Today we're pleased to announce the release of the v201602 DFP API. This release introduces a slew of active view features. See our blog post below for more information.

New release schedule for AdWords API

In response to overwhelming feedback from our most active developers, we're announcing that we will begin releasing new versions of the AdWords API more frequently on an experimental basis, compared to the current three-times-a-year schedule.

See the blog post for more details.

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The 3.1.0 IMA iOS SDK now supports iOS 9’s Picture in Picture mode! To get started, check out our guide[1] and our implementation in the Advanced Sample[2].

[1] https://developers.google.com/interactive-media-ads/docs/sdks/ios/picture_in_picture
[2] https://github.com/googleads/googleads-ima-ios/tree/master/Objective-C/AdvancedExample

We’re pleased to announce that we’ll be holding a series of Display Ads API Workshops in March 2016. These workshops are a half-day of tech talks, group discussions, and office hours geared toward developers who use the DoubleClick for Publishers API, Interactive Media Ads SDK, or Mobile Ads SDKs.

These API workshops are a great way for you to meet with the display ads API team and ask questions in person. The workshops are also a great opportunity for members of the community to bring their feedback directly to us, and exchange ideas and best practices with fellow developers.

Please see our blog post for more information on how to register.

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Check out the new discardAdBreak API call in HTML5[1] and iOS[2] for more fine control over ad timeouts!

[1] https://developers.google.com/interactive-media-ads/docs/sdks/html5/v3/apis#ima.AdsManager.discardAdBreak
[2] https://developers.google.com/interactive-media-ads/docs/sdks/ios/v3/api/interface_i_m_a_ads_manager.html#afd093cfdc216111bb428805a910c372b

Today we're pleased to announce that we have released an updated BETA version of the Ads PHP Client Library. This is the first step in completely refactoring the Ads PHP Client Library to adhere to modern PHP standards.

Check out our blog post below for all the details.

On Monday, February 29th, 2016 (to make your lives easier, we slipped an extra day into February this year so you get a bonus day) we will be sunsetting v201411 of the DFP API in accordance with our deprecation schedule. At that time, any requests made against v201411 will begin returning errors. If you’re still actively using v201411, make a New Year’s resolution to switch over to our newest version to get the latest and greatest features available (like enhanced forecasting methods). See our blog post below for more information.

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Google Media Framework for Android has been updated to use the latest version of the IMA SDK and ExoPlayer, which adds support for HLS.

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We’ve started updating our HTML5 guides to include editable CodePen samples, allowing you to instantly run the examples provided in our docs! Check them out in our Creating an Ad Countdown Timer[1] and Tracking Mouse Clicks[2] guides.

[1] https://developers.google.com/interactive-media-ads/docs/sdks/html5/countdown-timer
[2] https://developers.google.com/interactive-media-ads/docs/sdks/html5/tracking_clicks

It's been two years since we moved to a regular deprecation schedule. And thanks to developers like you, we've been able to regularly release new versions and features while maintaining code health.

To continue this trend, we'll be simplifying the sunset schedule by tightening our belts a little. Starting with v201511, versions will be sunset one year after release.

Please see our blog post for more information.