# Player

### 2026-03-19 Player v5.4.5

* Added Carousel video player which are controlled by the `playlistMode` parameter 
* Improved vertical video reel playback
* Temporary Disablement of HEVC Playback for Firefox ESR Versions
* Fixed playback issues on websites utilizing RequireJS.
* Added cornerShape and playerShape Options to the player.
* Improved compatibility with modern image formats for better performance

### 2026-01-20 Player v5.4.4

* Refactored sticky functionality, added stickyPosition
* Fixed an issue drawing chapters on the seekbar when player was moved or resized
* Introduced vertical video player with swipeable reels.
* Diverse UI improvements

### 2025-12-11 Player v5.4.3

* Searchable transcript also made available for livestreams
* Added option `enabledTextTracks:false` to force disabling subtitles in the player 

### 2025-12-05 Player v5.4.2

* Improved SeekBar position calculation for more accurate navigation.
* Optimized volume slider logic and fixed an issue where pressing the “volume down” button could incorrectly reset the volume to 1.
* Prevented playback issues that could occur when a play request was sent before a livestream had started.
* Further optimized the mobile layout for quality and closed-caption settings.
* Fixed issues when using recommendations in combination with bumpers.

### 2025-11-30 Player v5.4.1

* Refurbished Design for Live Comments / Chat
* Live Reactions: Refactored and fixed Bugs
* Improved initial Config load and increased retry numbers for resilience
* Added missing accessibility labels
* Released Recommendations and Continues playback for all customers

### 2025-11-07 Player v5.4.0

**Enhancements & New Features**

* Transcript Functionality – Added support for displaying synchronized transcripts within the audio player. Users can search within the transcript and jump directly to specific parts of the audio.
* Chapters for Audio Player – Introduced chapter navigation for easier orientation within longer audio tracks.
* Sharing – Added new platforms to sharing functionality and implemented use of the Web Share API (`navigator.share`) for quick and seamless sharing for mobile.
* Added picture in picture mode.

**UI & Design**

* Refurbished Icons and Design – Updated icons and improved overall interface for a cleaner, more consistent look.
* Improved Video Controls and Hover Behavior – Enhanced usability and responsiveness of video playback controls.
* Improved Mobile View for Settings – Optimized layout and accessibility for mobile users.

**Fixes & Refactoring**

* Refactored Audio Player – Simplified and optimized internal logic for improved performance and stability.
* Fixed Native Subtitles Display – Resolved an issue where browser-native subtitles were displayed during seeking.
* Volume-slider refactored and improved
* Seeks-lider refactored and improved
* Added livestream resume button for users which are watching an the DVR of a recent livestream

### 2025-10-27 Player v5.3.53

* Fixed playback issues on iOS16 and older

### 2025-10-24 Player v5.3.52

* Enabled Hive Streaming Plugin Multi-CDN ability
* Fixed Accessibility issues
* Fixed an issue using custom player templates with podcasts/playlists loading different items

### 2025-10-15 Player v5.3.51

* Refactored Chromecast Playback

### 2025-10-13 Player v5.3.50

* Refactored DVR Playback, Time display and Seek behavior 
* Improved subtitle size calculation

### 2025-10-07 Player v5.3.49

* **Added** `aria-description` attribute to the video tag for improved accessibility.
* **Fixed** an issue on **Safari/iOS** where the buffering spinner remained visible after playback resumed.
* **Removed** the “Livestream Offline” badge when the livestream is still playing DVR.
* **Fixed** playback issues with **video ads** when running within playlists.

### 2025-09-29 Player v5.3.48

* fixed Live Timeshift Tooltip
* implemented hive `manifestDomainMacher` config option
* fixed usage of playoutId instead of dataid
* added additional keybindings

### 2025-07-31 Player v5.3.47

* fixed events on Analytics V2
* adjusted GET parameter from `ads.consent` to `ads_consent`
* `audioplayer` is now not forced by SDN anymore and can freely be configured in the `new js3q()` call

### 2025-07-02 Player v5.3.46

* updated HTML structure of title element
* fixed TCF implementation
* corrected type of gc from string to int
* "video not available" now uses the browser language, if shown before any configuration was loaded
* refined look and feel of chapters tooltip

### 2025-06-11 Player v5.3.45

* Improved readability of chapter tooltips
* Changed config parameter `shuffle` to `autoshuffle`
* Fixed issue with subtitles reappearing when manually changing the resolution
* Fixed issue where seed dragger could be dragged too far

### 2025-05-23 Player v5.3.44

* Added new player mode reel player (can be configured using `reels` config parameter)
* Improved display of multiline title
* Added config parameter `shuffle` to randomly sort playlist items
* Added config parameter `itemImages` where custom images can be provided for live reactions 

### 2025-05-13 Player v5.3.43

* Fixed issue where live comments can't be sent in certain situations

### 2025-05-12 Player v5.3.42

* Fixed audio menu on safari
* Added config parameter to change position of Live Reactions

### 2025-05-02 Player v5.3.41

* Added Live Reactions
* Improved Analytics tracking

### 2025-04-24 Player v5.3.40

* Activated CMCD as query parameters

### 2025-04-23 Player v5.3.39

* Improved subtitle handling in Firefox

### 2025-04-17 Player v5.3.38

* Fixed bug where pause button wouldn't disappear

### 2025-04-14 Player v.5.3.37

* Improvements to WCAG support

### 2025-03-27 Player v5.3.36

* Added WCAG support
* Added disableFullscreen as config parameter which prevents switching to fullscreen
* Added polls as config paramter that turns on/off polls in the player 

### 2025-02-24 Player v5.3.35

* Added playbackRate as config parameter

### 2025-02-17 Player v5.3.34

* Improved handling of language codes within all menus
* Improved display of download icon in combination with sharing icons
* Fixed download functionality for playlists

### 2025-01-30 Player v5.3.33

* Improved WCAG compliance
* Added volume as config parameter
* Added parameter controlsPriority to change Priority of controls for hiding on small screens
* Improved player.destroy() cleanup

### 2025-01-20 Player v5.3.32

* Improved control bar item display on smaller screens
* Fixed control bar auto hide behaviour