--- updatedAt: 2026-10-02T12:51:59.000Z agentTools: siteIndex: https://developer.bitmovin.com/llms.txt projectIndex: https://developer.bitmovin.com/playback/llms.txt --- # NonLinearAd com.bitmovin.player.api.advertising # NonLinearAd interface NonLinearAd : [Ad](https://developer.bitmovin.com/playback/docs/android-api-com-bitmovin-player-api-advertising-ad) Defines a non-linear ad which does not require the playback of the main content to stop. Non-linear ads are presented alongside the main content without interrupting its playback, so they are not part of an [AdBreak](https://developer.bitmovin.com/playback/docs/android-api-com-bitmovin-player-api-advertising-ad-break). Their lifecycle is signaled via [PlayerEvent.NonLinearAdStarted](https://developer.bitmovin.com/playback/docs/android-api-com-bitmovin-player-api-event-player-event), [PlayerEvent.NonLinearAdSkipped](https://developer.bitmovin.com/playback/docs/android-api-com-bitmovin-player-api-event-player-event) and [PlayerEvent.NonLinearAdFinished](https://developer.bitmovin.com/playback/docs/android-api-com-bitmovin-player-api-event-player-event). #### Inheritors | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [OverlayAd](https://developer.bitmovin.com/playback/docs/android-api-com-bitmovin-player-api-advertising-overlay-ad) | ## Properties | Name | Summary | | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | isLinear | open override val isLinear: [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html)
Determines whether an ad is linear, i.e. playback of main content needs to be paused for the ad. |