Interactive Media Ads SDK

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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 [email protected].

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

Yash Gupta, IMA SDK7

May 8

Retrying Ad Requests After No Fill or Error in IMA SDK (Android, ExoPlayer)

Hey Yash, I've already raised this issue to the wider team and as of now i don't have any ETA

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Retrying Ad Requests After No Fill or Error in IMA SDK (Android, ExoPlayer)

Hey Yash, I've already raised this issue to the wider team and as of now i don't have any ETA

May 8

Greg Schoppe (IMA SDK Team), Interactive Media Ads SDK9

May 7

Release Notes for the IMA tvOS SDK

2025-05-07 - 4.15.1 Adds the ad period info to the AD_PERIOD_STARTED event, which you can access from

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Release Notes for the IMA tvOS SDK

2025-05-07 - 4.15.1 Adds the ad period info to the AD_PERIOD_STARTED event, which you can access from

May 7

Tom Van Laerhoven, IMA SDK4

May 5

Android TV countdown element focus issue

Hi Tom, To investigate the issue where the countdown timer gains focus when using the remote control,

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Android TV countdown element focus issue

Hi Tom, To investigate the issue where the countdown timer gains focus when using the remote control,

May 5

May 5

IMA SDK for HTML5 Game

Hi Dave, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team. As per IMA SDK documentation, the IMA SDK

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IMA SDK for HTML5 Game

Hi Dave, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team. As per IMA SDK documentation, the IMA SDK

May 5

Bret McGowen, … IMA SDK506

May 2

Release notes for the IMA HTML5 SDK

2025-04-30 - 3.695.1 Updates documentation for the AdsManager expand() and collapse() methods for

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Release notes for the IMA HTML5 SDK

2025-04-30 - 3.695.1 Updates documentation for the AdsManager expand() and collapse() methods for

May 2

Sven Henning (www.spielenxxl.de), IMA SDK3

Apr 30

No Adsense Backfill Ads with google admanager Vast Tags

Hi Sven, Thank you for getting back to us. I ran the provided VAST tag URL in the VSI tool and its

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No Adsense Backfill Ads with google admanager Vast Tags

Hi Sven, Thank you for getting back to us. I ran the provided VAST tag URL in the VSI tool and its

Apr 30

Apr 29

Re: [ima-sdk] Digest for [email protected] - 2 updates in 2 topics

Vào 19:48 Th 2, 28 thg 4, 2025 <[email protected]> đã viết: [email protected]

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Re: [ima-sdk] Digest for [email protected] - 2 updates in 2 topics

Vào 19:48 Th 2, 28 thg 4, 2025 <[email protected]> đã viết: [email protected]

Apr 29

Apr 28

IMA SDK - Manual Integration with ExoPlayer: getAdProgress() Not Called and Quartile Events Missing

Hi Google IMA SDK Team, I'm experiencing an issue while using the IMA Android SDK with a manual

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IMA SDK - Manual Integration with ExoPlayer: getAdProgress() Not Called and Quartile Events Missing

Hi Google IMA SDK Team, I'm experiencing an issue while using the IMA Android SDK with a manual

Apr 28

Rakesh Sharma, IMA SDK3

Apr 23

AD_BREAK_FETCH_ERROR Getting on AppleTV

Hi Rakesh Kr. Sharma, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team. Can you please confirm the

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AD_BREAK_FETCH_ERROR Getting on AppleTV

Hi Rakesh Kr. Sharma, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team. Can you please confirm the

Apr 23

Jackson Sui (IMA SDK Team), IMA SDK15

Apr 21

Release notes for the IMA Roku SDK

2025-04-21 - 3.68.1 Fixes the Divide by Zero edge case runtime error related to ad icons. On Thursday

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Release notes for the IMA Roku SDK

2025-04-21 - 3.68.1 Fixes the Divide by Zero edge case runtime error related to ad icons. On Thursday

Apr 21

Nir Macadar, IMA SDK3

Apr 21

IMA SDK - Amazon Fire TV - bundleid is not correct

Hi Nir, Looking at the error it seems like the issue is not specific to IMA SDK technical

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IMA SDK - Amazon Fire TV - bundleid is not correct

Hi Nir, Looking at the error it seems like the issue is not specific to IMA SDK technical

Apr 21

Paweł Ścieszko, IMA SDK2

Apr 18

creativeID vs universalAdId

Hi, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team. CreativeID : The creativeId is a Google-

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creativeID vs universalAdId

Hi, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team. CreativeID : The creativeId is a Google-

Apr 18

gem xu, IMA SDK2

Apr 17

[Web] When playing an ad, how can I know whether the HTMLVideoElement is reused by the IMA SDK or an additional HTMLVideoElement is created?

Hi, Thank you for contacting IMA SDK Support Team. According to the AdDisplayContainer documentation,

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[Web] When playing an ad, how can I know whether the HTMLVideoElement is reused by the IMA SDK or an additional HTMLVideoElement is created?

Hi, Thank you for contacting IMA SDK Support Team. According to the AdDisplayContainer documentation,

Apr 17

Apr 16

Re: [ima-sdk] Digest for [email protected] - 2 updates in 2 topics

Vào 19:48 Th 3, 15 thg 4, 2025 <[email protected]> đã viết: [email protected]

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Re: [ima-sdk] Digest for [email protected] - 2 updates in 2 topics

Vào 19:48 Th 3, 15 thg 4, 2025 <[email protected]> đã viết: [email protected]

Apr 16

Agripino Gabriel M. Damasceno, IMA SDK2

Apr 11

Challenges with Google IMA SDK Integration using Swift Package Manager

Hi Eduardo, Thank you for providing the sample project. I will check this issue with the wider team

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Challenges with Google IMA SDK Integration using Swift Package Manager

Hi Eduardo, Thank you for providing the sample project. I will check this issue with the wider team

Apr 11

Domenico Montalbano, IMA SDK5

Apr 11

VMAP not working anymore on Samsung Tizen TV, LG TV, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5

[UPDATE] We noticed that maybe the only problem is that those devices are not targeted anymore in the

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VMAP not working anymore on Samsung Tizen TV, LG TV, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5

[UPDATE] We noticed that maybe the only problem is that those devices are not targeted anymore in the

Apr 11

Mehdi Rashadatjou, … IMA SDK7

Apr 10

Challenges with Google IMA SDK Integration: A Cry for Multi-Platform Support and Swift Package Manager Adoption

Hi Eduardo, The Interactive Media Ads SDK supports Swift Package Manager starting in version 3.18.4.

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Challenges with Google IMA SDK Integration: A Cry for Multi-Platform Support and Swift Package Manager Adoption

Hi Eduardo, The Interactive Media Ads SDK supports Swift Package Manager starting in version 3.18.4.

Apr 10

Yevhen Huzyk, … Mike Bolaris31

Apr 7

[Android] IMA SDK is causing the whole app to crash if a WebView render process crashes

Great news! Looking forward to trying out the fix. On Friday, April 4, 2025 at 7:37:11 AM UTC-7 IMA

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[Android] IMA SDK is causing the whole app to crash if a WebView render process crashes

Great news! Looking forward to trying out the fix. On Friday, April 4, 2025 at 7:37:11 AM UTC-7 IMA

Apr 7

Bret McGowen, … Jackson Sui (IMA SDK Team)49

Apr 2

Release notes for the IMA iOS SDK

2025-04-02 - 3.26.1 Adds the ad period info to the AD_PERIOD_STARTED event, which you can access from

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Release notes for the IMA iOS SDK

2025-04-02 - 3.26.1 Adds the ad period info to the AD_PERIOD_STARTED event, which you can access from

Apr 2

banany, IMA SDK2

Apr 2

Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT

Hi Banany, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team. Looking at your query, I understand

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Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT

Hi Banany, Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team. Looking at your query, I understand

Apr 2

Krishna saini, IMA SDK7

Apr 2

FriendlyObstruction API for 3.11 version of interactiveinteractivemedia

Hi Krishna, Yes, the older version 3.11.0 adds the registerVideoControlsOverlay() and

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FriendlyObstruction API for 3.11 version of interactiveinteractivemedia

Hi Krishna, Yes, the older version 3.11.0 adds the registerVideoControlsOverlay() and

Apr 2

Apr 2

Re: [ima-sdk] Digest for [email protected] - 3 updates in 2 topics

Vào 22:14 CN, 30 thg 3, 2025 Hoa Cao <[email protected]> đã viết: Vào 22:13 CN, 30 thg 3,

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Re: [ima-sdk] Digest for [email protected] - 3 updates in 2 topics

Vào 22:14 CN, 30 thg 3, 2025 Hoa Cao <[email protected]> đã viết: Vào 22:13 CN, 30 thg 3,

Apr 2

Mar 28

[Android TV]Why is the focus on the whole video player

Hi, AdDisplayContainer is necessary to correctly position the containerElement in order for the ads

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[Android TV]Why is the focus on the whole video player

Hi, AdDisplayContainer is necessary to correctly position the containerElement in order for the ads

Mar 28

Mar 27

Re: [ima-sdk] Digest for [email protected] - 5 updates in 3 topics

Vào 20:47 Th 4, 26 thg 3, 2025 Hoa Cao <[email protected]> đã viết: Vào 20:47 Th 4, 26 thg 3,

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Re: [ima-sdk] Digest for [email protected] - 5 updates in 3 topics

Vào 20:47 Th 4, 26 thg 3, 2025 Hoa Cao <[email protected]> đã viết: Vào 20:47 Th 4, 26 thg 3,

Mar 27

Mar 26

Download Quick Share for Windows to your PC and start sharing

You're one click away from sharing photos, videos and more between your Android device and

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Download Quick Share for Windows to your PC and start sharing

You're one click away from sharing photos, videos and more between your Android device and

Mar 26

Mar 25

Re: [ima-sdk] Digest for [email protected] - 5 updates in 4 topics

Vào 19:48 Th 3, 25 thg 3, 2025 <[email protected]> đã viết: [email protected]

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Re: [ima-sdk] Digest for [email protected] - 5 updates in 4 topics

Vào 19:48 Th 3, 25 thg 3, 2025 <[email protected]> đã viết: [email protected]

Mar 25

Gurveer Singh, … Krishna saini9

Mar 25

IMA SDK for Android : Hide/ remove 'Learn more' and Ads progress from UI

We want to render our own learn more button which is formatted asper our UI that we are using for

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IMA SDK for Android : Hide/ remove 'Learn more' and Ads progress from UI

We want to render our own learn more button which is formatted asper our UI that we are using for

Mar 25

Geethu Rajasekharan, IMA SDK9

Mar 25

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

Hi Jackson, We dont have a lot of production ads at the moment, but we have enabled the same ad that

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

Hi Jackson, We dont have a lot of production ads at the moment, but we have enabled the same ad that

Mar 25

Mar 25

Re: [ima-sdk] Digest for [email protected] - 2 updates in 2 topics

Vào 19:48 Th 2, 24 thg 3, 2025 <[email protected]> đã viết: [email protected]

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Re: [ima-sdk] Digest for [email protected] - 2 updates in 2 topics

Vào 19:48 Th 2, 24 thg 3, 2025 <[email protected]> đã viết: [email protected]

Mar 25

IMA SDK, Raffi Manissalian4

Mar 24

RE: [ima-sdk] [ios] imaadsmanagerdelegate didreceive event not fired in pip mode

Hi Raffi, Normally the IMA ad PAUSE event is only fired when the pause is initiated programmatically

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RE: [ima-sdk] [ios] imaadsmanagerdelegate didreceive event not fired in pip mode

Hi Raffi, Normally the IMA ad PAUSE event is only fired when the pause is initiated programmatically

Mar 24

	
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