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Online video platform and HTML5 player for streaming, hosting, and video monetization

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JW Player's Android SDK 4.28 adds live Chromecast and new background audio controls.

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◆Current state
JWX has spent the autumn adding defaults and dashboard features: automatic captions for new uploads, CMAF VOD with AV1, audio-only Broadcast Live, DRM monitoring and motion thumbnails with CTA buttons in Vertical Video carousels. On November 13 Android SDK 4.28.0 reworks background audio, adds control over audio interruptions and extends Chromecast to live streams.
◆Where it's heading
Platform work is aimed at lower delivery cost and more engagement surface, while the native SDKs follow with playback reliability: iOS 4.28.2 in October, Android 4.28.0 now. Nothing in the feed suggests a change of direction.
◆Prediction
An iOS release matching Android's live Chromecast and audio changes is the most likely next SDK step.

◆Recent moves

  1. 21h ago

    Android 4.28.0: Modernized background audio and expanded Chromecast support

    Android SDK 4.28.0 modernizes background audio, gives apps more control over audio interruptions and brings Chromecast to live streams. It pairs with October's iOS 4.28.2 as SDK upkeep alongside the platform's feature work.

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  2. 3d ago

    Motion thumbnails and CTA buttons for Vertical Video carousels

    Carousel-mode vertical video now uses motion thumbnails by default and supports CTA buttons. It adds an engagement and conversion option to the format after a month of back-end codec and caption work.

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  3. 4d ago

    Automatic caption generation for uploaded videos

    Every new hosted upload now gets a generated caption track without a separate step. It turns captions into a default of the JWX pipeline, in line with October's push to consolidate media workflows.

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  4. 16d ago

    iOS 4.28.2: Playback Stability Improvements and CocoaPods Deprecation

    iOS SDK 4.28.2 improves playback reliability with Google IMA ads and AirPlay, fixes a player stability issue and deprecates CocoaPods with updated install guidance. After a month of JWX dashboard work, this is client-side upkeep, and the CocoaPods change is the part iOS integrators need to act on.

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  5. 18d ago

    Audio-only streams for Broadcast Live

    Broadcast Live can now ingest and publish audio-only streams over HLS and DASH, so radio or podcast-style live feeds no longer need a dummy video track. It widens live delivery while the rest of October's work stayed on VOD and operations.

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  6. 18d ago

    AV1 support for CMAF VOD

    CMAF VOD now produces or accepts AV1 renditions, giving publishers a royalty-free codec with lower bitrates at the same quality. It is the first CMAF item that goes beyond Traditional VOD parity rather than catching up to it.

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