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 tags | 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 (deprecated) |
In-app Messaging | Yes | Yes - Mobile Services extension (deprecated) |
Marketing/Acquisition Links | Yes | Yes - Mobile Services extension (deprecated) |
Geo location and beacon tracking | Yes | Yes - Places extension |
Geo points-of-interest management | Yes | Yes - 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
| Functionality | 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) | Unsupported | Supported |
Unity (iOS & Android) | Supported | Deprecated |
Xamarin (iOS & Android) | Supported | Deprecated |
Cordova (iOS & Android) | Supported | Deprecated |
Universal Windows Platform (UWP) / Win 10 | Unsupported | Not supported |
Windows 8 | Supported | Not supported |
Blackberry | Supported | Not supported |