v1.3.0

Release 1.3.0

🎉 What's New

Native SDK Upgrades

iOS SDK 4.25.0

• Chromecast Improvements: Fixed embedded captions not displaying on Chromecast devices
• Playback Fixes:
  • Fixed video not completing after post-roll ad
  • Fixed video pausing after scrubbing during playback
• UI Improvements:
  • Fixed Next Up card showing wrong video
  • Fixed toolbar transparency issue with UIDesignRequiresCompatibility on iOS 26
  • Fixed iOS 26 black screen in JWPlayerView after ad break
• Stability: Prevented AVPlayerItem crash when adding outputs that are already attached

See full details: iOS 4.25.0 Changelog

Android SDK 4.24.0

• Ad SDK Upgrade: Upgraded Google IMA SDK to version 3.37.0
  • ⚠️ Important: Core library desugaring must be enabled when adding Google IMA client dependencies
  • ⚠️ Breaking: Requires setting compiling and target SDK versions when adding the SDK
• Chromecast Improvements: Improved support for embedded captions in HLS streams when casting to Chromecast
• Stability: Fixed Picture-in-Picture (PiP) crash that could occur when PiP was triggered multiple times in quick succession

See full details: Android 4.24.0 Changelog

React Native Wrapper Improvements

• Fixed: License key handling in TypeScript example (#199)
• Fixed: Player recreation with configuration updates (#194 - fixes issues #192, #188)
• Enhanced: Player item handling in YouTube example component (#191)
• Improved: Added bottom padding for Android navigation (#190)
• Documentation: Updated JSON parsed configs documentation (#187)
• Documentation: Updated README with rebranding and latest information (#196)
• Native SDK: Implemented Android 4.24.0 (#197)
• Native SDK: Implemented iOS 4.25.0 (#198)

📦 Installation

npm install @jwplayer/jwplayer-react-native@1.3.0

or

yarn add @jwplayer/jwplayer-react-native@1.3.0

⚠️ Breaking Changes

Android

When upgrading to Android SDK 4.24.0, you must:

1. Set the compiling and target SDK versions in your app configuration
2. Enable core library desugaring if using Google IMA client dependencies

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed license key not being properly passed in TypeScript example
• Fixed player recreation issues when updating configurations dynamically
• Fixed multiple Chromecast-related playback issues (via native SDK updates)
• Fixed PiP stability issues on Android (via native SDK update)
• Fixed various iOS 26 compatibility issues (via native SDK update)

📚 Documentation

• Enhanced documentation for JSON configuration parsing
• Updated README with current setup instructions
• Improved example app implementations

🙏 Contributors

Thank you to all contributors who helped make this release possible!

• @Jmilham21
• @kcorneli201

What's Changed

• Upgrade Example to 1.2.0 by @Jmilham21 in #185
• feat: add bottom padding for Android navigation by @Jmilham21 in #190
• Fix for issue 192 and 188 recreate with configs by @Jmilham21 in #194
• feat: enhance player item handling in YoutubeExample component by @Jmilham21 in #191
• Upgrade Documentation about JSON parsed configs by @Jmilham21 in #187
• Update README.md (rebranding) by @kcorneli201 in #196
• Implement Android 4.24.0 by @Jmilham21 in #197
• Implement iOS 4.25.0 by @Jmilham21 in #198
• fix: Send proper license key in typescript example by @Jmilham21 in #199
• [Release] 1.3.0 by @Jmilham21 in #200

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Full Changelog: v1.2.0...v1.3.0