • ARTC: The thread performance is optimized.

  • Fixes:

    • ARTC: Stability issues are fixed.

October 2025

Release date

Product

Version

Updates

References

October 10, 2025

ApsaraVideo Player SDK

Short Video SDK

ARTC SDK

All-in-one SDK

V7.7.0

  • New features:

    • ARTC: Local audio and video can be recorded to files in MP4, AAC, and WAV formats.

    • ARTC: Android Audio Focus uses the new API from API level 26. This feature is enabled by default.

  • Optimizations:

    • ARTC: The callback for audio data listeners supports a sample rate of 24 kHz.

  • Fixes:

    • ARTC: Stability issues are fixed.

September 2025

Release date

Product

Version

Updates

References

September 2, 2025

ApsaraVideo Player SDK

Short Video SDK

ARTC SDK

All-in-one SDK

V7.6.0

  • New features:

    • ARTC: Blacklists and whitelists are added for audio and video subscriptions.

    • ARTC: Screen sharing is supported on Android 14.

  • Optimizations:

    • ARTC: The right channel can be configured for use during stereo-to-mono conversion in resampling.

    • ARTC: A sample rate of 16 kHz is preferred for stream collection and ingest in AI scenarios.

  • Fixes:

    • ARTC: Stability issues are fixed.

July 2025

Release date

Product

Version

Updates

References

July 31, 2025

Short Video SDK

ARTC SDK

All-in-one SDK

V7.5.0

  • New features:

    • ARTC: A black frame can be displayed when the camera is turned off.

    • ARTC: Screen sharing is supported.

  • Optimizations:

    • ARTC: The time consumed to create an engine is reduced.

    • ARTC: The time consumed by the network engine is reduced.

  • Fixes:

    • ARTC: The issue that causes stream pulling to fail on iOS devices when the stream is ingested from a web client is fixed.

July 1, 2025

Select and download SDKs

Short Video SDK

SDK download and integration

All-in-one SDKs

v7.4.0

  • The all-in-one SDK supports the 16 KB memory page size feature.

  • Stability issues are fixed.

May 2025

Release date

Product

Version

Updates

References

May 30, 2025

Short Video SDK

ARTC SDK

All-in-one SDKs

V7.3.0

  • The low-bandwidth scenario for ARTC is optimized.

  • The basic retouching feature in the all-in-one SDK is upgraded.

  • Stability issues are fixed.

April 2025

Release date

Product

Version

Publishing log

References

April 28, 2025

Short Video SDK

ARTC SDK

All-in-one SDK

V7.2.0

  • ARTC: Resampling is supported before audio playback.

  • Stability issues are fixed.

March 2025

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Product

Version

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References

March 31, 2025

Short Video SDK

ARTC SDK

All-in-one SDK

V7.1.0

  • ARTC: Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC), Automatic Gain Control (AGC), and Automatic Noise Suppression (ANS) are supported for external inputs in pulse-code modulation (PCM) format.

  • ARTC: H.265 software encoding is supported on Android and iOS devices.

  • ARTC: H.264 software encoding is supported on Android and iOS devices, providing high-quality outputs.

  • Stability issues are fixed.

February 2025

Release date

Product

Version

Updates

References

February 28, 2025

Short Video SDK

ARTC SDK

All-in-one SDK

V7.0.0

  • ApsaraVideo Player SDK is available in two editions: Standard and Professional. For more information, see ApsaraVideo Player SDK features.

  • Short Video SDK is available in three editions: Basic, Standard, and Professional. All editions are bundled into a single package and are differentiated by their respective licenses.

  • Stability issues are fixed.

May 2024

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Version

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References

May 16, 2024

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android and iOS)

V6.12.0

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

  • (iOS only) The background decoding feature is added. When the player is in the background, software and hardware decoding can continue. For more information, see Background decoding.

  • The HTTP preconnect TCP feature is added to reduce the network connection time. For more information, see HTTP preconnect TCP.

  • The time to first frame (TTFF) is reduced.

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

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

August 2023

Release date

Product

Version

Updates

References

August 3, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android and iOS)

V6.4.0

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

  • Specific known issues are fixed.

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July 2023

Release date

Product

Version

Updates

References

July 4, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android and iOS)

V6.3.0

  • 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.

June 2023

Release date

Product

Version

Updates

References

June 30, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Web)

V2.16.1

  • 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 RTS TraceId.

  • Specific known issues are fixed.

API reference for Player SDK for Web

June 30, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android and iOS)

V6.2.0

  • Audio can be shared during screen recording on Android.

  • The stability is improved.

Features

June 20, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Web)

V2.16.0

The playback quality monitoring and single-point tracing features are supported. To use the features, fill out a form to request activation.

  • You can use the playback quality monitoring feature to view the playback data such as the number of views 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.

June 7, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Web)

V2.15.7

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

  • The settingSelected event is added. The event is triggered when a setting, such as playback speed, definition, or subtitles, is selected.

  • Specific known issues are fixed.

Play H.265 video streams

June 5, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android and iOS)

V5.5.6.0

  • The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) protocol is supported to cast video streams to an accepter on the same network. Common playback control features are provided.

  • Recommended default values are set for RTS streams.

  • Specific known issues are fixed.

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May 2023

Release date

Product

Version

Updates

References

May 31, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android and iOS)

V6.1.0

  • End-to-end H.265 is supported.

  • The stability is improved.

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May 30, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS)

V6.1.0

  • Algorithms for focus and brightness detection are added.

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

  • An API is added to directly specify an image path for real-scene matting.

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

  • Other platform compatibility issues are fixed.

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May 25, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK

V5.5.5.1

The issue of unexpected exits at playback startup in extreme cases is fixed.

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May 10, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK

V6.0.0

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

  • Specific known issues are fixed.

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May 9, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK

V5.5.5.0

  • HTTPDNS is optimized. If resolution fails, candidate IP addresses are polled and the system falls back to the local DNS.

  • The video download feature is optimized. When you use VidAuth to download videos, you can use the download feature without setting a region.

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

Advanced features

May 8, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android and iOS)

V6.0.0

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

  • The SDK is optimized for better global experience.

  • Degradation is supported in poor network conditions for collaborative streaming.

  • The stability is improved.

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April 2023

Release date

Product

Version

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References

April 6, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK

V5.5.4.0

  • H.266 videos can be played. To use this feature, fill out a form to request activation.

  • By default, the low latency mode of RTS is enabled to improve real-time performance.

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

  • The authentication policy for local caching with URL signing is improved. You can specify whether to cache the authentication information based on your scenarios. For more information, see Local cache.

  • The decoding errors that may occur during the playback of HLS video streams are fixed to improve playback stability.

  • Other issues are fixed to improve the overall performance of the application.

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March 2023

Release date

Product

Version

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References

March 31, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android and iOS)

V4.5.1

  • The stability is improved.

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

  • The API for switching between the earpiece and speaker is added.

  • Mixing of audio-only streams is supported.

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March 3, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK

V5.5.3.0

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

  • Low-latency decoding for RTS is supported. You can enable this feature by configuring PlayerConfig.mEnableLowLatencyMode.

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

  • Parsing of non-standard SRT subtitle files is compatible.

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

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March 1, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android and iOS)

v4.5.0

  • Third-party stream ingest is added for interactive streaming.

  • Audio-only stream ingest is supported for interactive streaming.

  • The stability is improved.

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March 1, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK

v3.36.0

  • Licenses can be bound without a signature.

  • Specific known issues are fixed.

License

February 2023

Release date

Product

Version

Updates

References

February 10, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK

V2.6.0

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

  • Debug information can be output to facilitate self-troubleshooting during integration.

  • The performance is optimized.

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February 6, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android and iOS)

V4.4.9

  • The technical architecture for collaborative streaming is optimized and upgraded.

  • The smart noise reduction algorithm is added to improve the denoising effect.

  • The Android obfuscation configuration is added to optimize the package size.

  • The stability is improved.

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February 2, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK

V5.5.2.0

  • ListPlayer supports pre-rendering and adding multiple instances to improve video switching smoothness.

  • Playback degradation for RTS is supported to improve 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.

January 2023

Release date

Product

Version

Updates

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January 11, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK

V3.35.0

Specific known issues are fixed.

SDK options