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Google Interactive Media Ads SDK Technical Forum

This is the technical discussion forum for the Google IMA SDK. It provides:

SDK announcements and updates
Technical SDK support across Android, iOS, HTML5, and Flash
A place to report SDK feature requests or bugs / crashes

Be sure to check out our developer documentation for more information.

Before you Post

To get your questions answered as quickly as possible, please answer the following in your initial post:

Which SDK are you using (Android, iOS, HTML5, Flash)?
What ad tag are you using in your request?
Are you able to reproduce this issue using your ad tag in the sample app (Android, iOS) or the Video Suite Inspector (HTML5, Flash)?

If not, please provide an app or website with which we can reproduce this issue.

What steps must we take to reproduce your issue?

If you're not comfortable sharing some of this info on the forum, make a note of it in your post and we can contact you directly.

Out of Scope Topics

For DFP video ad serving questions, talk to your account manager or see the DFP product forums

Thanks for reading, and happy posting!

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Joshua Moore, IMA SDK14

4:12 PM

iOS Audio Ads in Background

Hi Team, Our QA team has discovered more issues related to ad playback while our app is in the

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iOS Audio Ads in Background

Hi Team, Our QA team has discovered more issues related to ad playback while our app is in the

4:12 PM

David Iriarte

3:10 PM

Learn more and ad's timer are in safe area iOS

Lates IMA SDK 3.14.4 && 3.14.3 are having a visual problem with "Learn more" and

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Learn more and ad's timer are in safe area iOS

Lates IMA SDK 3.14.4 && 3.14.3 are having a visual problem with "Learn more" and

3:10 PM

Janroel Koppen, IMA SDK2

12:01 PM

IMA HTML5 SDK: ImaSdkSettings.setSessionId() not available

Hi Janroel, Thank you for reaching out to us with your questions. I was able to test the link that

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IMA HTML5 SDK: ImaSdkSettings.setSessionId() not available

Hi Janroel, Thank you for reaching out to us with your questions. I was able to test the link that

12:01 PM

IMA SDK, Yaroslav L'vov2

10:49 AM

Re: (iOS) With AirPlay enabled, ads "finish" playback prematurely

Hello there I am still experiencing the issue with ads prematurely finishes when airplayed I

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Re: (iOS) With AirPlay enabled, ads "finish" playback prematurely

Hello there I am still experiencing the issue with ads prematurely finishes when airplayed I

10:49 AM

Roman Podymov, IMA SDK3

9:04 AM

Custom remote control's events handler

Hello William. Please check this example https://github.com/RomanPodymov/googleads-ima-tvos-client-

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Custom remote control's events handler

Hello William. Please check this example https://github.com/RomanPodymov/googleads-ima-tvos-client-

9:04 AM

Cil Wang, … Cyril Genty3

3:42 AM

how to check ima sdk parameters on a webpage ?

thank you for your help Le mercredi 4 août 2021 à 12:18:26 UTC+2, imasdk a écrit : Hi Cil, Thank you

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how to check ima sdk parameters on a webpage ?

thank you for your help Le mercredi 4 août 2021 à 12:18:26 UTC+2, imasdk a écrit : Hi Cil, Thank you

3:42 AM

Ed Trujillo, IMA SDK3

Aug 3

iOS IMA SDK 3.13 Audio Silent switch and background/foreground

Hello William, Upon further investigation, it doesn't appear to be a problem with the IMA SDK at

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iOS IMA SDK 3.13 Audio Silent switch and background/foreground

Hello William, Upon further investigation, it doesn't appear to be a problem with the IMA SDK at

Aug 3

Montu Thakore, … IMA SDK8

Aug 3

Regarding Companion Ads

Hi Jinyu, Thank you for reaching out to us. Have you tried the suggested action to check our

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Regarding Companion Ads

Hi Jinyu, Thank you for reaching out to us. Have you tried the suggested action to check our

Aug 3

Behrooz Fard, IMA SDK10

Aug 3

Companion Ads

Hi Behrooz, Thank you for providing additional information. There is an ongoing investigation

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Companion Ads

Hi Behrooz, Thank you for providing additional information. There is an ongoing investigation

Aug 3

Markus Möller, … IMA SDK15

Aug 2

3.14.1: Ads cannot be requested … not attached to the view hierarchy

Hi Jason, I raised your comments to my team. Currently, we don't have more of an update. Please

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3.14.1: Ads cannot be requested … not attached to the view hierarchy

Hi Jason, I raised your comments to my team. Currently, we don't have more of an update. Please

Aug 2

Alex, IMA SDK4

Jul 29

Changing sources in a playlist results in unexpected behavior with certain ads

Hi Alex, I work along with William. Allow me to assist you in this. As per testing, I was able to

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Changing sources in a playlist results in unexpected behavior with certain ads

Hi Alex, I work along with William. Allow me to assist you in this. As per testing, I was able to

Jul 29

IMA SDK

Jul 29

RE: [ima-sdk] How to Request and Ad of Specific Language?

Hi Jiadai, What you are seeing is completely expected and normal. The "hl" parameter will

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RE: [ima-sdk] How to Request and Ad of Specific Language?

Hi Jiadai, What you are seeing is completely expected and normal. The "hl" parameter will

Jul 29

Mert Sarımeşe, IMA SDK5

Jul 29

I can't add in-video ads my player is compatible

Hi Mert, I work along with Micheal. Allow me to assist you in this. With regard to your inquiry, it

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I can't add in-video ads my player is compatible

Hi Mert, I work along with Micheal. Allow me to assist you in this. With regard to your inquiry, it

Jul 29

Bret McGowen, … Interactive Media Ads SDK319

Jul 28

Release notes for the IMA HTML5 SDK

07/27/2021 - 3.473.0 Service release; no new features. On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 10:08:48 AM UTC-4

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Release notes for the IMA HTML5 SDK

07/27/2021 - 3.473.0 Service release; no new features. On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 10:08:48 AM UTC-4

Jul 28

Antriksh Raj

Jul 28

java.lang.IllegalStateException Call to playAd without appropriate call to loadAd first

We are getting crash and its not replicated at our end however crashlytics numbers are increasing.

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java.lang.IllegalStateException Call to playAd without appropriate call to loadAd first

We are getting crash and its not replicated at our end however crashlytics numbers are increasing.

Jul 28

Petr Fiala, IMA SDK4

Jul 27

[IMA -DAI - iOS] undesirable autoplay

Hi Petr, Thank you for the response. Yeah for iOS it is generally set in the device so that we

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[IMA -DAI - iOS] undesirable autoplay

Hi Petr, Thank you for the response. Yeah for iOS it is generally set in the device so that we

Jul 27

agammathu...@gmail.com, IMA SDK4

Jul 26

Set volume for VPAID ads

Hi Agam, Thank you for the additional information. While I know that the setVolume might not work

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Set volume for VPAID ads

Hi Agam, Thank you for the additional information. While I know that the setVolume might not work

Jul 26

wave20...@gmail.com, IMA SDK6

Jul 23

seeking into the first ad sometime the “learn more” and “ad count” don't show up.

Hi Haibo, Thank you for responding back. You mentioned that in using our samples you did not

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seeking into the first ad sometime the “learn more” and “ad count” don't show up.

Hi Haibo, Thank you for responding back. You mentioned that in using our samples you did not

Jul 23

Ronak Patel, IMA SDK2

Jul 22

IMA Metrics

Hi Ronak, Thank you for bringing your questions to our attention. Just to let you know, these forums

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IMA Metrics

Hi Ronak, Thank you for bringing your questions to our attention. Just to let you know, these forums

Jul 22

Alexandru Isaia, IMA SDK5

Jul 22

Android & iOS IMA SDK: Ad display container - how to implement support for screen rotation changes and floating/fullscreen

Hi Alex, Hope you are doing well. Our team confirmed that the SDK does not currently support this

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Android & iOS IMA SDK: Ad display container - how to implement support for screen rotation changes and floating/fullscreen

Hi Alex, Hope you are doing well. Our team confirmed that the SDK does not currently support this

Jul 22

Stephenetta isis Harmon, IMA SDK2

Jul 22

IMA SDK/GPT tags for competitive exclusion

Hi Stephenetta, Thank you for reaching out to us. As per checking, it appears that your concern is

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IMA SDK/GPT tags for competitive exclusion

Hi Stephenetta, Thank you for reaching out to us. As per checking, it appears that your concern is

Jul 22

Petr Fiala, IMA SDK4

Jul 21

[IMA - DAI - iOS] manual stream variant selection

Hi Petr, Thank you for responding to us.In looking over this, please allow me to bring this to my

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[IMA - DAI - iOS] manual stream variant selection

Hi Petr, Thank you for responding to us.In looking over this, please allow me to bring this to my

Jul 21

Jakub Jedlina, IMA SDK5

Jul 21

[IMA SDK HTML5][Overlays] - close button, position, custom styles

Ok, thanks You for the response. wtorek, 20 lipca 2021 o 20:39:56 UTC+2 imasdk napisał(a): Hi Jakub,

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[IMA SDK HTML5][Overlays] - close button, position, custom styles

Ok, thanks You for the response. wtorek, 20 lipca 2021 o 20:39:56 UTC+2 imasdk napisał(a): Hi Jakub,

Jul 21

Roberto Ludovico, IMA SDK9

Jul 20

IMA with non-google adserver

Hi Roberto, Sorry for the delay on this. Your email was escalated to my queue and unfortunately the

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IMA with non-google adserver

Hi Roberto, Sorry for the delay on this. Your email was escalated to my queue and unfortunately the

Jul 20

Evans Owino, IMA SDK3

Jul 20

Client Side IMA HTML5 SDK iOS Safari

Thanks William. On Monday, July 19, 2021 at 9:40:50 PM UTC+1 imasdk wrote: Hi Evans, Thank you for

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Client Side IMA HTML5 SDK iOS Safari

Thanks William. On Monday, July 19, 2021 at 9:40:50 PM UTC+1 imasdk wrote: Hi Evans, Thank you for

Jul 20

陈灿植

Jul 19

Porsche China: terminated its partnership with Kris Wu, "spokesperson of Porsche China Motorsports"

According to @Porsche Weibo on July 19, Porsche China has decided to terminate its partnership with

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Porsche China: terminated its partnership with Kris Wu, "spokesperson of Porsche China Motorsports"

According to @Porsche Weibo on July 19, Porsche China has decided to terminate its partnership with

Jul 19

wave20...@gmail.com, … IMA SDK18

Jul 19

Fatal Exception on iOS

Hi, I'm afraid our team haven't given their feedback yet on the investigation. Once they do,

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Fatal Exception on iOS

Hi, I'm afraid our team haven't given their feedback yet on the investigation. Once they do,

Jul 19

PEDOFILO SATANISTASSASSINO DANIELE MINOTTI

Jul 17

SEQUESTRA, INCULA, UCCIDE I BAMBINI: DANIELE MINOTTI! AVVOCATO PEDOFILO, SATANISTA, SATAN卐AZISTA, MASSON^PIDUISTA, ASSASSINO DI GENOVA, RAPALLO E CRIMINALISSIMO STUDIO LEGALE LISI!

É DAVVERO DA ARRESTARE L'AVVOCATO CHE RAPISCE, INCULA ED AMMAZZA TANTI BAMBINI: DANIELE MINOTTI

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SEQUESTRA, INCULA, UCCIDE I BAMBINI: DANIELE MINOTTI! AVVOCATO PEDOFILO, SATANISTA, SATAN卐AZISTA, MASSON^PIDUISTA, ASSASSINO DI GENOVA, RAPALLO E CRIMINALISSIMO STUDIO LEGALE LISI!

É DAVVERO DA ARRESTARE L'AVVOCATO CHE RAPISCE, INCULA ED AMMAZZA TANTI BAMBINI: DANIELE MINOTTI

Jul 17

이상철, IMA SDK2

Jul 16

[IMA SDK HTML5] I'd like to show a video in Storybook

Hi, Thank you for reaching out to us. Yes, I believe so, depending on your implementation. Have you

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[IMA SDK HTML5] I'd like to show a video in Storybook

Hi, Thank you for reaching out to us. Yes, I believe so, depending on your implementation. Have you

Jul 16

CoYjia, IMA SDK4

Jul 16

AD is empty

Hi, I believe there hasn't been any changes on the specific dates you mentioned that could cause

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AD is empty

Hi, I believe there hasn't been any changes on the specific dates you mentioned that could cause

Jul 16