--- title: "PE.SDK and VE.SDK 10 for Android and 11 for iOS Release" description: "This major update brings Background Removal and more to PhotoEditor SDK and VideoEditor SDK." url: "https://img.ly/blog/photo-editor-video-editor-sdk-v_10-11-release-notes/" type: "blog" date: "2022-05-04" author: "Sascha" tags: ["Release Notes","Photo Editor","Video Editor","Android App Development","iOS App Development","App Development","Push2Medium"] --- > This is the markdown version of [PE.SDK and VE.SDK 10 for Android and 11 for iOS Release](https://img.ly/blog/photo-editor-video-editor-sdk-v_10-11-release-notes/). For all pages in one file, see [llms-full.txt](https://img.ly/llms-full.txt). For an index of all available pages, see [llms.txt](https://img.ly/llms.txt). --- We are thrilled to announce the release of PhotoEditor SDK and VideoEditor SDK 10 for Android and 11 for iOS. This new major version is packed with features and improvements. This release is adding: - Custom Watermarks - Background Removal for Photos - Background Removal for Stickers - Custom Sticker Libraries - Giphy Integration - And More Updates for Android and iOS ## Custom Watermarks With our new support for custom watermarks, you can add your company logo or any other image to photo and video exports. You can place your watermark in either corner or the center of your photo and video. Additionally, you can specify the size of the watermark and determine its distance from the outline if you choose to place it near a corner. Your users will not be able to remove nor modify the watermark. ![Set your Custom Watermark for all exports.](https://blog.img.ly/2022/05/watermark-video-editor-custom-sdk.gif) For more details on Custom Watermarks, take a look at our documentation for [Android](https://img.ly/docs/pesdk/android/customization/watermark/?utm_source=imgly&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=releasenotes) or [iOS](https://img.ly/docs/pesdk/ios/customization/watermark/?utm_source=imgly&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=releasenotes). ## Background Removal for Photos You have unwaveringly requested this feature: we are excited to offer the automatic removal of backgrounds for static content! Background Removal is fully running **on-device** and currently specializes in images containing a person only. PE.SDK enables this feature exclusively when it detects a person in the photo. The removed background will turn transparent if your selected output supports transparency, such as PNG. In other cases, such as JPG, your background removal will be tinted black. ![Integrate Background Removal into your application.](https://blog.img.ly/2022/05/background-removal-photo-editor-app-pe-sdk-1.gif) This feature is available on Android and iOS 15.0 and higher only. Easily enable Background Removal for Photos with our [Android guide](https://img.ly/docs/pesdk/android/features/background_removal/) or [iOS guide](https://img.ly/docs/pesdk/ios/features/background_removal/?utm_source=imgly&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=releasenotes). ## Background Removal for Stickers A more common use case for automatic background removal is with stickers, so we’ve also added this functionality. Select a sticker including a person and tap the _Remove BG_ button. Simple! ![Let your users create beautiful visuals with Sticker Background Removal.](https://blog.img.ly/2022/05/background-removal-photo-editor-app-pe-sdk-video.gif) This feature is available on Android and iOS 15.0 and higher only. Easily enable Background Removal for Stickers with our [Android documentation](https://img.ly/docs/vesdk/android/features/stickers/?utm_source=imgly&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=releasenotes#background-removal) or [iOS documentation](https://img.ly/docs/vesdk/ios/features/stickers/?utm_source=imgly&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=releasenotes#background-removal). ## Custom Sticker Libraries We wanted to make it easier for you to provide your users with more sticker tool content. So far, you were able to create multiple sticker categories with different stickers that could either be part of your app or stored on a server. Additionally, you could [enable our personal stickers feature on iOS](https://img.ly/docs/pesdk/ios/features/stickers/?utm_source=imgly&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=releasenotes#personal-stickers) or [Android](https://img.ly/docs/pesdk/ios/features/stickers/?utm_source=imgly&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=releasenotes#personal-stickers)), giving your users the option to select stickers from their camera roll. We have now added more ways to provide your users with stickers. ### Android You can now create sticker categories that do not present our sticker selection interface, but will instead load any arbitrary Fragment. That gives you complete control over the sticker selection screen, and you can use it to load and display any content. When the user selects any of your stickers, all you have to do is pass it back to the SDK with a callback. Get started with your [Custom Sticker Library with our Android documentation](https://img.ly/docs/vesdk/android/features/stickers/?utm_source=imgly&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=releasenotes#adding-custom-stickers). ### iOS 1. You can now create sticker categories that do not present our sticker selection interface, but will instead load any arbitrary view controller that conforms to the `StickerCollection` protocol. That gives you complete control over the sticker selection screen, and you can use it to load and display any content. When the user selects any of your stickers, simply pass it back to the SDK using a delegate method. 2. Additionally, we’ve created a new `StickerProviderCategory` that you can pass any object conforming to the `StickerProvider` protocol. This category provides most of the features required to interact with sticker content providers, such as search and pagination. You can use this category to very quickly integrate any sticker service. Find more information on [Custom Sticker Libraries in the iOS documentation](https://img.ly/docs/vesdk/ios/features/stickers/?utm_source=imgly&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=releasenotes#custom-sticker-view-controller). ## GIPHY Integration This online database and search engine for funny GIFs and beautiful animations is a staple in many social applications. Easily integrate GIPHY into your app: ![](https://blog.img.ly/2022/05/integrate-giphy-video-editor-photo-sdk.gif) ### Android Using our new Custom Sticker Library, we’ve also created an integration for GIPHY on Android. All you have to do is head over to [GIPHY](https://developers.giphy.com), create your API key, pass it to your `GiphySettings` and create a `GiphyStickerCategoryItem`. Your users will then immediately have access to all the content GIPHY has to offer. For more details, visit our [documentation on adding GIPHY](https://img.ly/docs/vesdk/android/features/stickers/?utm_source=imgly&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=releasenotes#adding-giphy) for Android. ### iOS Using the new `StickerProviderCategory`, we added GIPHY support on iOS. All you have to do is head over to [GIPHY](https://developers.giphy.com), create your API key, and pass this to the GIPHY sticker category. Your users will then immediately have access to all the content GIPHY has to offer. For more details, visit our documentation [here](https://img.ly/docs/vesdk/ios/features/stickers/?utm_source=imgly&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=releasenotes#giphy). ## More Updates for Android Additionally, we have: - Increased the minimum API level for PhotoEditor SDK from 16 (Android 4) to 21 (Android 5), which ensures support for 98% of all phones in use. - Added support for headless video exporting. - Increased video playback stability. - Fixed a number of issues with degraded audio quality in videos. - And added the ability to choose a theme at runtime. ## More Updates for iOS Additionally, we have: - Increased our deployment target from iOS 9 to iOS 13. - Migrated all usage of OpenGL to Metal. - [Added a better result API](https://img.ly/docs/vesdk/ios/introduction/migration/?utm_source=imgly&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=releasenotes). - [Added support for SwiftUI](https://img.ly/docs/vesdk/ios/introduction/getting_started/?utm_source=imgly&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=releasenotes#swiftui). - Enhanced our video export to display a progress indicator and the option to cancel the export. ### Thanks for reading! 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