Supported video player platforms
The Google IMA SDKs are supported on the following platforms:
Platform | Version | Ad Type |
---|---|---|
HTML5 | Desktop: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Opera Mobile: Chrome/Android Browser (Android for phones and tablets), Safari and Chrome (iOS) |
Linear, non-linear and companion ads, Ad Manager Video Solutions, Ad Exchange video, and AFV ads |
iOS | iOS 10.0+ | Linear and companion ads, Ad Manager video, Ad Exchange video, and AFV ads |
Android | Android 4.4+ | Linear and companion ads, Ad Manager video, Ad Exchange video, and AFV ads |
tvOS | tvOS 14+ | Linear ads, Ad Manager video, and Ad Exchange video |
Video features and SDK versions
To learn more about the following features, read video advertising overview.
HTML5 v3 | iOS v3 | Android v3 | tvOS | |
---|---|---|---|---|
IAB Video Suite | ||||
VAST 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
VAST 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
VAST 2 | ||||
SIMID 1.0 | ||||
VPAID 2 (HTML5) | ||||
VMAP 1.0.1 | 2 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
OM SDK 1.3 | ||||
Ad Manager Video features | ||||
Linear ads | ||||
YouTube-hosted assets | 4 | |||
Non-linear ads (Overlays) | 5 | |||
Companions | ||||
VAST 3 alternate companion ad resources | ||||
Active View viewability | ||||
Audio ads | ||||
VAST Redirects | ||||
Companion backfill with display request | ||||
Google Publisher Tag (GPT) compatibility | ||||
Content awareness | ||||
Ad rules | 3 | |||
Manual ad breaks in ad rules | ||||
Frequency caps 6 | ||||
Competitive exclusions (stream) | ||||
Competitive exclusions (pod) | ||||
Competitive exclusions (whole page) | ||||
Podding | 3 | |||
Bumpers | ||||
Reporting on multi-event tracking (MET) | ||||
Dynamic allocation (AdSense for video, Ad Manager Ad Exchange) | ||||
Skippable (non-TrueView) 8 | 5 | |||
InStream Select | ||||
Asset Preloading | 7 | |||
AdSense for Video features | ||||
TrueView InStream | 5 | |||
InStream Select | ||||
Standard InStream | ||||
Full-slot | ||||
Companions | ||||
Companion backfill | ||||
Overlays | 5 | |||
Asset Preloading | 7 | |||
Ad Manager Ad Exchange features | ||||
TrueView InStream | 5 | |||
InStream Select | ||||
Standard InStream | ||||
Full-slot | ||||
Companions | ||||
Companion backfill | ||||
Overlays | 5 | |||
Active View viewability | ||||
Asset Preloading | 7 | |||
Why This Ad? |
1 The following VAST 3.0 features are not yet supported in the non-HTML5 SDKs:
- Companion
adSlotId
- Companion delivery options
- Icons
2 The following VMAP features are not yet supported:
- VMAP-specific tracking events
- VMAP-specific error codes
- Overlay ads
- Time offsets other than hh:mm:ss or "start" and "end"
- Display
breakType
attribute repeatAfter
attribute
3 Support for VMAP and ad rules on iPhone requires custom ad playback.
4 YouTube-hosted creatives are supported on the desktop but not on mobile web.
5 Non-linear ads (Overlays), Skippable (non-TrueView),
and TrueView InStream ads are supported on HTML5 mobile web on iOS 10+ when
playsinline
is used
.
6 Ad rules frequency caps and competitive exclusions require cookies or PPID.
7 Native asset preload does not work with the following:
- Mobile web on iOS devices
- Mobile web on Android pre-4.0
- YouTube-hosted ads, including TrueView formats
-
IMA manual break playback feature (any implementation
that relies on the
AD_BREAK_READY
event)
8 The SDK does not support skippable ads that are less than 8 seconds long. When ads shorter than the minimum length are played, the Skip button is not displayed.
9 Of the VAST 4 features supported by Google Ad Manager, IMA support the following features:
- VAST 4.2
- Support for Secure Interactive Media Interface Definition (SIMID)
- Allowance of multiple
UniversalAdID
nodes
- VAST 4.0
- AdID
- Mezzanine file
- New VAST error codes
AdVerifications
support