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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 HTML5, Android, iOS, tvOS, and Roku.
A place to report SDK feature requests or bugs / crashes

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

IMPORTANT: Official posts/replies from the IMA SDK Technical Support Team come from imasdk@forumsupport.google.

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)?
1. 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 Ad Manager video ad serving questions, talk to your account manager or see the Ad Manager product support options.

Thanks for reading, and happy posting!

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Shawn Busolits (IMA SDK Team)

9/6/17

Support for skippable ads in iPhone Mobile Safari

Hi all, With Apple's support for inline video playback on iPhone in iOS 10, the IMA SDK can now

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Support for skippable ads in iPhone Mobile Safari

Hi all, With Apple's support for inline video playback on iPhone in iOS 10, the IMA SDK can now

9/6/17

Yury Pavlotsky (IMA SDK Team)

1/25/17

Deprecating Flash in the IMA SDKs

On June 1, 2017, Google will cease development of Flash in the IMA SDKs. This will end support for

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Deprecating Flash in the IMA SDKs

On June 1, 2017, Google will cease development of Flash in the IMA SDKs. This will end support for

1/25/17

Ismail BENABDALLAH

12:35 PM

Unable to integrate Google IMA via CocoaPods into a Kotlin Multiplatform module.

Hello everyone, I'm currently working on a Kotlin Multiplatform project. We have a player (KMP)

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Unable to integrate Google IMA via CocoaPods into a Kotlin Multiplatform module.

Hello everyone, I'm currently working on a Kotlin Multiplatform project. We have a player (KMP)

12:35 PM

Pietro Zanella, IMA SDK2

8:48 AM

IMA SDK and video player on TV

Hi, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team. The IMA SDK doesn't fully support HbbTV ,

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IMA SDK and video player on TV

Hi, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team. The IMA SDK doesn't fully support HbbTV ,

8:48 AM

Kaue Castro, IMA SDK2

8:40 AM

Mid-roll ads pods being cut in LG and Samsung.

Hi, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team. The IMA SDK doesn't fully support Tizen

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Mid-roll ads pods being cut in LG and Samsung.

Hi, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team. The IMA SDK doesn't fully support Tizen

8:40 AM

2:30 AM

HBBTV app and Google IMA SDK

Hi, I have an issue with my custom video player based on Google IMA SDK and HlsJS. I create a simple

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HBBTV app and Google IMA SDK

Hi, I have an issue with my custom video player based on Google IMA SDK and HlsJS. I create a simple

2:30 AM

Jason Dhindsa, … IMA SDK6

Feb 24

Low quality video ads

Hi, This issue is identified, where IMA is choosing the lowest bitrate media file, even in cases

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Low quality video ads

Hi, This issue is identified, where IMA is choosing the lowest bitrate media file, even in cases

Feb 24

Geethu Rajasekharan, IMA SDK7

Feb 24

IMA SDK picks lower resolution mp4 variants when several higher quality variants are available in the VAST response

Hello Geethu, This is Jackson from the IMA SDK team to help with your issue. I was able to reproduce

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IMA SDK picks lower resolution mp4 variants when several higher quality variants are available in the VAST response

Hello Geethu, This is Jackson from the IMA SDK team to help with your issue. I was able to reproduce

Feb 24

Bret McGowen, … Jackson Sui (IMA SDK Team)499

Feb 21

Release notes for the IMA HTML5 SDK

2025-02-20 - 3.687.1 Service Release. No new features. On Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 5:15:30 PM

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Release notes for the IMA HTML5 SDK

2025-02-20 - 3.687.1 Service Release. No new features. On Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 5:15:30 PM

Feb 21

samson....@gmail.com, … IMA SDK5

Feb 20

VAST TAG - MULTIPPLE MIDROLLS SKIPPABLE

Hi, I am able to load both the ads by using this link in IMA VSI. Could you try to check again by

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VAST TAG - MULTIPPLE MIDROLLS SKIPPABLE

Hi, I am able to load both the ads by using this link in IMA VSI. Could you try to check again by

Feb 20

Miftah Fathudin, IMA SDK2

Feb 18

Inconsistent Behavior Between GAM and Other Ad Server Ad Tag URL

Hi, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team. I see that you have already raised this

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Inconsistent Behavior Between GAM and Other Ad Server Ad Tag URL

Hi, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team. I see that you have already raised this

Feb 18

IMA SDK, … pineapplevine120

Feb 18

RE: [ima-sdk] [AOS] ALL_ADS_COMPLETED is not notified for some cases

Hello, My understanding is, if you seek directly to the end of content, the ExoPlayer-IMA extension

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RE: [ima-sdk] [AOS] ALL_ADS_COMPLETED is not notified for some cases

Hello, My understanding is, if you seek directly to the end of content, the ExoPlayer-IMA extension

Feb 18

Feb 14

Re: [ima-sdk] Digest for ima-sdk@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 4 topics

Vào 19:48 Th 6, 14 thg 2, 2025 <ima...@googlegroups.com> đã viết: ima...@googlegroups.com

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Re: [ima-sdk] Digest for ima-sdk@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 4 topics

Vào 19:48 Th 6, 14 thg 2, 2025 <ima...@googlegroups.com> đã viết: ima...@googlegroups.com

Feb 14

Ad Px, … IMA SDK3

Feb 14

IMA SDK HTML5 : gdpr and gdpr_consent TCF2 macros issue

Hi, The issue has been resolved. This message is in relation to case "ref:!00D1U01174p.!

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IMA SDK HTML5 : gdpr and gdpr_consent TCF2 macros issue

Hi, The issue has been resolved. This message is in relation to case "ref:!00D1U01174p.!

Feb 14

marta....@italiaonline.it, … IMA SDK13

Feb 14

IMA SDK & TCFV2: gdpr_consent=tcunavailable in the preroll adrequest

Hi, The issue has been resolved. This message is in relation to case "ref:!00D1U01174p.!

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IMA SDK & TCFV2: gdpr_consent=tcunavailable in the preroll adrequest

Hi, The issue has been resolved. This message is in relation to case "ref:!00D1U01174p.!

Feb 14

Jonathan Pannetier, … IMA SDK8

Feb 12

[Android] Crash when clicking "Learn More" or the ad

Hi, This issue has been fixed now. Kindly verify the same. Thanks This message is in relation to case

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[Android] Crash when clicking "Learn More" or the ad

Hi, This issue has been fixed now. Kindly verify the same. Thanks This message is in relation to case

Feb 12

Epix Recon, IMA SDK4

Feb 11

setting XML directly is not recommended for production

Hi Yunuz, Parsing XML is not feasible for now in iOS, Android, HTML. Would you be able to share the

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setting XML directly is not recommended for production

Hi Yunuz, Parsing XML is not feasible for now in iOS, Android, HTML. Would you be able to share the

Feb 11

Federico Liccione, IMA SDK10

Feb 10

IMA SDK HTML5: Video not displaying inside nested iframe on WKWebView

Hi Federico, Unfortunately, while the IMA SDK supports iOS Safari and Chrome , it does not offer

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IMA SDK HTML5: Video not displaying inside nested iframe on WKWebView

Hi Federico, Unfortunately, while the IMA SDK supports iOS Safari and Chrome , it does not offer

Feb 10

Feb 7

Re: [ima-sdk] Digest for ima-sdk@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 3 topics

Vào 7:48 Th 6, 7 thg 2, 2025 Hoa Cao <hcao...@gmail.com> đã viết: Vào 7:48 Th 6, 7 thg 2,

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Re: [ima-sdk] Digest for ima-sdk@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 3 topics

Vào 7:48 Th 6, 7 thg 2, 2025 Hoa Cao <hcao...@gmail.com> đã viết: Vào 7:48 Th 6, 7 thg 2,

Feb 7

Feb 7

Re: [ima-sdk] Digest for ima-sdk@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 2 topics

Vào 7:47 Th 6, 7 thg 2, 2025 Hoa Cao <hcao...@gmail.com> đã viết: Vào 19:48 Th 5, 6 thg 2,

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Re: [ima-sdk] Digest for ima-sdk@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 2 topics

Vào 7:47 Th 6, 7 thg 2, 2025 Hoa Cao <hcao...@gmail.com> đã viết: Vào 19:48 Th 5, 6 thg 2,

Feb 7

Jan Hofman, IMA SDK9

Feb 6

Android ExoPlayer IMA - Advertisement countdown being skipped

Hi Jan, Thank you for providing the video that shows the issue in our samples. I will check with our

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Android ExoPlayer IMA - Advertisement countdown being skipped

Hi Jan, Thank you for providing the video that shows the issue in our samples. I will check with our

Feb 6

Pratik Kale, IMA SDK2

Feb 4

[IMA DAI SDK HTML5] : behaviour of the sdk if adUiElement is not provided

Hi Pratik, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team. 1. If we don't provide the

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[IMA DAI SDK HTML5] : behaviour of the sdk if adUiElement is not provided

Hi Pratik, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team. 1. If we don't provide the

Feb 4

Marcin, Nils Thingvall2

Jan 31

[IMA SDF HTML5: Video] Ads start event

The STARTED event indicates the ad start. Other events there will fire off near the beginning, but

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[IMA SDF HTML5: Video] Ads start event

The STARTED event indicates the ad start. Other events there will fire off near the beginning, but

Jan 31

Marcin, IMA SDK2

Jan 31

Google IMA SDK: Ads start event for video ad

Hi Marcin, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team. AdEvent.Type.STARTED : This event is

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Google IMA SDK: Ads start event for video ad

Hi Marcin, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team. AdEvent.Type.STARTED : This event is

Jan 31

Ceyhun Özgöç, … IMA SDK16

Jan 30

[IMA SDK for Android] Some ads in VMAPs are skipped/not loaded

Hello, The recommendation to improve load times for the IMA Android SDK is to use preloading.

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[IMA SDK for Android] Some ads in VMAPs are skipped/not loaded

Hello, The recommendation to improve load times for the IMA Android SDK is to use preloading.

Jan 30

Ricardo Pessoa, IMA SDK3

Jan 27

Handling multiple ad requests with UserContext

Hi Ricardo, Kindly ignore our previous response, this is incorrect implementation, you can simply set

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Handling multiple ad requests with UserContext

Hi Ricardo, Kindly ignore our previous response, this is incorrect implementation, you can simply set

Jan 27

Cole C, IMA SDK10

Jan 23

Ad plays properly on HTML but improperly on Mobile

Hey, I unfortunately did not find a workaround. The client was not able to adjust their response

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Ad plays properly on HTML but improperly on Mobile

Hey, I unfortunately did not find a workaround. The client was not able to adjust their response

Jan 23

Jan 21

Google IMA event for when ad breaks are completed

In the current list of events, I see events for when an ad is completed, `complete` and when all ads

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Google IMA event for when ad breaks are completed

In the current list of events, I see events for when an ad is completed, `complete` and when all ads

Jan 21

Jerick Gonito, IMA SDK2

Jan 10

Issue with IMA SDK for HTML5 "Learn More" Button in Touch Event Simulation

Hi Jerick, Thank you for contacting IMA SDK Support Team. I've checked IMA VSI with single

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Issue with IMA SDK for HTML5 "Learn More" Button in Touch Event Simulation

Hi Jerick, Thank you for contacting IMA SDK Support Team. I've checked IMA VSI with single

Jan 10

Muhammad Waqar Akram, IMA SDK2

Jan 10

Native Video App Install Ad

Hi, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK Support Team. When you create a native video ad, you can

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Native Video App Install Ad

Hi, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK Support Team. When you create a native video ad, you can

Jan 10

Carlos Estrella, IMA SDK2

Jan 9

Error at generating nonce with PAL SDK

Hi, As you mentioned that it works if my url is localhost:8080 but not with 192.168.0.18:8080, this

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Error at generating nonce with PAL SDK

Hi, As you mentioned that it works if my url is localhost:8080 but not with 192.168.0.18:8080, this

Jan 9

Matthew Murray, … IMA SDK21

Jan 9

stopAd incorrectly set as @NonNull (Causing crash)

Thanks for the reply. I'll add that information to the investigation. If something changes, and

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stopAd incorrectly set as @NonNull (Causing crash)

Thanks for the reply. I'll add that information to the investigation. If something changes, and

Jan 9

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