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Roku SDK Changelog

Version history for the StreamLayer Roku SDK. What's new, changed, and fixed in each release, most recent first.

All notable changes to the StreamLayer Roku SDK are documented here.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning. The most recent version appears first.

For the public methods referenced below, see the API Reference. To get up and running, start with the Integration Guide.

Versioning

The SDK reports its current version at runtime via getVersion(). The version string also accompanies every Analytics request through the sl-sdk-version header.

[2.8.0] - 2026-05-28

Added

  • SideBySide ad unit — QR/CTA panel with return-to-video and send-to-user (Email and Phone) account buttons.
  • Trivia pause ad unit — full-bleed variant.

Changed

  • Unanswered poll and trivia ad units now stay open after moderator deactivation.

Fixed

  • Trivia ad unit — restored the missing close (X) button on the LBar and SideBar formats.
  • Insight ad unit — corrected detail focus and scrollbar visuals, capped the body at 6 lines, and fixed the description text size.
  • Poll and trivia ad units — resolved a card freeze after voting; focus now moves to the close button immediately on answer selection instead of waiting for the vote network response (LBar and SideBar).
  • Poll ad unit — fixed a vote-result crash caused by an invalid m.botoomGradient access in onVoteResultTimerFired (LBar and SideBar).
  • Insight ad unit without media — the description detail no longer overlaps or breaks the StreamLayer Element; no-media factoids now route through the regular preview flow, with initial focus on the close button for image-only and no-media variants (LBar and SideBar).
  • Trivia, prediction, and pause-trivia ad units — listHasFocus is now broadcast from the parent so answer rows dim deterministically when focus leaves the list (for example, to the close or resume button).
  • Trivia ad unit — fixed answer focus getting stuck on fast navigation or when returning from the close button; focus switching is now direction-based and reacts on the first tick.
  • Trivia ad unit (LBar and SideBar) now auto-closes after the vote result is shown.
  • Insight ad unit — media is no longer shown when the "No media" option is selected.
  • Insight ad unit — corrected body text indentation and selection-highlight rounding.
  • Poll and trivia ad units — added a peek-scroll hint to the answer list and dynamic fit based on title height.

[2.7.0] - 2026-05-06

Added

  • Prediction ad unit — LBar and SideBar formats, with a results overlay.
  • Send to User button on the standard ad units (LBar 11/21 and SideBar 11/21) — Email and Phone variants.

Changed

  • Sponsor logo unified under the sponsor.{logo, transparentLogo} pattern.
  • Webhook handlers consolidated into WebhookManager with eventId routing.

[2.6.0] - 2026-04-14

Added

  • Poll ad unit — LBar and SideBar formats.

Changed

  • Analytics tracking extended to cover poll ad unit interactions.

[2.5.0] - 2026-04-06

Added

  • Trivia ad unit — LBar and SideBar formats.

[2.4.0] - 2026-04-01

Added

  • Insight ad unit with factoid support (SideBar and LBar formats).

[2.3.0] - 2026-03-12

Added

  • Trivia pause ad unit — SideBar format.

Fixed

  • Heartbeat issue after closing a Bell ad unit with Back and resuming the stream.

[2.2.2] - 2026-03-13

Changed

  • Removed unused closeRequested handlers and observers.
  • Delegated the VAST pause ad lifecycle to the host application.
  • Back button now passes the event to the host for close handling without resuming.
  • Play button triggers the resumeRequested callback and closes the ad unit with KIND_STREAM_RESUMED analytics.
  • Separated KIND_EXTERNAL_AD_CLOSED (Back) and KIND_STREAM_RESUMED (Play) analytics events.

[2.2.1] - 2026-03-10

Changed

  • Updated gradient styling for the Bell ad unit.
  • Added the sl-sdk-version header to Analytics requests.

Fixed

  • Fixed missing analytics events after a second pause.
  • Fixed the semitransparent background for the Bell ad unit.

[2.2.0] - 2026-02-12

Added

  • Pause ad unit full-bleed overlay support.
  • Pause ad unit VAST prefetch cache manager.
  • Bell ad unit analytics support.
  • Authentication flow using JWE-based JWT exchange.

Changed

  • Added setVastModeEnabled configuration support across playback sessions.
  • Updated analytics tracking and payload structure.

[2.1.0] - 2026-01-07

Added

  • Live Moment Notification support for SDK events.
  • SideBar notification format.

Changed

  • Improved analytics event handling.

Note

This release builds on the 2.0 runtime and focuses on extending event notification capabilities.

[2.0.0] - 2025-12-17

Added

  • Pause ad unit VAST feature support.
  • Play button and resume events for the host player.
  • Sponsor logo dimension loading to mitigate texture warnings.

Changed

  • Improved promo visibility state handling.
  • Updated the SDK architecture to support advanced ad unit and playback flows.
  • Refactored the SDK structure and player attachment interface.
  • Improved the SDK connection module.

Fixed

  • Crash caused by unsafe JSON enum mapping.
  • Promo visibility state issues during presentation.

Note

This release introduces a major update to the SDK runtime and ad unit flow architecture.

[1.0.0] - 2025-09-30

Added

  • Initial StreamLayer Roku SDK package.
  • Authentication and organization management via AuthManager.
  • EventManager for event-related logic.
  • Feed, leaderboard, and SDK settings API integrations.
  • Device ID support for API requests.
  • Centralized logging utility.
  • SideBar 11 and SideBar 21 interactive ad units.
  • LBar 11 and LBar 21 interactive ad units.
  • AnalyticsManager for tracking SDK usage, events, and ad unit interactions.
  • SDK callback interface for promo and event notifications.
  • QR Code generator component.

Note

First production-ready release of the StreamLayer Roku SDK.

Updated about 2 months ago