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Track buffering on iOS

Last update: November 11, 2022
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The following instructions provide guidance for implementation across all 2.x SDKs.

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If you are implementing a 1.x version of the SDK, you can download the 1.x Developers Guides here: Download SDKs.

Buffer tracking constants

Constant nameDescription
ADBMediaHeartbeatEventBufferStartConstant for tracking Buffer Start event
ADBMediaHeartbeatEventBufferCompleteConstant for tracking Buffer Complete event

Implement buffering

  1. Listen for the playback buffering events from media player, and on buffer start event notification, track buffering using the BufferStart event:

    - (void)onBufferStart:(NSNotification *)notification {
    [_mediaHeartbeat trackEvent:ADBMediaHeartbeatEventBufferStart
                     mediaObject:nil
                     data:nil];
}

  2. On buffer complete notification from the media player, track the end of buffering using the BufferComplete event:

    - (void)onBufferComplete:(NSNotification *)notification {
    [_mediaHeartbeat trackEvent:ADBMediaHeartbeatEventBufferComplete
                     mediaObject:nil
                     data:nil];
}

See the tracking scenario VOD playback with buffering for more information.

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