red app= +18 content app
If I create an Adult Images app and not upload it to Playstore (because its not allowed)
Can Admob knows this apps is a red app?
I would upload this app in other page and users could install it from other server (may be from OneDrive)
Yet I haven't built but, this is an idea.
You cannot use AdMob for that as per Google Policy even though you will upload it in a different server because you still have to comply with Google policy in order to use AdMob.
This issue is related to Adult content or Prohibited content.
Publishers are not permitted to place Google ads or AdSense for search (AFS) search boxes on pages with adult or mature content.
In order to use AdMob, publishers must comply with Google Play Policies.
If you don’t follow the policy, The Google Play Policy team reserves the right to disable your apps if they’re found to violate Google Play policies.
If your account is disabled, you will not be eligible for further participation in AdMob program.
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I'm struggling to understand the process of publishing an App that has AdMob ads in the Play Store.
In order to use the AdMob SDKs the app must be reviewed by AdMob.
In order to review the App must be listed in a supported app store, in my case this will be the Play Store.
In order to publish on the Play Store the policy declaration forms need to be filled in.
For publishing within the EU, the policies require GDPR compliance one of which is to collect user consent.
The problem is I'm collecting the consent using the UserMessagingPlatform SDK, which does not work unless the App is reviewed (according to UserMessagingPlatform invalid response from server)
So now there is a circular dependency:
I cannot (truthfully) state that my app is GDPR compliant.
This prevents my app from being published on the Play Store
Which prevents the review by AdMob
Which prevents the user consent form from working
Which prevents me from stating that the app is GDPR compliant
One way to resolve this is publish an ad-free version first, review it by AdMob, then proceed by adding the ads.
Is this the intended workflow of publishing the app?
After a clarification by the support, they clarified that there are two steps of verification/reviews: The first is the verification of the account (more so of the account holder and the provided information). The second is the review of the app.
The SDKs can be used after the account has been verified (but will only show a limited number of ads until the app has been reviewed). There is no indication this is the case, other than the SDKs won't work.
In my case the account verification took around two months.
This is what I found to be the intended process:
Create app on AdMob and Play Store
If not already, wait for the AdMob account verification
The SDKs will now be functional and the app can be tested, as if it were in production (i.e. ads will show up, consent dialogs will work, the amount of shown ads will limited)
Publish and review the app on the Play Store
Configure the store-link on AdMob
Review the app on AdMob
After the review the SDKs will work on full capacity (i.e. the amount of ads shown will no longer be limited)
I created a game with Admob ads, but when I uploaded it to google play, google refuse it, they sent me this email
Hi Developers at brsolab,
I reviewed Move Up, com.brsolab.MoveUp, and noticed some policy issues
that need to be corrected. If you submitted an update, the previous
version of your app is still live on Google Play.
Policy Issue: Your app was rejected for violating the ads policy. Your
app's advertisements are inappropriate for the intended audience of
your app.
These guidelines apply to all content in your app, including user
generated content, in-app products, and advertisements. Here’s how you
can submit your app for another review:
Check with your ad service provider to make sure the advertising
campaigns you selected will only show content consistent with your
app’s target audience. Sign in to your Developer Console and take the
content rating questionnaire again. Review your app to make sure it’s
in compliance with the policies listed in the Developer Program
Policies. Remember that additional enforcement could occur if there
are further policy issues with your apps. Submit your app. You can
reference this help center article for more details about the ratings
questionnaire.
If you’ve reviewed the ads policy and feel this rejection may have
been in error, please reach out to our policy support team. One of my
colleagues will get back to you within 2 business days.
Thanks for supporting Google Play!
Can you help me to find a solution for that ?
And thanks in advance
I hope this answer helps other SO users.
If your app's Content rating does not allow you to display any adult / gambling or other sensitive content then the same is applicable to the ads that are displayed in your apps.
Using Admob blocking controls, you can control the types of ads that are displayed in your application to the end user
For more read Avoid getting rejected on Google Play due to inappropriate ads in Admob
It sounds like you have declared your app to be for all age groups but have configured your ads to include those with adult content.
If your app does not contain any adult or sensitive content, try to re submit the app. This happened with me several times and my app did not contain any sensitive content. After resubmit, app was approved.
I have developed and published several apps on the Play Store. Because of an old ads sdk (which had a security issue), I had to update all my apps with the new compliant ads sdk.
The problem is that once I update my apps, the update got rejected with this message :
This is a notification that your application, *, for package
ID *, has been removed from Google Play.
Please address the issue described below and submit a compliant
update. Once approved, your application will again be available with
all installs, ratings and reviews intact.
REASON FOR REMOVAL:Violation of section 4.3 of the Developer
Distribution Agreement.Please refer to the policy help article for
more information.
We classify user information including but not limited to, email
address, phone number, name, social media account information, and
contacts as private and confidential information.
An app downloaded from Google Play (or its components or derivative
elements) which transmits this information off of the device without
making this clear to the user and obtaining the user’s explicit
consent are regarded as being in violation of section 4.3 of the DDA.
All removals are tracked. Repeated removals will result in app
suspension, at which point this app will count as a strike against the
good standing of your developer account and no longer be available on
Google Play.
This notification also serves as notice for other apps in your
catalog. You can avoid future removals and/or app suspensions by
immediately ensuring that no other apps in your catalog are in
violation of (but not limited to) the above policy. Before publishing
applications, please ensure your apps’ compliance with the Developer
Distribution Agreement and Content Policy.
If you feel we have made this determination in error, you can visit
this Google Play Help Center article.
The Google Play Team
I am using several ads SDKs :
AdMob (Play services 7.5), AppBrain (10.51), Vungle(3.3.1), InMobi(4.5.5) and StartApp(3.1.1)
I also use analytics :
Google Analytics (Play services 7.5), Crashlytics (Fabric.io, 2.3)
Here are all the permissions I ask for :
CAMERA, ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE, ACCESS_WIFI_STATE,
INTERNET, VIBRATE, WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, BILLING and CHECK_LICENSE
and the features :
android.hardware.camera, android.hardware.camera.autofocus,
android.hardware.camera.front, android.hardware.wifi-required=false
and android.hardware.touchscreen-required=false
And now, my app has been suspended.
I have absolutely no idea of what could be the cause -> is this a specific SDK issue ?
This is likely caused by one of two issues. Either you're using an SDK that is not compliant with the Google Play policy or your SDKs are adding permissions that you're not accounting for in your privacy policy.
This thread may be helpful:
http://forums.makingmoneywithandroid.com/advertising-networks/3584-google-play-developer-term-violation-4.html
Hey Friends i am new in android,i have developed Application in android and integrates admob in android application but i got email from google like invalid traffic,remove invalid activity and then my admob account is disable.i was using admob with google play services. Please Help me and tell me any good tutorials for integration admob in android.
And i got this email from admob also
Violation explanation
GOOGLE PLAY REMOVAL: AdMob publishers are not permitted to abuse or promote the abuse of any Google product, such as Google Play, YouTube, or Blogger. This includes circumventing, or providing the means to circumvent, the policies or terms of these or other Google products, such as by allowing users to download YouTube videos.
If your app is removed by Google Play policy enforcement, please contact Google Play about an app removal here. If Google Play reinstates your app, please submit an appeal to our team.
Action required: Check account for compliance
While ad serving has been disabled to the above app, your AdMob account remains active. We suggest that you take the time to review the rest of your applications to ensure that they’re in compliance with our policies, and to monitor your apps accordingly to reduce the likelihood of future policy emails from us. Additionally, please note that our team reserves the right to disable accounts at any time if we continue to see violations occurring.
Thanks in Advance.
You click your own ads several times. on purpose or not, you let other (users using same network) click your ads.
For any reason, never click your own ads, that's the golden rule. if you want to see and click your ads, you should use TEST DEVICE ID.
see this link Testing that admob working before publish
Please check below link
supprt.google.com
in that see Invalid clicks and impressions
you got your answer why your account will be disable
I have this doubt running through my veins. I have created a youtube downloader app. I am publishing this on markets other than Google play store. The latest version of admob doesn'th really let me link the app to the ad. When I search it gives me only Google play store and iTunes suggestions. Does anyone have a solution to link your admob to other non market apps? If so please help me out.
I guess you don't want to publish the app on the play store because it violates their policy, hence might lead to a suspension. At the moment, NO. There's no solution to linking admob to other markets. The Application Visibility and Discoverability troubleshooter provided here pertains only to the play store
You should use any of the ad services below(adversiting ID complaint) if you don't want to publish your app to the play store:
Startapp
AppFlood
NativeX
Appia
Epom Market
Airpush
Appwiz
RevMob
MobileCore
AerServ
Appnext
AppBrain
Widdit
MobiMicro
AppKey
AppOptim
StarApplication
Mobicow
Pingjam
TapContext
InMobi
Minimob
IMO, startapp is better than admob especially when using their interstitial ads. You can find a list of 2014 top android ad services from these sites http://www.appbrain.com/stats/libraries/ad http://www.mobyaffiliates.com/blog/a-list-of-android-advertising-networks/
I thing you will probably not get approved for admob because of their policy guidelines. Alternatively, you may go for TAPJOY it is the best alternative to admob in the market. Below are some high paying networks:
Topjoy
Mopub
KIIP
Get the full list of ad networks with reviews and payments at: Mobile app ad networks