The main question is - How can I get a unit ID for production instead of using the test unit ID
Admob doesn't give me a option to select native ads? Here is a image with the 3 options that are given to select from:
What am I missing? Should I select native ads from another place? I surely can't use the test test unit id. I know that Native Express is discontinued, this is for Native Advance.
I followed the guideline on support.google and the image above is mentioned in step 6 in that guide Click Select for the Native ad format, but as you can see there is no option to select the native ad format.
Also, on developers.google they only talk about using the test unit id when testing and don't mention what unit Id should be used for production.
The easiest way to load test ads is to use our dedicated test ad unit ID for Native Advanced on Android:
ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/2247696110
It's been specially configured to return test ads for every request, and you're free to use it in your own apps while coding, testing, and debugging. Just make sure you replace it with your own ad unit ID before publishing your app.
I now asked a question on groups.google.com and on googlesamples github page with the hopes of getting a answer. So far no response.
My conclusion to this subject:
After a lot of questions, emails and research I have found that native advance is STILL in beta release and only available to a small group of publishers, the VIPs if you will.
Somehow I misread this on AdMob's website:
Note: Native Ads Advanced is currently in a limited release. If you are interested in participating, reach out to your account manager to discuss the possibility.
So with native express discontinued and stop serving ads on 1 March 2018 I would have thought that AdMob would make native advance available to all publishers. Unfortunately that is not the case.
So, I'm sorry Google AdMob but I will have to look at other options. Not like they care ;)
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I assessed to Admob => Add Unit.
Just only three options showed me: Banner, interstitial, and rewarded
But in https://developers.google.com/admob/android/native-unified
they show me two more ad formats are Native Ads Advanced (Unified) and Native Ads Advanced
They also showed the ID in there content but I don't know that it's mine or not
I am so sorry if it's kind of a stupid question but I have no idea and I need your help. Thank you !
As you can see on top of the page linked, it says:
Native Ads Advanced is currently released to a limited set of
publishers. If you're interested in participating, reach out to your
account manager to discuss the possibility.
Native Ads are only available as Ad Units, if the feature is unlocked for you by an account manager. I am facing the same problem and Google seems to be very strict, when deciding who to add to the "limited set of publishers".
A sample for a google group, where this has been demanded:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/google-admob-ads-sdk/f0Ngf-qvYmk
I have implemented advance native ads in my Android application.
Now, I want to take them live but cannot get them to work with my native app unit id. I am guessing it's because that can only be used for express ads.
How can I get an advance ad unit id?
Native Ads Advanced are in a closed beta right now. From Native Ads Advanced:
This feature is currently in a limited beta release. If you are
interested in participating, reach out to your account manager to
discuss the possibility. This feature will be made available to all
publishers at the conclusion of the beta.
You need to contact AdMob if you'd like to participate in the beta.
Today and I don't know how (And I actually I don't care) my AdMob account has been suspended for a month, it was a long email to share, but somehow I felt like I'm a thug or criminal who want to steal their money (Which was less than a dollar as my app just got published a couple of days ago), perhaps there was a mistake from my side (The only thing comes in my mind that I may forgot to disable the live Ads while testing my code today as a result of publishing an update that fixes a bug).
Anyway, they will not serve me any Ads for a month, and as there was no even a warning and no appealing, I'm considering to use Amazon Ads in my app.
My question is,
1- Is it easy to implement an Amazon ad banner in my code?
2- Do I have to publish my application on Amazon App Store too?
3- Is there a step by step guide to implement Amazon ad in my code?
Thank you :)
1- Is it easy to implement an Amazon ad banner in my code?
Totally depends on your expertise level. But, even if you are moderately comfortable with android development and have worked on integration with other ad networks it should not be hard at all.
2- Do I have to publish my application on Amazon App Store too?
No, but it is recommended to do so. What the harm in having an additional distribution channel? It will only do you good by bringing in more downloads.
The getting started page clearly states this: Submit your app to the Amazon Appstore, Google Play, **or** another app distribution framework. Hence publishing on Amazon is not a mandate.
You will have to sign the MOBILE AD NETWORK PUBLISHER AGREEMENT
3- Is there a step by step guide to implement Amazon ad in my code?
Yes, refer the official documentation here
These FAQs will help you better understand each of the points you've put in your question.
And why only amazon as an alternative? You have a whole lot of other options.
I signed to adsense and got my id to use adsense mechanism. I followed the tutorial http://code.google.com/intl/iw/mobile/afma_ads/docs/android/ and did exactly like the incomprehensible tutorial (Very surprising). Also the jar file that i supposed to add to my libs not available in the site and i downloaded it from http://www.java2s.com/Code/Jar/g/DownloadGoogleAdViewjar.htm. When i load my app i get a banner filled with "AD TEST" strings. When i tried to change the boolean parameter in setAdTestEnabled to false i got empty banner (not visible).
Does anyone run into such behavior using adsense?
Does anyone know better tutorial?
Does AdMob and Adsense connected to google?
If the test ad worked it could be that you have either not set your unique ID in your adWords account or its just not been activated yet therefor there are no images to retrieve.
Another reason could be that the image that it did retrieve doesnt fit into the view you have gave it. Something like that should throw an exception so have a look through your code in debug and see if it does throw an error
You are looking at an old old version of the Ads SDK. The download link probably isn't on the site anymore because it is now recommended/required to use the Google AdMob Ads SDK. It is a rewrite of the Google Ads SDK, and it has active support and documentation. I recommend trying it out, and any questions you may have you can ask on the support forum.
Side Note: I say using the new SDK is required because if you read through the the documentation, you will find a warning saying all new sites and apps created after October 14th, 2011 have to use the Google AdMob Ads SDK.
I added test ads, and everything ok, but how to add REAL ADS on my program?
The question is a bit vague.
Are you saying you have an adMob publisher Id, have the admob-sdk-android.jar integrated in your project, have added the attrs.xml, and are using the com.admob.android.ads.AdView view to get test ads and now want to know how to get AdMob to serve up real ads?
If so, it's pretty obvious how to do that from the AdMob publisher controls page: (if you have a publisher Id already) Or..use help link there and see the content about Publishing for your Android app.
If youre asking how to get started using the AdMob SDK with your project, you might try: http://developer.admob.com/wiki/Android
I found it pretty painless. Hope that helps.