diff --git a/PrebidMobile.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/PrebidMobile.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index dc8ac5ae8..c859a4954 100644
--- a/PrebidMobile.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/PrebidMobile.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@
 		53CE09012AD673020018CB75 /* sample_ortb_native_with_win_event.json in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 53CE09002AD673020018CB75 /* sample_ortb_native_with_win_event.json */; };
 		53CE09032AD67ECE0018CB75 /* MockPBMBidRequester.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 53CE09022AD67ECE0018CB75 /* MockPBMBidRequester.swift */; };
 		53CF5B3729DC690600613E84 /* VideoAdUnit.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 53CF5B3629DC690600613E84 /* VideoAdUnit.swift */; };
+		53D3C3882C2BEE1E0074D99B /* URL+Extensions.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 53D3C3872C2BEE1E0074D99B /* URL+Extensions.swift */; };
+		53D3C38D2C2BEF9B0074D99B /* NSURL+PBMExtensions.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 53D3C38C2C2BEF9B0074D99B /* NSURL+PBMExtensions.m */; };
+		53D3C38E2C2BEF9B0074D99B /* NSURL+PBMExtensions.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 53D3C38B2C2BEF9B0074D99B /* NSURL+PBMExtensions.h */; };
 		53D934FF282CE62E0092E243 /* AgeUtils.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 53D934FE282CE62E0092E243 /* AgeUtils.swift */; };
 		53D93505282CEA900092E243 /* DateFormatService.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 53D93504282CEA900092E243 /* DateFormatService.swift */; };
 		53E3910E27FCD60800DBA2F7 /* VideoParameters.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 53E3910D27FCD60800DBA2F7 /* VideoParameters.swift */; };
@@ -963,6 +966,9 @@
 		53CE09002AD673020018CB75 /* sample_ortb_native_with_win_event.json */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.json; path = sample_ortb_native_with_win_event.json; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		53CE09022AD67ECE0018CB75 /* MockPBMBidRequester.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = MockPBMBidRequester.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		53CF5B3629DC690600613E84 /* VideoAdUnit.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = VideoAdUnit.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		53D3C3872C2BEE1E0074D99B /* URL+Extensions.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = "URL+Extensions.swift"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		53D3C38B2C2BEF9B0074D99B /* NSURL+PBMExtensions.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = "NSURL+PBMExtensions.h"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		53D3C38C2C2BEF9B0074D99B /* NSURL+PBMExtensions.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = "NSURL+PBMExtensions.m"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		53D934FE282CE62E0092E243 /* AgeUtils.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = AgeUtils.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		53D93504282CEA900092E243 /* DateFormatService.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = DateFormatService.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		53E3910D27FCD60800DBA2F7 /* VideoParameters.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = VideoParameters.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -1861,6 +1867,7 @@
 				34C9CD5E2850CE6300FB5451 /* OMSDKVersionProvider.m */,
 				53F35F6E292BAE9B001C1183 /* UserDefaults+Extensions.swift */,
 				53842BBB29E565030069A4B7 /* NSString+Extensions.swift */,
+				53D3C3872C2BEE1E0074D99B /* URL+Extensions.swift */,
 			);
 			path = Utils;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -1955,6 +1962,8 @@
 				5BC3765E271F1CFD00444D5E /* UIWindow+PBMExtensions.h */,
 				5BC3766F271F1CFD00444D5E /* UIWindow+PBMExtensions.m */,
 				53C925012990FB30009E6F94 /* String+Extensions.swift */,
+				53D3C38B2C2BEF9B0074D99B /* NSURL+PBMExtensions.h */,
+				53D3C38C2C2BEF9B0074D99B /* NSURL+PBMExtensions.m */,
 			);
 			path = ExtensionsAndWrappers;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -3360,6 +3369,7 @@
 				5BC37A66271F1D0000444D5E /* PBMORTBBidExtSkadn.h in Headers */,
 				5BC37AD7271F1D0100444D5E /* PBMUserConsentParameterBuilder.h in Headers */,
 				5BC37964271F1D0000444D5E /* PBMVastResponse.h in Headers */,
+				53D3C38E2C2BEF9B0074D99B /* NSURL+PBMExtensions.h in Headers */,
 				5BC379CC271F1D0000444D5E /* PBMAdLoadManagerVAST.h in Headers */,
 				5BC37985271F1D0000444D5E /* PBMMRAIDController.h in Headers */,
 				5BC3790F271F1CFF00444D5E /* PBMDeviceAccessManager.h in Headers */,
@@ -3963,6 +3973,7 @@
 				9236A650272FEC5A00ABBEF4 /* ImpressionTask.swift in Sources */,
 				5BC37A97271F1D0000444D5E /* InterstitialEventHandlerProtocol.swift in Sources */,
 				5BC379F3271F1D0000444D5E /* PBMExternalLinkHandler.m in Sources */,
+				53D3C38D2C2BEF9B0074D99B /* NSURL+PBMExtensions.m in Sources */,
 				5BC379AD271F1D0000444D5E /* PBMTransaction.m in Sources */,
 				53269D55282E6D0F0098550D /* ServerEvent.swift in Sources */,
 				5BC37A5E271F1D0000444D5E /* PBMORTBBidResponseExt.m in Sources */,
@@ -4190,6 +4201,7 @@
 				5BC37961271F1D0000444D5E /* PBMVastAdsBuilder.m in Sources */,
 				5BC37A91271F1D0000444D5E /* InterstitialEventLoadingDelegate.swift in Sources */,
 				530382F2283197E100B2B111 /* PrebidServerResponse.swift in Sources */,
+				53D3C3882C2BEE1E0074D99B /* URL+Extensions.swift in Sources */,
 				5BC3792F271F1D0000444D5E /* PBMDeviceAccessManager.m in Sources */,
 				5BC37A6E271F1D0000444D5E /* PBMORTBBidResponse.m in Sources */,
 				5BC37ACE271F1D0100444D5E /* PBMGeoLocationParameterBuilder.m in Sources */,
diff --git a/PrebidMobile/Host.swift b/PrebidMobile/Host.swift
index ca0dc8223..06fb571bc 100644
--- a/PrebidMobile/Host.swift
+++ b/PrebidMobile/Host.swift
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class Host: NSObject {
      */
     
     @objc public func setCustomHostURL(_ urlString: String?) throws {
-        guard let url = URL(string: urlString!) else {
+        guard let url = URL.urlWithoutEncoding(from: urlString) else {
             throw ErrorCode.prebidServerURLInvalid(urlString ?? "")
         }
         customHostURL = url
diff --git a/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/AdTypes/AdView/PBMMRAIDController.m b/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/AdTypes/AdView/PBMMRAIDController.m
index e941e5c64..32f827d3b 100644
--- a/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/AdTypes/AdView/PBMMRAIDController.m
+++ b/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/AdTypes/AdView/PBMMRAIDController.m
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #import "NSException+PBMExtensions.h"
 #import "NSString+PBMExtensions.h"
 #import "UIView+PBMExtensions.h"
+#import "NSURL+PBMExtensions.h"
 
 #import "PBMAbstractCreative.h"
 #import "PBMCreativeModel.h"
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ - (void)handleMRAIDCommandOpen:(PBMMRAIDCommand *)command {
         @throw [NSException pbmException:@"No arguments to MRAID.open()"];
     }
     
-    NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:strURL];
+    NSURL *url = [NSURL PBMURLWithoutEncodingFromString:strURL];
     if (!url) {
         @throw [NSException pbmException:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Could not create URL from string: %@", strURL]];
     }
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ - (void)handleMRAIDCommandExpand:(PBMMRAIDCommand *)command originURL:(NSURL *)u
         NSString *strExpandURL = [[command.arguments firstObject] stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet:NSCharacterSet.whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet];
         if (strExpandURL && ![strExpandURL isEqualToString:@""]) {
             //Epanding to a URL
-            NSURL *expandURL = [NSURL URLWithString:strExpandURL];
+            NSURL *expandURL = [NSURL PBMURLWithoutEncodingFromString:strExpandURL];
             if (!expandURL) {
                 PBMLogError(@"Could not create expand url to: %@", strExpandURL);
                 return;
@@ -532,7 +533,7 @@ - (void)handleMRAIDCommandPlayVideo:(PBMMRAIDCommand *)command {
         @throw [NSException pbmException:@"Insufficient arguments for MRAIDAction.playVideo"];
     }
     
-    NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:strURL];
+    NSURL *url = [NSURL PBMURLWithoutEncodingFromString:strURL];
     if (!url) {
         NSString *message = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"MRAID attempted to load an invalid URL: %@", strURL];
         @throw [NSException pbmException:message];
diff --git a/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/ExtensionsAndWrappers/NSURL+PBMExtensions.h b/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/ExtensionsAndWrappers/NSURL+PBMExtensions.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ace33cb9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/ExtensionsAndWrappers/NSURL+PBMExtensions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*   Copyright 2018-2024 Prebid.org, Inc.
+ 
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ 
+  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ 
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+  */
+
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
+
+@interface NSURL (PBMExtensions)
+
++ (NSURL *)PBMURLWithoutEncodingFromString:(NSString *)str;
+
+@end
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/ExtensionsAndWrappers/NSURL+PBMExtensions.m b/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/ExtensionsAndWrappers/NSURL+PBMExtensions.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad2f97ae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/ExtensionsAndWrappers/NSURL+PBMExtensions.m
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*   Copyright 2018-2024 Prebid.org, Inc.
+ 
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ 
+  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ 
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+  */
+
+#import "NSURL+PBMExtensions.h"
+
+@implementation NSURL (PBMExtensions)
+
++ (NSURL *)PBMURLWithoutEncodingFromString:(NSString *)str {
+    if (!str) {
+        return nil;
+    }
+    
+    if (@available(iOS 17.0, *)) {
+        return [NSURL URLWithString:str encodingInvalidCharacters:NO];
+    } else {
+        return [NSURL URLWithString:str];
+    }
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/Networking/PrebidServerConnection.swift b/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/Networking/PrebidServerConnection.swift
index e2f1278fb..1507f6c83 100644
--- a/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/Networking/PrebidServerConnection.swift
+++ b/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/Networking/PrebidServerConnection.swift
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public class PrebidServerConnection: NSObject, PrebidServerConnectionProtocol, U
             return nil
         }
         
-        guard let url = URL(string: strUrl) else {
+        guard let url = URL.urlWithoutEncoding(from: strUrl) else {
             Log.error("URL creation failed for string: \(strUrl)")
             return nil
         }
diff --git a/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/Utilities/PBMDeepLinkPlus.m b/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/Utilities/PBMDeepLinkPlus.m
index 2912252fe..a9a291ad5 100644
--- a/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/Utilities/PBMDeepLinkPlus.m
+++ b/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/Utilities/PBMDeepLinkPlus.m
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 #import "PBMDeepLinkPlus.h"
+#import "NSURL+PBMExtensions.h"
 
 @interface PBMDeepLinkPlus()
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ - (BOOL)parseURL:(NSURL * _Nonnull)url {
 
     for (NSURLQueryItem *queryItem in queryItems) {
         NSString *key = queryItem.name;
-        NSURL *valueURL = [NSURL URLWithString:queryItem.value];
+        NSURL *valueURL = [NSURL PBMURLWithoutEncodingFromString:queryItem.value];
         if (valueURL != nil) {
             if ([key isEqualToString:@"primaryUrl"]) {
                 if (self.primaryURL == nil) {
diff --git a/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/Utilities/PBMDeviceAccessManager.m b/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/Utilities/PBMDeviceAccessManager.m
index 345a06280..ae22c778a 100644
--- a/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/Utilities/PBMDeviceAccessManager.m
+++ b/PrebidMobile/PrebidMobileRendering/Utilities/PBMDeviceAccessManager.m
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ - (nullable NSString *)platformString {
 }
 
 - (nullable NSString *)userLangaugeCode {
-    return [self.locale objectForKey:NSLocaleLanguageCode];
+    NSString * languageCode = [self.locale objectForKey:NSLocaleLanguageCode];
+    if (languageCode.length == 0) {
+        return nil;
+    }
+    return languageCode;
 }
 
 #pragma mark - IDFA
diff --git a/PrebidMobile/Utils/URL+Extensions.swift b/PrebidMobile/Utils/URL+Extensions.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1914c67a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PrebidMobile/Utils/URL+Extensions.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*   Copyright 2018-2024 Prebid.org, Inc.
+ 
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ 
+  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ 
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+  */
+
+import Foundation
+
+extension URL {
+    
+    static func urlWithoutEncoding(from str: String?) -> URL? {
+        guard let str = str else {
+            return nil
+        }
+        
+        if #available(iOS 17.0, *) {
+            return URL(string: str, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+        }
+        
+        return URL(string: str)
+    }
+}