Prepare tvOS versions

This guide outlines the changes needed to prepare your app for tvOS 14.

Prerequisites

• Interactive Media Ads SDK 4.3.2 or higher.

Request App Tracking Transparency authorization

To display the App Tracking Transparency authorization request for accessing the IDFA, update your Info.plist to add the NSUserTrackingUsageDescription key with a custom message describing your usage. Here is an example description text:

<key>NSUserTrackingUsageDescription</key>
<string>This identifier will be used to deliver personalized ads to you.</string>

The usage description appears in the App Tracking Transparency dialog box:

To present the authorization request, call requestTrackingAuthorizationWithCompletionHandler: . We recommend waiting for the completion callback prior to loading ads so that if the user grants the App Tracking Transparency permission, the Interactive Media Ads SDK can use the IDFA in ad requests.

 import 
  
 AppTrackingTransparency 
 import 
  
 AdSupport 
 ... 
 func 
  
 requestIDFA 
 () 
  
 { 
  
 ATTrackingManager 
 . 
 requestTrackingAuthorization 
 ( 
 completionHandler 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 status 
  
 in 
  
 // Tracking authorization completed. Start loading ads here. 
  
 // loadAd() 
  
 }) 
 } 

 #import <AppTrackingTransparency/AppTrackingTransparency.h> 
 #import <AdSupport/AdSupport.h> 
 ... 
 - 
  
 ( 
 void 
 ) 
 requestIDFA 
  
 { 
  
 [ 
 ATTrackingManager 
  
 requestTrackingAuthorizationWithCompletionHandler 
 :^ 
 ( 
 ATTrackingManagerAuthorizationStatus 
  
 status 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 // Tracking authorization completed. Start loading ads here. 
  
 // [self loadAd]; 
  
 }]; 
 } 

For more information about the possible status values, see ATTrackingManager.AuthorizationStatus .

Publisher first-party ID, formerly known as same app key

Prerequisites: IMA SDK for iOS 3.14.5 or higher

The Interactive Media Ads SDK for iOS introduced Publisher first-party ID, formerly known as same app key to help you deliver more relevant and personalized ads by using data collected from your apps.

Publisher first-party ID is enabled by default, but you can always choose to disable it in your app by setting IMASettings::SameAppKeyEnabled to false :

 let 
  
 settings 
  
 = 
  
 IMASettings 
 () 
 // Disables Publisher first-party ID, formerly known as same app key. 
 settings 
 . 
 SameAppKeyEnabled 
  
 = 
  
 false 
 adsLoader 
  
 = 
  
 IMAAdsLoader 
 ( 
 settings 
 : 
  
 settings 
 ) 

 IMASettings 
  
 * 
 settings 
  
 = 
  
 [[ 
 IMASettings 
  
 alloc 
 ] 
  
 init 
 ]; 
 // Disables Publisher first-party ID, formerly known as same app key. 
 settings 
 . 
 SameAppKeyEnabled 
  
 = 
  
 false 
 ; 
 IMAAdsLoader 
  
 * 
 adsLoader 
  
 = 
  
 [[ 
 IMAAdsLoader 
  
 alloc 
 ] 
  
 initWithSettings 
 : 
 settings 
 ]; 

Disclose data usage in the App Store

Apple requires that developers publishing apps on the App Store disclose certain information regarding their apps' data use. Apple has announced that these disclosures will be required for new apps and app updates starting December 8, 2020.

Learn more about the data disclosure requirements .