Changelog

Changes to functionality will be detailed here. As of version 2.0.0, the Nimbus SDK team adheres to Semantic Versioning: as follows:

MAJOR version when incompatible/breaking API changes are introduced
MINOR version when functionality is added in a backwards compatible manner
PATCH version when backwards compatible bug fixes are made

2.20.3

Added:

Support for multiple UIDs in NimbusExtendedId
Support for the Double data type in NimbusCodable

Fixed:

Blocking ad detection

2.20.2

Fixed:

Video load timeout error

2.20.1

Fixed:

Refreshing Banners
Click-through in static ads
Improved video rendering speed

2.20.0

Added:

Privacy Manifests

Changed:

Deprecated NimbusDynamicPriceRenderer class

Fixed:

Static Ad Preloading
Dynamic price refreshing banners

2.19.1

Added:

GoogleMobileAds 11 support

Changed:

OM SDK version set to 1.4.12

Fixed:

Dynamic price interstitial presentation

2.19.0

Added:

Dynamic Price bid is always automatically set to zero in test mode
Set language code based on user's preferred language

Changed:

Default banner position = .unknown (was .aboveTheFold)
GoogleInteractiveMediaAds minimum version set to 3.18.4
GoogleInteractiveMediaAds is now defined as an SPM dependency in our Package manifest. That also allowed us to remove NimbusRenderVideoKit-WithoutGoogleInteractiveMediaAds from SPM products.
Vungle Ads SDK minimum version set to 7.2.1
AmazonPublisherServicesSDK (DTBiOSSDK) minimum version set to 4.7.7
FBAudienceNetwork minimum version set to 6.14.0
OM SDK version set to 1.4.10
Unity Ads minimum version set to 4.9.2

Fixed:

Static renderer webView configuration for blocking ads
MRAID isViewable value on initialization

2.18.1

Added

na_network to Dynamic Price targeting parameters
OM Viewability to NimbusRequest by default

Fixed

Exposure Reporting Algorithm

2.18.0

Added

Vungle Native Ads support

Changed

Remove cross Nimbus framework imports in umbrella headers
Nimbus Dynamic Price renderer handler methods now return boolean based on whether Nimbus handled the event or not.

2.17.2

Added

Nimbus-rendered ads through dynamic price now forward the interstitial click event to GADFullScreenContentDelegate

Fixed

Creative scaling could lead to UI freezing

2.17.1

Fixed

Stop video ad when obstructed
Obstruction detection algorithm
NimbusKit freezing in a unit test target

2.17.0

Changed

NimbusKit includes NimbusRenderVideoKit and NimbusRenderStaticKit by default

Added

MobileFuse render functionality implemented

2.16.0

Changed

Distribute NimbusLiveRamp as source code
Distribute NimbusLiveRampKit binary framework for backward-compatibility purposes

Added

Support LiveRamp 2.x

2.15.4

Fixed

Memory leak when rendering a static ad

Changed

Avoid duplicating properties on NimbusAdManager

2.15.3

Added

Companion ad support for video ads using Nimbus rendering in GAM Dynamic Price

2.15.2

Added

VAST 4 support to video requests

Fixed

A crash related to Nimbus rendering in GAM banner

2.15.1

Fixed

Creative scaling for ads larger than the container
Dynamic Price win/loss callback for interstitials
Nimbus impressions for Vungle interstitials

Changed

Locked LiveRamp max major version to 1.x due to a crash caused when using version 2+.

2.15.0

Added

Dynamic adapters for AdMob

2.14.0

Added

SKAdNetwork 4.0 support

Changed

Improved ad quality for GAM Dynamic Price

Fixed

Vungle Banner refresh logic
Refreshing Banner's memory management

Deprecated

LiveRamp init callback

2.13.0

Added

Dynamic Price support for rewarded and rewarded interstitial

2.12.0

Changed

Removed spaces from SDK files paths
Increase APS min version to v.4.5.6
Update OM SDK to v1.4.7

2.11.1

Fixed

Fixed Vungle MREC ads

2.11.0

Added

Added SKOverlay support
Added Meta Rewarded Video Ads support

2.10.0

Changed

Changed the end card to fill the screen when loaded using showBlockingAd
Changed interstitial static to match the screen's width
Updated Vungle module to use v7.0.0

2.9.0

Changed

Improved ad-tapping detection

2.8.0

Added

Support for using Nimbus Renderers with Dynamic Price
Pixel scaling ratio included in the Nimbus request
US privacy string retrieval from UserDefaults if present

2.7.0

Added

Support for sending win / loss notifications to Nimbus

Changed

Function `NimbusRequest.forInterstitialAd` now sends companion ad info for the video object

2.6.0

Added

NimbusRequestManager.notifyWin and NimbusRequestManager.notifyLoss to notify Nimbus about results of secondary auction
NimbusRequest.forInterstitialAd now sends companion ad info for video object
Support for Vungle demand

2.5.0

Added

Additional log line if a request is made before initialization
APS extensions for NimbusRequest. Please review the APS integration docs for integration changes.

Changed

SDK is now built with Xcode 14
Update minimum Unity SDK to 4.6.0
Update minimum GAM SDK to 9.0.0
Deprecate NimbusAPSRequestInterceptor
Make GoogleAds-IMA-iOS-SDK a loose dependency

Fixed

A case where an ad may extend beyond its container
A case where sessionId may not be set correctly
NimbusFANRequestInterceptor clearing out user.ext

2.4.1

Fixed

An issue with CocoaPods when including NimbusRenderOMKit (which is no longer necessary)

2.4.0

Added

Added thirdPartyViewabilityEnabled flag to the Nimbus object
Added configureViewability method on NimbusRequest

Changed

Enabled OM Viewability for all showAd / showBlockingAd / showRewardedAd requests
Enabled OM Viewability for APS requests
Video rendering settings are now overridable (`NimbusVideoAdRenderer.videoAdSettingsProvider`)
Updated OMSDK version to 1.4.2

2.3.0

Added

Support for extended IDs

2.2.1

Changed

Nimbus.shared.initialize must be called before instantiating NimbusAdManager or NimbusRequestManager

Fixed

Bug fixes and improvements

2.2.0

Added

Support for the IAB Global Privacy Platform (GPP)

2.1.2

Changed

Google Mediation Adapter to map adaptive sizes to Nimbus formats

Fixed

Cases where Liveramp payload may not be sent to Nimbus

2.1.1

Changed

Outbound requests to Nimbus will now remove duplicate SkAdNetwork ids.

Fixed

Deployment issue from 2.1.0 which removed javascript responsible for volume control on static ads.
Case where CCPA string may not be added to an outbound request.

2.1.0

Added

LiveRamp extension

Changed

Moved Facebook Buyer ID to User Extension object.
Improved NimbusRequestAPSKit to prevent concurrency issues.

Removed

Removed code to reuse the parent’s MRAID object in child iFrames.
Removed ads’ margin and padding

2.0.0

Added

Extension to NimbusAd as part of NimbusGAMKit which can used to apply keywords to GAMRequest (NimbusAd.applyDynamicPrice)

Changed

Improve MRAID 3 implementation to support resizing/expanding ads
GAM documentation
UnitySDK min version is now 4.3.0
Wait for layout before rendering static ads
Use GAM serverParameter as position name for mediation
Updated FAN, APS, IMA and OM SDKs. Please refer to the Third Party Dependencies guide for minimum supported versions
Minimum refresh interval for refreshing ad (NimbusAdManager.showAd(...)) is now 30 seconds.

Breaking Changes

MoPub mediation; MoPub service was shut down March 31st, 2022.
Support for iOS 10 and 11. Minimum required iOS version is now 12.
NimbusAdManager.demandProviders has been renamed to NimbusAdManager.requestInterceptors. Any usage of the NimbusDemandProvider protocol can be replaced with a NimbusRequestInterceptor protocol.
NimbusAPSDemandProvider has been renamed to NimbusAPSRequestInterceptor
NimbusFANDemandProvider has been renamed to NimbusFANRequestInterceptor
NimbusUnityDemandProvider has been renamed to NimbusUnityRequestInterceptor

Fixed

GAM interstitial video would keep playing audio after ad is closed
An ad could sometimes request location permissions via geolocation API. This will not happen anymore.

Removed

Yield group support for GAM

1.12.1

Fixed

Cocoapods checksum issue

1.12.0

Added

Support for TCF 2.0

Changed

APS Demand Provider now makes requests as part of the Nimbus Request

Fixed

Prevent some ads from being scrollable
User gesture enabling audio for static ads

1.11.4

Changed

Send na_bid_video for video ads for GAM Dynamic Price. Please consult Dynamic Price docs for more info.

Fixed

Wrong app version being sent in the request body

1.11.3

Changed

Enable user interaction of the companion ad only after the ad was completed.

1.11.2

Fixed

Further improve cases where multiple clicked events may be sent for static ads.

1.11.1

Added

Viewability extension for providing metrics using the OM SDK. To enable Viewability, refer to the Viewability guide
Helpers to use MOAT as a first party Viewability Measurement provider

Fixed

App version showing up in place of SDK version in some places
Multiple loaded events being sent in some cases
clicked event sent before the loaded event in some cases
Multiple clicked events sent when there’s only one clickthrough processed
A loading issue with Unity Ads

1.11.0

Added

Unity demand support

Removed

NimbusImpression.bidFloor. Please set NimbusBanner.bidFloor and/or NimbusVideo.bidFloor as needed.

1.10.8

Changed

Expose public initializers for structs within NimbusAd.
Built using Xcode 13.2.1

1.10.7

Changed

Amazon Publisher Services (APS) iOS SDK required version is now 4.2.2.
Fixed mute button initialization to use images from the correct bundle.
Fixed the iOS version that was being sent to the Dashboard.
Added logic to resize the ads to fill in the entire screen.
Changed Amazon Publisher Services (APS) SDK to a soft dependency.
Updated GAM documentation.

1.10.6

Changed

Added Xcode 13 Support
Added iOS 15 Support
Updated SDK to be able to force a test FAN ad

1.10.5

Changed

FBAudienceNetwork required version to 6.6.0.
Modified the WebView to use ‘https://local.adsbynimbus.com’ as the base URL when rendering an Ad.

1.10.4

Changed

Update refreshing ad unit to only clear an ad after a new ad is received
Min required version of CocoaPods is now 1.10.0

Fixed

Fixed issue where the close button doesn’t show up immediately upon video ad complete for 'blocking’ units
Fixed a threading issue in SDK’s initialization

1.10.3

Changed

Minimum required MoPub SDK version is now 5.17.0
Ads will now continue to refresh if asked after a no bid. Call NimbusAdManager.destroy to stop refreshing

1.10.2

Changed

NimbusAdManager.showBlockingAd allows to customize the delay to show the close button. Default value is 5 seconds.
Modify default granularities for Dynamic Price

Fixed

Ghost view showing behind some blocking interstitials

1.10.1

Added

NimbusAdManager.showRewardedAd(...) with support for end card. NimbusAdManager.showRewardedAd(NimbusRequest.forVideoAd(position: "rewarded_video_position"), ...)

Changed

Setting NimbusAdManager.app is no longer required

Fixed

API key missing from request sometimes

1.10.0

Added

CocoaPods support

Changed

FBAudienceNetwork required version to 6.3.1
Google-Mobile-Ads-SDK required version to 8.3.0
Facebook SDK required version to 9.1.0
Amazon Publisher Services (APS) iOS SDK required version 3.4.6
MoPub required version to 5.16.2

Fixed

Video ad rendering via GAM adapters

1.9.2

Added

Optional mute button for video ads. See NimbusVideoAdRenderer.showMuteButton

1.9.1

Added

5G support for Nimbus requests

Changed

Account for device orientation when making an interstitial request
NimbusApp.version is now automatically added if not set for requests

Fixed

MoPub keyword delimiter for Dynamic Price
Crash when trying to render a video ad via Nimbus’ MoPub interstitial adapter
Issue where an interstitial ad is not being requested again when using Nimbus’ MoPub interstitial adapter

1.9.0

Changed

MoPub required version to 5.16.1.
Dynamic price implementations for MoPub and GAM.

1.8.2

Added

CCPA support for FBAudienceNetwork and APS

Changed

FBAudienceNetwork required version to 6.2.1
Google IMA SDK required version to 3.13.0

1.8.1

Fixed

Fix impression event not triggering during some UI events

1.8.0

Fixed

Fix log line triggering incorrectly for initialize not called
APS banners payload should now be attached correctly in NimbusRequestAPSKit

Changed

Add documentation for structs in NimbusRequestKit
GAM Dynamic price implementation has changed slightly. Please refer to the docs for more info.

1.7.0

Added

Helpful messages for NimbusRenderError.adRenderingFailed
Rewarded video support.
- Use NimbusAdManager.showRewardedVideoAd(...) with a NimbusRequest.forRewardedVideo(...) request.

Changed

Rendering setup has changed:
- NimbusRenderKit has now been broken into 3 frameworks:
- NimbusRenderKit for common rendering code
- NimbusRenderStaticKit for rendering static interstitial / banner (html) ads
- NimbusRenderVideoKit for rendering video (VAST) ads with a dependency on Google IMA SDK
- Additionally, the Nimbus renderers from this package (NimbusStaticAdRenderer and NimbusVideoAdRenderer) need to be initialized (Nimbus.shared.renderers). Please refer to the Quick Start guide for more info.
Tweak implementation for GAM and Mopub Dynamice price

1.6.0

Added

Auto refreshing ads (NimbusAdManager.showAd(...))
Nimbus Dynamic price support (NimbusMopubDynamicPrice, NimbusGAMDynamicPrice)
Interstitial adapters for MoPub and GAM
Interstitial blocking ad support (NimbusAdManager.showBlockingAd(...))

Changed

Nimbus MoPub adapters now target MoPub 5.14.1
Nimbus GAM adapters now target GAM 7.66.0

1.5.0

Added

Support for SKAdNetwork

Changed

Built using Xcode 12.0

1.4.0

Added

Support for companion ads

1.3.1

Added

Support for native ads. (NimbusNative)

Changed

Required IMA SDK version is now 3.11.4

1.3.0

Added

Add NimbusAuctionType.native

Changed

Required FBAudienceNetwork version is now 5.8.0
Deprecate NimbusAuctionType.facebook
Renderers are now picked based on a combination of network and auction type (instead of just the auction type)

Removed

Remove NimbusAuctionType.facebook

1.2.2

Changed

Revert to using XCode 11.3.1

Fixed

Make nimbus HTTP headers more reliable

1.2.1

Fixed

Mopub Adapter not working on iOS < 12.1

1.2.0

Added

GAM (Google) banner adapter

1.1.7

Added

iPad support

1.1.6

Added

BUG

Bug fixes

1.1.5

Added

Support for more device types
Support for ad click trackers

1.1.4

Fixed

A case where user agent could be empty

1.1.3

Changed

BUG

Bug fixes

1.1.2

Added

Raw bid price to NimbusAd

Changed

NimbusRequestEncodable is now NimbusCodable

Removed

NimbusCategory has been removed. Please use IAB categories as strings instead.

1.1.1

Added

Mopub banner adapter for Nimbus

Fixed

Crash when calculating view exposure

1.1.0

Added

Add FB integration

Changed

Set log levels for APS and FAN automatically based on Nimbus.shared.logLevel

1.0.8

Changed

Remove defaults for format sizes for NimbusRequest.forInterstitialAd(...) and NimbusRequest.forBannerAd(...)

1.0.7

Added

AdController.destroy will now remove the ad from the superview.

Changed

Update GoogleInteractiveMediaAds to 3.11.2. This is now the new supported version for Nimbus SDK.
Built using Xcode 11.3