Google Cast SDK preview available - October 09, 2023

[cast-sdk-announcements]

Hello Google Cast developers!

We're providing a preview of the next Cast Web Receiver SDK to allow developers to test their apps in advance of the production release.

Changes include:

• Add a new `audioTrackInfo` field to the `Track` object.
• Add a note to the BreakClip#position that post-roll ads are not available for the server-side stitching.
• Add `cast.framework.system.Message`, that represents a message received from a sender (a CAF equivalent of `cast.receiver.CastMessageBus.Event`)
• Add option to load debug versions of Shaka Player in CAF
• Add support for Ad Pods and Ad Buffet for VAST
• Create a synthetic `seek-{timestamp}` break only when there are more than 1 break provided in the `BreakManager#setBreakSeekInterceptor` response.
• Fix ID3Event not being fired when Shaka Player is used.
• Fix side-loaded text tracks when preroll ads are used
• Fix text rendering when `UITextDisplayer` is used.
• Fix various case-sensitivity issues for VAST, MIME types, and content protection system names
• Fix various issues with forced captions
• Improve handling of BREAK_CLIP_ENDED in ad-supported content
• Sync liveSeekableRange interpretation between MPL and Shaka Player
• Update the LiveSeekableRange at the same time as the current time to reduce the playhead jitter.
  

Developers can test the new Web Receiver SDK prior to release using the preview URL at https://www.gstatic.com/cast/sdk/libs/caf_receiver/preview/cast_receiver_framework.js. This preview period will be available for 3-5 weeks. For those using Shaka player, we suggest you test streaming content for an extended period of time. See more on this in the devsite guide: https://developers.google.com/cast/preview-url.

Best regards,

Google Cast SDK Team