Experience Platform SDKs vs. 4x SDKs

The following tables provide information about the differences between the new Experience Platform SDKs and the 4x SDKs:
Functionality support
Core functionality
Functionality
Version 4 SDKs
Experience Platform SDKs
Modular SDK, Adobe and third-party extensions
No
Yes
Server-side configuration
No
Yes
Programmatic configuration
No
Yes
Bundled configuration
Yes
Yes
Configuration management in Launch
No
Yes
Lifecycle metrics
Yes
Yes, see Manual Lifecycle Implementation​
Experience Cloud ID service
Yes
Yes
Privacy and GDPR framework
Yes
Yes
Adobe Analytics
Functionality
Version 4 SDKs
Experience Platform SDKs
App screens & user actions tracking
Yes
Yes
Offline tracking
Yes
Yes
Hit batching
Yes
Yes
Milestone media tracking
Yes
Deprecated
Timed action tracking
Yes
Deprecated
Video heartbeats
Yes
Yes
Lifetime value
Yes
Yes, use Profile extension
Server-side forwarding - Audience Manager
Yes
Yes
Set/get custom visitor ID (vid or s.vid)
Yes
Yes
Adobe Analytics - Mobile Services / Mobile Add-on
Functionality
4x SDK
Experience Platform SDK
Postbacks - Get/POST URL requests
Yes
Yes - Signals extension
Postbacks - PII Get/POST URL requests
Yes
Yes - Signals extension
Postbacks - Open app deeplink
Yes
Yes - Signals extension
Push Messaging
Yes
Yes - Mobile Services extension
In-app Messaging
Yes
Yes - Mobile Services extension
Marketing/Acquisition Links
Yes
Yes - Mobile Services extension
Geo location and beacon tracking
Yes
Yes - Use Places extension
Geo points-of-interest management
Yes
Yes - Use Places extension
Adobe Audience Manager
Functionality
4x SDKs
Experience Platform SDKs
Send signals to Audience Manager
Yes
Yes
Reset identifiers and profiles
Yes
Yes
Return visitor profiles
Yes
Yes
DPID/DPUUID synching
Yes
Deprecated
Although synching with integration codes is fully supported, the Experience Cloud SDKs do not offer synch support with integration codes. The use of DPID/DPUUID are not supported.
Adobe Target
Functionality
4x SDKs
Experience Platform SDKs
A/B, Multivariate Testing, Offers
Yes
Yes
Offer pre-fetch
Yes
Yes
Offer preview
Yes
Yes
OS/platform support
Platform
4x SDKs
Experience Platform SDKs
Android
Supported
Supported
Android Wear​
Supported
Support coming
Apple iOS​
Supported
Supported
Apple WatchOS​
Supported
Support coming
Apple tvOS​
Supported
Supported
React Native (iOS & Android)
Supported
Supported
Flutter (iOS & Android)
Unupported
Supported
Unity (iOS & Android)​
Supported
Supported
Xamarin (iOS & Android)​
Supported
Supported
Cordova (iOS & Android)​
Supported
Supported
Universal Windows Platform (UWP) / Win 10
Unsupported
Not supported
Windows 8​
Supported
Not supported
Blackberry​
Supported
Not supported

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Functionality support

Core functionality

Adobe Analytics

Adobe Analytics - Mobile Services / Mobile Add-on

Adobe Audience Manager

Adobe Target

OS/platform support