release v5.17.0

Version 5.17.0 @2026.04.10

Feature

• Added DTX (Discontinuous Transmission) support to reduce bandwidth usage when muted during calls. To use this feature, please contact Technical Support.
• Added WHIP Pull support to optimize first-frame latency under high RTT conditions. To use this feature, please contact Technical Support.

Improvement

• Optimized VideoMixer rendering performance, maintaining smooth compositing rendering even under high main thread usage scenarios.

Bug Fixed

• Fixed an issue where the mute shim residue appeared after closing and reopening the camera.
• Fixed H264 decode detection issue on Android WebView versions below 79.
• Fixed an issue where setting camera resolution affected screen share encoding bitrate, causing frame drops.
• Fixed publish failure on Chrome versions 86 and below.

release v5.16.0

Version 5.16.0 @2026.03.13

Feature

• trtc.updateLocalAudio now supports mute: 'microphone' to mute only the microphone while continuing to send mixed audio, and the muteKeepVolumeDetection parameter to continue detecting volume while muted.
• VideoMixer plugin now supports using the SDK's internal camera and screen share as input sources.
• trtc.startScreenShare added the selfBrowserSurface parameter to control whether the current tab is included in the screen share picker.
• Added the experimental preconnect API to support pre-connection for optimizing room entry time. To use this feature, please submit a ticket to contact us. Refer to callExperimentalAPI.

Improvement

• Optimized default buffer configuration for audience role, better balancing smoothness and latency. For ultra-low latency, please submit a ticket to contact us.

Bug Fixed

• Avoided occasional encoding failure on iOS 26.2.
• Fixed an issue where stopLocalAudio could remain pending during phone call scenarios on iOS.
• Fixed autoplay recovery failure on WeChat H5 for iOS 26.
• Fixed an issue where audio continued playing after stopping the AudioMixer plugin, causing audio duplication.