Android Changelog

23.0.1

May 18th, 2026

• Upgraded the project’s target SDK version to API 36
• Added minor fixes for Unified Bidding implementations
• Resolved a NullPointerException related to Native Ads
• Added AppLovin waterfall adapter support for AppLovin SDK v13.6.2
• Added AdMob waterfall adapter support for AdMob SDK v25.2.0
• Bug fixes and code optimization

22.7.2

February 3rd, 2025

• Added support for Android API 35
• Bug fixes and code optimization.

22.7.1

October 11th, 2024

• Fix for Google policy compliance with Android ID
• Bug fixes

22.7.0

September 9th, 2024

• Introduced a countdown timer for the close button on Fullscreen Ads
• Upgraded OM SDK to 1.5.0 and obtained IAB recertification
• Disabled LGPD and GDPR checks in SDK (handled on backend now)
• Bug fixes and code optimizations

22.6.3

July 11th, 2024

• Upgraded minSdkVersion to 21 and targetSdkVersion to 34
• Fixed back button issue for non-companion VAST ads

22.6.2

June 10th, 2024

• Removed TCF String Decoder logic from SDK

22.6.1

April 10th, 2024

• Unified bidding fix for response mapping
• Privacy icon positioning/visibility fix

22.6.0

March 12th, 2024

• Configurable delay for close/skip button appearance
• Configurable size for close/skip buttons
• New Smaato initialization API with listener callbacks
• Improvements to viewable impression measurement algorithm

22.5.1

December 12th, 2023

• Fix to resolve/prevent ANR issues
• Handle Android OS issue for WebViews

22.5.0

November 17th, 2023

• Implemented Creative ID API for Unified Bidding across all ad formats
• Set video creative sound ON by default
  - Added TCFv2.2 support

22.4.0

September 21st, 2023

• Implemented CTA URL redirection to external browser
• SDK Recertification with OM SDK v1.4.2

22.3.2

August 29th, 2023

• Hot-fix for close button visibility in interstitial video ads without companion

22.3.1

August 17th, 2023

• Hot-fix for GPP string to be passed in collect-signal API

22.3.0

August 17th, 2023

• Added support for Fire OS users
• Added support to display Rewarded Playable Ads
• Added support for Android SDK 33

22.2.0

June 22nd, 2023

• Changes for new SDK test app
• AdMob adapter support for AdMob SDK v22.1.0
• Added support for Google Family SDK

22.1.2

June 14th, 2023

• Hot-fix for ANR in Remote Config
• Hot-fix for ANR in GAID fetch task

22.1.1

May 4th, 2023

• Fixed close button visibility in video ads without companion
• Fixed ANR in Remote Config
• Handled AssertionError while parsing VAST response
• Fixed crash for mediation callback in AdMob adapters

22.1.0

April 4, 2023

• Added support for Remote Config in full-screen ads
• Smaato SDK initialization check handling
• Bug fixes and code improvements
• Migration (22.0.x → 22.1.0): AdRequestParams.setVideoSkipInterval and setDisplayAdCloseInterval are discontinued (values now fetched from Remote Config)

22.0.3

March 2, 2023

• Companion Ads made fullscreen and clickable
• Fullscreen formats closable after user taps close
• Handle MRAID useCustomClose and callback

22.0.2

February 16, 2023

• Code improvements and bug fixes

22.0.1

January 10, 2023

• Refactored Ad modules to MVVM architecture
• Centralized Unified Bidding and video modules
• Rewarded Ads clickable
• Code improvements and bug fixes
• Migration (21.x.x → 22.0.1): Import path for AdRequestParams changed from com.smaato.sdk.core.repository.AdRequestParams to com.smaato.sdk.core.ad.AdRequestParams

21.8.6

December 12, 2022

• Interstitial UI revamp
• Bug fix for WebView data container
• OM SDK update to 1.3.37 (duplicate class fix)
• Aspect ratio fullscreen fix for interstitials

21.8.5

September 26, 2022

• Remote SDK configuration toggle
• Aligned GDPR and LGPD detection
• Bug fixes and improvements

21.8.4

August 17, 2022

• Updated OM SDK to 1.3.31
• New modules to support AdMob 20.3+ for CSM interstitial/rewarded (old modules still work for banner CSM)
• Bug fixes and improvements

21.8.3

June 15, 2022

• Viewable impression handling for all ad formats
• Collect-signal JSON updated with audit flags
• Refactoring and bug fixes

21.8.2

May 5, 2022

• Fixed Open Measurement null-params crash

21.8.1

April 1, 2021

• Fixed ad-violation crash with dummy session id
• Fixed accessibility of core-light module classes

21.8.0

March 23, 2021

• Java 8 bytecode compatibility restored (helps MAX-AppLovin with Unity)
• Video support for Native Ads

21.7.3

February 28, 2021

• Fixed UBErrorReporting-related crash in Native Ads

21.7.2

February 24, 2021

• Proguard changes to disable access modification
• Interstitial bug fixes
• Removed CMP from Gradle build

21.7.1

January 24, 2022

• CMP stably released (implementation("com.smaato.android.sdk:smaato-sdk-cmp:21.7.1"))
• Optimized Native Ad code and minor fixes
• Improved test coverage and stability
• Exposed GDPR TCFv2 consent via InAppBidding APIs

21.6.9

December 8, 2021

• Facebook banner/interstitial/rewarded CSM support (SDK mediation)
• Fixed display interstitial close button instant appearance when DisplayAdCloseInterval = 0
• Refactored OM tracking & recertified
• Fixed Native Ad lifecycle w/ multiple observers

21.6.8

October 27, 2021

• Mediation adapter fixes and minor bugs

21.6.7

October 13, 2021

• Added APIs for In-App Bidding
• Fixed rewarded video crash on MoPub mediation adapter
• New modules supporting GAM SDK 20.0.0+

21.6.6

October 4, 2021

• Added APIs for In-App Bidding

21.6.5

September 30, 2021

• Improved support for India networks

21.6.4

September 7, 2021

• LGPD compliance params/settings
• Fix: Native Ads onAdImpressed with unregistered view
• Fix: MoPub mediation crash in RichMedia AdRenderer

21.6.3

August 18, 2021

• Fixed memory leak

21.6.2

August 5, 2021

• Fixed SDK version bug from 21.6.1

21.6.1

July 27, 2021

• Support Smaato deep-linking schema
• Handle empty VAST responses
• Fix viewability tracker for image ads (banner/interstitial)

21.6.0

June 10, 2021

• RichMedia (MRAID) in Native Ads
• Migrated Java 8 → Java 11
• OM SDK 1.3.15
• OM on Native Ads
• New Outstream Video module
• Introduced Native Rich Media ad format

21.5.10

April 27, 2021

• Fix: Interstitial callbacks
• Fix: Native click beacon firing

21.5.9

April 27, 2021

• Fix: CSM issue for AdMob
• Updated MoPub adapter for 5.16
• New constructor for SmaatoMoPubNativeRenderer

21.5.8

March 18, 2021

• Version param for Unity SDK
• Privacy icon as Native asset
• Native compliance for MoPub 5.15
• Dynamic sizing for interstitial close buttons
• Configurable interstitial display close timing
• Configurable interstitial video skip timing

21.5.7

January 12, 2021

• Edge-case TTL handling in In-App Bidding when device time is incorrect

21.5.6

January 8, 2021

• TTL calculation improvements for In-App Bidding caching errors
• Alpha parameter for interstitial background view
• Added Splash Ads format

21.5.5

December 22, 2020

• Fix: Interstitial crash on MoPub 5.13.1
• Fix: Native ads not clickable after first click

21.5.4

November 18, 2020

• Fix: Crash from GDPR reader corner case
• Removed TCFv1 support

21.5.3

September 15, 2020

• Fix: Incorrect scale factor crash in InterstitialActivity
• Fix: Null child view crash in InterstitialActivity
• Fix: ClassCastException during TCFv2 encoding

21.5.2

July 15, 2020

• Watermark disabled by default
  - Separate MoPub adapters (banner/interstitial/rewarded) for MoPub 5.13.0

21.5.1

July 2, 2020

• Removed ad cache for waterfall requests
• Pre-rendering of RichMedia banners
• Added In-App Bidding module
• Location awareness for EEA/GDPR
• Fix: Fetching of Limit Ad Tracking flag
  - Improved TTL calculation

21.4.1

May 12, 2020

• Implemented TCFv2 support

21.3.8

April 27, 2020

• Fixed MRAID rendering issues
• SDK init via MoPub mediation config class
• Reduced latency of Interstitial onAdClosed

21.3.7

March 30, 2020

• Improved mediation vs. pre-bidding adspace handling in MoPub adapter
• Fixed ANR crash in MRAID ads

21.3.6

February 26, 2020

• Fix: NullPointerException when getting root view and getWindow() returns null

21.3.5

February 19, 2020

• Fix: Orientation listener could cause ANR
• Fix: AdMob AdSize → Smaato BannerSize mapping

21.3.4

February 13, 2020

• Internal adjustments for optional progress bar in view hierarchy

21.3.3

January 30, 2020

• GAID missing from first 1–2 requests
• Hardened MRAID expand with wrong context
• GPS location precision to 6 digits
• Added Geo Type & Carrier to UB request

21.3.2

January 24, 2020

• Fix: MRAID not clickable with cached BannerViews
• Fix: BannerView.getCreativeId() always returning null

21.3.1

January 13, 2020

• Fixes for ProGuard configuration
• Fix: TransactionTooLargeException on SDK init
• Fix: Companion Ad not displayed on latest Android

21.3.0

December 20, 2019

Added: Maximum ad content rating; Watermark for all formats; enableLogging in ConfigBuilder; better GPS handling for GDPR; GDPR consent string handling improvements; CCPA IAB support
Fixed: MRAID redirect blank page; WebView UA crash; adjusted price calc in UB; SmaatoSdkBrowserActivity crash; Interstitial memory leak

21.2.1

November 5, 2019

• Flag to control GPS information
• Android 10 (API 29) compatibility changes
• Improved in-feed banner layout
• Unique creative identification for UB

21.2.0

October 25, 2019

• Extended OM SDK viewability to Interstitial Video and Rewarded Video
• VAST 4.1 support with more error codes/macros
  - Media file selection optimized by connection type
  - Default interstitial video skippable at 5s

21.1.4

October 9, 2019

• MoPub adapter fix for dimensions conversion (5.8.0/5.9.0/5.9.1)
  - Banner creative size vs. view dimension check & error logging

21.1.3

October 2, 2019

• MoPub adapter support v5.8+
  - MREC fixes in RecyclerView/ListView
  - Avoid config conflicts when SDK embedded in multiple apps

21.1.2

September 26, 2019

• init() can be called before banner request (not only Application.onCreate())
  - Test ad spaces handling (auto test publisher ID)
  - UB: Enabled rewarded video format
  - Case-insensitive parameter keys in MoPub/AdMob adapters
  - Unified progress bar layout for rich media ads

21.1.1

September 3, 2019

• UB GDPR consent logic fixed for non-EU targeting publishers

21.1.0

August 21, 2019

• Parallel banner/MREC requests for same Publisher/Adspace IDs (mediation & UB)
  - Rendered-impression counting for banner/MREC; interstitial/rewarded remain viewable-based

21.0.0

July 5, 2019

• Unified Bidding module (beta)
  - Impression counting: viewable ≥1% or video start
  - Caching & ad-request rate limiting (one ad per Publisher/Adspace ID)
  - Added OM SDK viewability for Banner/MREC/Interstitial (Rich Media)
  - Rewarded (Video) format support
  - Key-value targeting when Smaato is primary ad server

20.3.0

March 29, 2019

• First release of the NextGen SDK for Android
  • Supported formats: Banner and Interstitial
  • Supported standards: VAST 4.0 (beta) and MRAID 3.0 (beta)
  • Added Multi-Ad support for Interstitial (video or rich media)
  • Added adapters for MoPub and AdMob