tvOS client side UI Elements?

[Tim Schmidt]

It looks like most of the other client-side SDKs have the option to tell the SDK to show an ad countdown via IMAAdsRenderingSettings but I'm not seeing it in tvOS:

https://developers.google.com/interactive-media-ads/docs/sdks/tvos-client-side/api/interface_i_m_a_ads_rendering_settings

Is there any way to do this other than hacking it in myself?

Thanks,

tim

[IMA SDK]

Hi Tim,

Thank you for reaching out to us. The IMAAdsRenderingSettings class doesn't have any API method or field that would allow you to show/hide the ad countdown, none of the platforms (Android, iOS, HTML5, Roku, tvOS) have such feature, you have to implement it yourself. In IMA SDK for HTML5 documentation, we have the countdown timer guide that you can follow to implement your own ad countdown timer.

Regards,
Arnaud Casame
IMA SDK Team

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[Tim Schmidt]

Thanks for the response. I haven't dug too deeply into it but it wasn't immediately clear how to get at the view controller that the ad manager presents since I'm assuming I'll have to dynamically create a UILabel and add it. Has anyone gotten this to work successfully and can point me in the right direction?

[IMA SDK]

Hi Tim,

We have an HTML5 tutorial that shows how to Create an Ad Countdown Timer, it will give you an idea of how you can implement it in your IMA SDK for iOS integration.

[Tim Schmidt]

Riiiight... that's the same tutorial that was posted before. Just wondering about experience in a tvOS context, but I got it working.

[Fernando Martínez]

Hi Tim,
I am trying to do the same for tvOS, how did u do to have the countdown timer?

thanks in advance

Regards
Nano

[Tim Schmidt]

So first off, I created a top-level view in my storyboard for my countdown so I could visually style it.

Then, I ended up hooking into the IMAAdsManagerDelegate:adDidProgressToTime method to update the status. Here's the basic outline of my function:

// Check if we've already added the countdown view
if adCountdownView.superview == nil {
    adCountdownView.frame.origin = CGPoint(x: view.safeAreaInsets.left, y: view.safeAreaInsets.top)
    adCountdownView.circleProgressBar.setProgress(1, animated: false)
    view.addSubview(adCountdownView)
}

// Update the progress
adCountdownView.circleProgressBar.setProgress(1 - CGFloat(mediaTime / totalTime), animated: true)

If you're curious, I'm using the CircleProgressBar component.

[Fernando Martínez]

Thank you!!!