On July 15, 2021, Agora released version 3.5.0 of its Native SDK. The update includes new features such as virtual backgrounds for Android and iOS in beta, and access to raw video data using native languages Java for Android and Swift/Objective-C for iOS/macOS. Improvements include automatic optimisation for camera capture on iOS, better control over video whiteness and colour richness, and support for the Apple M1 simulator. The SDK is now also available through Swift Package Manager for iOS and Maven Central for Android.