Release notes

This release introduces several new APIs to simplify the consent gathering process. Adopting these new APIs is not required for existing integrations.

• Calling requestConsentInfoUpdate() is now required before interacting with other public APIs. Before calling it, the following are returned:
  • ConsentStatus returns ConsentStatus.UNKNOWN
  • PrivacyOptionsRequirementStatus returns PrivacyOptionsRequirementStatus.UNKNOWN
  • ConsentInformation.canRequestAds returns false
• Added a helper method canRequestAds().
• Added a static method UserMessagingPlatform.loadAndShowConsentFormIfRequired() to combine load and show calls. This method is intended for the use case of showing a form if needed when the app starts.
• Privacy Options
• Added getPrivacyOptionsRequirementStatus() to indicate whether privacy options are required to be shown in this session.
• Added a static method showPrivacyOptionsForm() to be called when users interact with your app's privacy setting.
• Enabled hardware acceleration on the consent form's window to improve performance of the consent form in game engines such as Unity.

• Removed the ConsentInformation.ConsentType IntDef and the ConsentInformation.getConsentType() method.

• General Audience release of the Google UMP SDK.