Release Notes

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• The Protected Audience API Library (PAL) tvOS SDK enables publishers to request and manage nonces for programmatic ad requests.

• Version 2.8.1 introduces a privacy manifest and signature for enhanced security.

• Recent updates include support for content playback lifecycle events, child-directed ad requests, and iOS 14's App Tracking Transparency framework.

• PAL facilitates nonce generation, improves ad activity tracking, and streamlines the integration of advertising identifiers with user consent.

• The SDK has undergone multiple iterations with service releases and feature enhancements since its initial launch.

Version	Release Date	Notes
2.9.1	2025-02-06	Adds the PALGoogleAdManagerSettings class for matching PAL first-party cookie behavior with the corresponding settings set in Google Ad Manager. Removes the deprecated property PALNonceRequest.omidVersion.
2.8.1	2024-04-02	Adds a privacy manifest PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy file and a signature for the SDK.
2.7.0	2023-11-02	Service release. No new features.
2.6.0	2023-08-21	Service release. No new features.
2.5.3	2022-09-21	The PAL tvOS SDK is now packaged as an xcframework.
2.5.2	2022-04-11	Updates the PALNonceLoader with PALNonceManager.sendPlaybackStart() and PALNonceManager.sendPlaybackEnd() for handling content playback lifecycle events. Removes PALNonceManager.sendAdImpression() in favor of PALNonceManager.sendPlaybackStart() and PALNonceManager.sendPlaybackEnd() Adds PALSettings.directedForChildOrUnknownAge() which lets PAL know if the ad request is directed to a child or user of an unknown age (e.g. TFCD or TFUA). Adds PALNonceLoader.SDKVersion which contains the current tvOS PAL version number.
2.4.1	2021-08-20	Adds the following methods to PALNonceRequest: sessionID supportedAPIFrameworks
2.3.2	2021-02-19	Changes the default behavior of the SDK by not including advertising identifiers without user consent. Adds the new PALSettings class which allows advertising identifiers to be used. This class informs PALthat appropriate consent has been gathered and the publisher wishes to enable advertising identifiers. If using this in compliance with IABTCFv2, then the publisher should determine consent by integrating with aConsent Management Provider (CMP). For more information on integration with IAB TCF v2.0 please see this Ad Manager help article.
2.2.2	2020-08-11	Updated the PAL SDK to support iOS 14: Added support for AppTrackingTransparency. See request App Tracking Transparency authorization for more information. Removes PALNonceLoader:preload. Removed support for iOS 9.
2.0.2	2019-08-26	Fixed a runtime crash that occurred when OpenSSL was present in an app. Reduced binary size.
2.0.1	2019-08-21	Service release. No new features.
2.0.0	2019-08-20	Replaced NonceGenerator with NonceLoader, NonceManager, and NonceRequest. Added support for multiple simultaneous requests using PALNonceLoader. Sped up initial requests using a preload method in PALNonceLoader. Improved ad activity tracking using sendAdClick, sendAdImpression, and gestureRecognizer in PALNonceManager.
1.0.0	2019-05-01	Initial release