Preroll Ad Plays a Second After the Main Video Starts Playing

[jonathankiefer]

Bug

This issue is not present on Android or Android TV. It also doesn't appear when using Google IMA sample tags.

Platform

Which player are you experiencing the problem on:

• iOS
• tvOS

Environment info

Library version: 6.0.0-alpha.6

Steps To Reproduce

1. Setup a standard sample project with Google IMA and an adTagUrl with a preroll ad break.
2. Play a video

Expected behaviour

Main video doesn't start until preroll ad is finished.

Video sample

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W6D7Rmg5ToIID3yHQV30J5vWJFMrBEOl/view?usp=sharing

[YashRaj2003]

this may be due to client side insertion.

I am trying to implement Ima ads by providing adurl in adTagUrl property, mine is not working. can you help

[benacler]

same problem here, do you found a workaround ?

[YashRaj2003]

Install the beta release and activate imaads true in Android folder.

And ad tag url will work

[benacler]

i do not have problems with the adTagURL, but with the main video playing for a fraction of second before the ads starts

[YashRaj2003]

This is an issue because ad is being loaded on client side which usually takes 2-3 sec.

The one way I had figured out was by default let the video must be paused. Also add source using a settimeout function.

And when ad playing status is finished/completed then make the video source playback status to true.

This way has some drawbacks too.

[YashRaj2003]

This is an issue because ad is being loaded on client side which usually takes 2-3 sec.

The one way I had figured out was by default let the video must be paused. Also add source using a settimeout function.

And when ad playing status is finished/completed then make the video source playback status to true.

This way has some drawbacks too.

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i do not have problems with the adTagURL, but with the main video playing for a fraction of second before the ads starts

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[benacler]

If I pause the video, the ads do not load until I start it, I already tried this way but does not work

[ChadyAyoub4]

Im having the same issue, did anyone find a workaround.

[benacler]

Hi there,

Yes but’s a dirty workaround.

I play to video hidden with opacity 0 and muted until I get the event of AD Started . When the AD Starts or the AD gives e a pre-load error, I resume the opacity of the video. Be aware that you need to tweak this with the opacity , if you hide the component, It will reset,

Cheers

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