Release Notes

v8.52.0 (2026-06-08)

Maintenance

• improved Subtitle selection
• polished SDK Reference

Artifacts

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v8.51.0 (2026-05-26)

Maintenance

• revised SDK Reference
• renamed namespace com.bluebillywig.bbnativeplayersdk to com.bluebillywig.bbnativeplayersdk.core

Artifacts

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v8.50.0 (2026-05-11)

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v8.49.0 (2026-04-28)

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v8.48.0 (2026-04-13)

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v8.47.0 (2026-03-30)

Maintenance

• Added TalkBack support (accessibility)
• Clip-level related items list
• Upgraded to Kotlin 2.3.10

Artifacts

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v8.46.0 (2026-03-16)

Maintenance

• Start controls hidden, apply playout or defaults when available
• Upgraded kotlinx-datetime to 0.6.2

Artifacts

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v8.45.0 (2026-03-02)

Features

• Back arrow button in modal player
• Added relativeToCurrentTime parameter to seek API
• Shelf moving thumbnail

Maintenance

• Memory leaks
• Event bus thread-safety

Artifacts

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v8.43.0 (2026-02-16)

Features

• Added updatePlayoutWithJson API

Maintenance

• Added build tag and version tag

Artifacts

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v8.42.1 (2026-02-02)

Bug Fixes

• Cast replay
• Player type for outstream

Artifacts

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v8.40.0 (2026-01-19)

Features

• Added context to load API

Maintenance

• Shorts ad skippability check improved

Artifacts

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v8.39.1 (2025-11-24)

Features

• Custom ad skipping is now supported
• Implemented swipe to skip for Shorts
• Added post-roll support
• We added isCasting for information on whether casting active

Artifacts

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v8.38.1 (2025-11-18)

Bug Fixes

• Fix custom fields empty array breaking metadata parsing

Artifacts

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v8.38.0 (2025-11-10)

Features

• The CTA text in Shorts is now more customisable by selecting a button text source on Android.
• Content Protection error messages now display in the latest styling on iOS.
• Custom fields now have their stats logged through the SDK when marked as “included in statistics”.

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