Swift

Overview

Add the Vonage Video iOS SDK so you can create OTSession, OTPublisher, and OTSubscriber objects and register observability delegates in later steps.

Adding the Vonage Video Library

Add the Vonage Client SDK Video iOS package:

  1. In Xcode, select File > Add Package Dependencies…
  2. Enter the repository URL: https://github.com/opentok/vonage-client-sdk-video.git
  3. Choose the version range recommended in the iOS SDK overview.
  4. Add the OpenTok library to your app target.

CocoaPods

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  1. In Terminal, navigate to your project root and run pod init.
  2. Edit the Podfile and add:
  1. Run pod install and open the .xcworkspace file.

Import the Library

Create VonageVideoManager.swift and import the SDK:

You will use this file as the central place for session, publisher, subscriber, and observability logic—similar to MainActivity in the Android tutorial.

Client Observability

Learn how to use client observability to monitor real-time quality metrics for a video call with Vonage Video SDK.

Available on:
Kotlin Swift
Steps
1
Introduction
2
Getting Started
3
Creating a New Project
4
Adding the iOS SDK
5
Setting Up Authentication
6
Camera and Microphone Access
7
Enable Sender Stats on the Publisher
8
Subscribe and Register Observability Listeners
9
Handle Video Stats
10
Display Stats in the UI
11
Running the App
12
Conclusion