THEOplayer · MattiasBuelens · Dec 12, 2024 · Dec 12, 2024
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 toc_max_heading_level: 2
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+## 🚀 8.6.3 (2024/12/12)
+
+### Web
+
+#### ⚡ Improvements
+
+- Improved the UI for HESP streams when returning back to a muted tab on Chromium-based browsers.
+- Improved playback of THEOlive streams on Vizio devices.
+
+### tvOS
+
+#### ✨ Features
+
+- Added a THEOlive integration with a `TheoLiveSource` to play [THEOlive](https://theo.live) channels using a THEOplayer on tvOS.
+
 ## 🚀 8.6.2 (2024/12/10)
 
 ### General

@@ -108,20 +108,14 @@ <h1 title="Package" class="title">Package com.theoplayer.android.api.abr </h1>
     <div class="typeSummary">
 
 <table>
-<caption><span>Class Summary</span><span class="tabEnd">&nbsp;</span></caption>
+<caption><span>Interface Summary</span><span class="tabEnd">&nbsp;</span></caption>
 <tr>
-<th class="colFirst" scope="col">Class</th>
+<th class="colFirst" scope="col">Interface</th>
 <th class="colLast" scope="col">Description</th>
 </tr>
 <tbody>
 
-    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=AbrStrategyConfiguration.Builder.html>Builder</a></th><td class="colLast">The builder for the adaptive bitrate strategy configuration.</td></tr>
-
-    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=AbrStrategyConfiguration.html>AbrStrategyConfiguration</a></th><td class="colLast">The configuration of the adaptive bitrate strategy.</td></tr>
-
-    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=AbrStrategyMetadata.Builder.html>Builder</a></th><td class="colLast">The builder for the metadata of the adaptive bitrate strategy.</td></tr>
-
-    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=AbrStrategyMetadata.html>AbrStrategyMetadata</a></th><td class="colLast">The metadata of the adaptive bitrate strategy.</td></tr>
+    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=Abr.html>Abr</a></th><td class="colLast">The adaptive bitrate configuration.</td></tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
 
@@ -138,14 +132,20 @@ <h1 title="Package" class="title">Package com.theoplayer.android.api.abr </h1>
     <div class="typeSummary">
 
 <table>
-<caption><span>Interface Summary</span><span class="tabEnd">&nbsp;</span></caption>
+<caption><span>Class Summary</span><span class="tabEnd">&nbsp;</span></caption>
 <tr>
-<th class="colFirst" scope="col">Interface</th>
+<th class="colFirst" scope="col">Class</th>
 <th class="colLast" scope="col">Description</th>
 </tr>
 <tbody>
 
-    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=Abr.html>Abr</a></th><td class="colLast">The adaptive bitrate configuration.</td></tr>
+    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=AbrStrategyMetadata.Builder.html>Builder</a></th><td class="colLast">The builder for the metadata of the adaptive bitrate strategy.</td></tr>
+
+    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=AbrStrategyMetadata.html>AbrStrategyMetadata</a></th><td class="colLast">The metadata of the adaptive bitrate strategy.</td></tr>
+
+    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=AbrStrategyConfiguration.Builder.html>Builder</a></th><td class="colLast">The builder for the adaptive bitrate strategy configuration.</td></tr>
+
+    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=AbrStrategyConfiguration.html>AbrStrategyConfiguration</a></th><td class="colLast">The configuration of the adaptive bitrate strategy.</td></tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
 

@@ -117,19 +117,19 @@ <h1 title="Package" class="title">Package com.theoplayer.android.api.ads </h1>
 
     <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=GoogleImaAd.html>GoogleImaAd</a></th><td class="colLast">The GoogleImaAd API represents a Google IMA creative compliant to the VAST specification.</td></tr>
 
-    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=Ad.html>Ad</a></th><td class="colLast">The Ad API represents a VAST creative.</td></tr>
+    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=Ads.html>Ads</a></th><td class="colLast">The Ads API which can be used to schedule as well as get information related to a group of advertisements.</td></tr>
 
     <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=LinearAd.html>LinearAd</a></th><td class="colLast">The LinearAd API which represents a linear ad in the VAST specification.</td></tr>
 
     <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=AdBreak.html>AdBreak</a></th><td class="colLast">The AdBreak API represents an ad break in the VMAP specification or an ad pod in the VAST specification.</td></tr>
 
     <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=Omid.html>Omid</a></th><td class="colLast">The Omid API, which can be used to add as well as remove friendly video controls overlay obstructions.</td></tr>
 
-    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=Ads.html>Ads</a></th><td class="colLast">The Ads API which can be used to schedule as well as get information related to a group of advertisements.</td></tr>
+    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=Ad.html>Ad</a></th><td class="colLast">The Ad API represents a VAST creative.</td></tr>
 
-    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=UniversalAdId.html>UniversalAdId</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
+    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=NonLinearAd.html>NonLinearAd</a></th><td class="colLast">The NonLinearAd API represents a non-linear ad in the VAST specification.</td></tr>
 
-    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=NonLinearAd.html>NonLinearAd</a></th><td class="colLast">The NonLinearAd API represents a non-linear ad in the VAST specification.</td></tr>
+    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=UniversalAdId.html>UniversalAdId</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
 
     <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CompanionAd.html>CompanionAd</a></th><td class="colLast">The CompanionAd API represents a companion ad which is displayed besides the player.</td></tr>
 

@@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ <h1 title="Package" class="title">Package com.theoplayer.android.api.cache </h1>
 </tr>
 <tbody>
 
-    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingTaskProgress.html>CachingTaskProgress</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
+    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingTask.html>CachingTask</a></th><td class="colLast">Represents a caching task.</td></tr>
 
-    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingTask.html>CachingTask</a></th><td class="colLast">Represents a caching task.</td></tr>
+    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingTaskLicense.html>CachingTaskLicense</a></th><td class="colLast">The caching task license which can be used to renew the license.</td></tr>
 
     <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingTaskList.html>CachingTaskList</a></th><td class="colLast">List of caching tasks.</td></tr>
 
-    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingTaskLicense.html>CachingTaskLicense</a></th><td class="colLast">The caching task license which can be used to renew the license.</td></tr>
+    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingTaskProgress.html>CachingTaskProgress</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
 
     <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=Cache.html>Cache</a></th><td class="colLast">The media caching API.</td></tr>
 
@@ -142,16 +142,22 @@ <h1 title="Package" class="title">Package com.theoplayer.android.api.cache </h1>
     <div class="typeSummary">
 
 <table>
-<caption><span>Enum Summary</span><span class="tabEnd">&nbsp;</span></caption>
+<caption><span>Class Summary</span><span class="tabEnd">&nbsp;</span></caption>
 <tr>
-<th class="colFirst" scope="col">Enum</th>
+<th class="colFirst" scope="col">Class</th>
 <th class="colLast" scope="col">Description</th>
 </tr>
 <tbody>
 
-    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CacheStatus.html>CacheStatus</a></th><td class="colLast">The state of the cache.</td></tr>
+    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingPreferredTrackSelection.Builder.html>Builder</a></th><td class="colLast">The builder for the preferred track selection caching parameter.</td></tr>
 
-    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingTaskStatus.html>CachingTaskStatus</a></th><td class="colLast">The cache task status.</td></tr>
+    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingPreferredTrackSelection.html>CachingPreferredTrackSelection</a></th><td class="colLast">The preferred track selection caching parameter.</td></tr>
+
+    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingParameters.Builder.html>Builder</a></th><td class="colLast">The builder for the caching parameters.</td></tr>
+
+    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingParameters.html>CachingParameters</a></th><td class="colLast">The configuration of a caching task.</td></tr>
+
+    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingTaskError.html>CachingTaskError</a></th><td class="colLast">The caching task error.</td></tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
 
@@ -168,22 +174,16 @@ <h1 title="Package" class="title">Package com.theoplayer.android.api.cache </h1>
     <div class="typeSummary">
 
 <table>
-<caption><span>Class Summary</span><span class="tabEnd">&nbsp;</span></caption>
+<caption><span>Enum Summary</span><span class="tabEnd">&nbsp;</span></caption>
 <tr>
-<th class="colFirst" scope="col">Class</th>
+<th class="colFirst" scope="col">Enum</th>
 <th class="colLast" scope="col">Description</th>
 </tr>
 <tbody>
 
-    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingParameters.Builder.html>Builder</a></th><td class="colLast">The builder for the caching parameters.</td></tr>
-
-    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingParameters.html>CachingParameters</a></th><td class="colLast">The configuration of a caching task.</td></tr>
-
-    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingPreferredTrackSelection.Builder.html>Builder</a></th><td class="colLast">The builder for the preferred track selection caching parameter.</td></tr>
-
-    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingPreferredTrackSelection.html>CachingPreferredTrackSelection</a></th><td class="colLast">The preferred track selection caching parameter.</td></tr>
+    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CacheStatus.html>CacheStatus</a></th><td class="colLast">The state of the cache.</td></tr>
 
-    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingTaskError.html>CachingTaskError</a></th><td class="colLast">The caching task error.</td></tr>
+    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CachingTaskStatus.html>CachingTaskStatus</a></th><td class="colLast">The cache task status.</td></tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
 

@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ <h1 title="Package" class="title">Package com.theoplayer.android.api.cast.chrome
 </tr>
 <tbody>
 
-    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=ErrorCode.html>ErrorCode</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
+    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=PlayerCastState.html>PlayerCastState</a></th><td class="colLast">Indicates the state of the casting process</td></tr>
 
-    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=PlayerCastState.html>PlayerCastState</a></th><td class="colLast">Indicates the state of the casting process</td></tr>
+    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=ErrorCode.html>ErrorCode</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
 
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ <h1 title="Package" class="title">Package com.theoplayer.android.api.cast.chrome
 </tr>
 <tbody>
 
-    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=DefaultCastOptionsProvider.html>DefaultCastOptionsProvider</a></th><td class="colLast">The default cast option provider.</td></tr>
+    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CastError.html>CastError</a></th><td class="colLast">The cast error.</td></tr>
 
-    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CastError.html>CastError</a></th><td class="colLast">The cast error.</td></tr>
+    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=DefaultCastOptionsProvider.html>DefaultCastOptionsProvider</a></th><td class="colLast">The default cast option provider.</td></tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
 
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@ <h1 title="Package" class="title">Package com.theoplayer.android.api.cast.chrome
 </tr>
 <tbody>
 
-    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=Chromecast.html>Chromecast</a></th><td class="colLast">The chromecast API.</td></tr>
+    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=GlobalChromecast.html>GlobalChromecast</a></th><td class="colLast">The global Chromecast API.</td></tr>
 
-    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=ChromecastConnectionCallback.html>ChromecastConnectionCallback</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
+    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=Chromecast.html>Chromecast</a></th><td class="colLast">The chromecast API.</td></tr>
 
-    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=GlobalChromecast.html>GlobalChromecast</a></th><td class="colLast">The global Chromecast API.</td></tr>
+    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=ChromecastConnectionCallback.html>ChromecastConnectionCallback</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
 

@@ -108,16 +108,24 @@ <h1 title="Package" class="title">Package com.theoplayer.android.api.contentprot
     <div class="typeSummary">
 
 <table>
-<caption><span>Enum Summary</span><span class="tabEnd">&nbsp;</span></caption>
+<caption><span>Interface Summary</span><span class="tabEnd">&nbsp;</span></caption>
 <tr>
-<th class="colFirst" scope="col">Enum</th>
+<th class="colFirst" scope="col">Interface</th>
 <th class="colLast" scope="col">Description</th>
 </tr>
 <tbody>
 
-    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=RequestMethod.html>RequestMethod</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
+    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=LicenseResponseCallback.html>LicenseResponseCallback</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
 
-    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=KeySystemId.html>KeySystemId</a></th><td class="colLast">Name of the key system</td></tr>
+    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CertificateRequestCallback.html>CertificateRequestCallback</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
+
+    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=LicenseRequestCallback.html>LicenseRequestCallback</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
+
+    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=ContentProtectionIntegrationFactory.html>ContentProtectionIntegrationFactory</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
+
+    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CertificateResponseCallback.html>CertificateResponseCallback</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
+
+    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=Response.html>Response</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
 
@@ -134,24 +142,16 @@ <h1 title="Package" class="title">Package com.theoplayer.android.api.contentprot
     <div class="typeSummary">
 
 <table>
-<caption><span>Interface Summary</span><span class="tabEnd">&nbsp;</span></caption>
+<caption><span>Enum Summary</span><span class="tabEnd">&nbsp;</span></caption>
 <tr>
-<th class="colFirst" scope="col">Interface</th>
+<th class="colFirst" scope="col">Enum</th>
 <th class="colLast" scope="col">Description</th>
 </tr>
 <tbody>
 
-    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=LicenseRequestCallback.html>LicenseRequestCallback</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
-
-    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=LicenseResponseCallback.html>LicenseResponseCallback</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
-
-    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=ContentProtectionIntegrationFactory.html>ContentProtectionIntegrationFactory</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
-
-    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CertificateRequestCallback.html>CertificateRequestCallback</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
-
-    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=Response.html>Response</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
+    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=RequestMethod.html>RequestMethod</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
 
-    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=CertificateResponseCallback.html>CertificateResponseCallback</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
+    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=KeySystemId.html>KeySystemId</a></th><td class="colLast">Name of the key system</td></tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
 
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ <h1 title="Package" class="title">Package com.theoplayer.android.api.contentprot
 </tr>
 <tbody>
 
-    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=ContentProtectionIntegration.html>ContentProtectionIntegration</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
+    <tr class="altColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=Request.html>Request</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
 
-    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=Request.html>Request</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
+    <tr class="rowColor"><th class="colFirst" scope="row"><a href=ContentProtectionIntegration.html>ContentProtectionIntegration</a></th><td class="colLast"></td></tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>