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Admob Banner Ad not loading in Android

My Admob Banner ad in not loading.
Toast displays that "Banner add is loaded".
I tried many other solutions provided on stackoverflow but none seemed to work for me.
MainActivity.java
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private AdView mBannerAd;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
mBannerAd = (AdView) findViewById(R.id.banner_ad);
AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder()
.addTestDevice("A5E3E2068BD88202CBC281AD7XXXXXXX")
.build();
mBannerAd.loadAd(adRequest);
mBannerAd.setAdListener(new AdListener() {
#Override
public void onAdClosed() {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Closing the Banner Ad", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
#Override
public void onAdLoaded() {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Banner Ad is loaded", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
});
}
}
activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/activity_main"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context="com.akapoor.shayri.MainActivity">
<ListView
android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="100dp" />
<com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
android:id="#+id/banner_ad"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="bottom|center_horizontal"
ads:adSize="SMART_BANNER"
ads:adUnitId="ca-app-pub-3180111609438244/24179XXXXX" />
AndroidManifest.xml
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.akapoor.shayri">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name = "android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme">
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name=".ShayariText"></activity>
</application>
</manifest>

Assuming that:-
You have complete the steps mentioned here to display a test ad
successfully
This is not a test ad but an actual ad unit.
You have replaced test ad unit ID with the actual ad unit ID
If these steps are done, then It will take an hour or two to get your ad unit displayed in the app.

Your code looks fine. You should remove the test devices, addTestDevice, though:
Change:
AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder()
.addTestDevice("A5E3E2068BD88202CBC281AD7XXXXXXX")
.build();
to:
AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().build();

Initialize MobileAds in onCreate() like this:
MobileAds.initialize(MainActivity.this,"YOUR_APP_ID));

why I can not see my InterstitialAd?

I am trying to make test ads both InterstitialAd and banner ad with hello world program
the banner add works fine but whe InterstitialAd does not appear when i open my decive on emulator
here is my code :
Androidmainfaist :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.zaki.adstrial" >
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
android:value="#integer/google_play_services_version" />
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.AdActivity"
android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize"
android:theme="#android:style/Theme.Translucent"/>
</application>
</manifest>
MainActivity:
public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
private InterstitialAd mInterstitialAd;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
mInterstitialAd = new InterstitialAd(this);
mInterstitialAd.setAdUnitId("ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/1033173712");
AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder()
.addTestDevice(AdRequest.DEVICE_ID_EMULATOR)
.build();
mInterstitialAd.setAdListener(new AdListener(){
public void onAdLoaded() {
if (mInterstitialAd.isLoaded()) {
mInterstitialAd.show();
}
}
});
AdView mAdView = (AdView) findViewById(R.id.adView);
AdRequest adRequest2 = new AdRequest.Builder().build();
mAdView.loadAd(adRequest2);
}
activitymain.xml:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin" tools:context=".MainActivity">
<TextView android:text="#string/hello_world" android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
android:id="#+id/adView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
ads:adSize="BANNER"
ads:adUnitId="#string/banner_ad_unit_id">
</com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView>
</RelativeLayout>
Where the problem
thanks in advance

i think you have just forgot to load the interstitial ad
before
AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().addTestDevice(
AdRequest.DEVICE_ID_EMULATOR).build();
after
AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().addTestDevice(
AdRequest.DEVICE_ID_EMULATOR).build();
mInterstitialAd.loadAd(adRequest);

You've correctly setup your InterstitialAd, but you didn't load anything to it. Your adRequest2 only loads the data for your banner ad, the mAdView.
That said, you seemingly has also correctly setup another AdRequest for your interstitial; you might just forgot to load it. So, all you need to do is to call this code:
mInterstitialAd.loadAd(adRequest);

Admob - Not able to show banner in android app

I am trying to check how admob works.
Till time I am done with including admob like this
Manifest File
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.androidbannertutorial"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="9"
android:targetSdkVersion="21" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
android:value="#integer/google_play_services_version"/>
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.AdActivity"
android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize"/>
</application>
</manifest>
My XML File
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
>
<!-- <com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
android:id="#+id/adView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
ads:adUnitId="ca-app-pub-4493208dfbf2258768/7749751738 "
ads:adSize="BANNER"
ads:loadAdOnCreate="true"/> -->
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:id="#+id/ll"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
My main activity class
package com.example.androidbannertutorial;
import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdRequest;
import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdSize;
import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
/**
* A simple {#link Activity} that embeds an AdView.
*/
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
/** The view to show the ad. */
private AdView adView;
/* Your ad unit id. Replace with your actual ad unit id. */
private static final String AD_UNIT_ID = "ca-app-pub-4493sdf352258768/7749751738";
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
// Create an ad.
adView = new AdView(this);
adView.setAdSize(AdSize.BANNER);
adView.setAdUnitId(AD_UNIT_ID);
// Add the AdView to the view hierarchy. The view will have no size until the ad is loaded.
LinearLayout layout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.ll);
layout.addView(adView);
// Create an ad request. Check logcat output for the hashed device ID to get test ads on a physical device.
AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder()
/*.addTestDevice(AdRequest.DEVICE_ID_EMULATOR)
.addTestDevice("INSERT_YOUR_HASHED_DEVICE_ID_HERE")*/
.build();
// Start loading the ad in the background.
adView.loadAd(adRequest);
}
#Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
if (adView != null) {
adView.resume();
}
}
#Override
public void onPause() {
if (adView != null) {
adView.pause();
}
super.onPause();
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
// Destroy the AdView.
if (adView != null) {
adView.destroy();
}
super.onDestroy();
}
}
Ques: Why we use this .. ???????
.addTestDevice(AdRequest.DEVICE_ID_EMULATOR)
.addTestDevice("INSERT_YOUR_HASHED_DEVICE_ID_HERE")
I have included google_play_lib into my app.
I have my addUnitId : ca-app-pub-4493438885ds9958768/7749751738
Here my banner is not shown up within app.
Only error I am recieving is : The Google Play services resources were not found. Check your project configuration to ensure that the resources are included.
Even though I have configured with in app.
Can some one help me out what's I extra need to do ?
Thanks.
UPDATE
I am receiving ads after time lapse of 3-4 hours. Can't understand why this behavior occurs ??

Does your code request an Ad? If not then you won't get any ads.
And if you are requesting ads, then you will see evidence of that in the logs as well as the result of the request. Look at your log.
Note also that android:layout_alignParentBottom is not valid for a View within a LinearLayout

Add this in your code:
AdView adView = (AdView) view.findViewById(R.id.adView);
AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder()
.addTestDevice(AdRequest.DEVICE_ID_EMULATOR)
.build();
adView.loadAd(adRequest);

Android addmob app force closed

I am working with android app, and I am trying to add the google addmob to my app. And there are no errors in my code but the app seems to be force closed while running. I cant find the error. Please help me,
I used the code -
adView = new AdView(this, AdSize.BANNER, "my add id");
RelativeLayout layout = (RelativeLayout)findViewById(R.id.adView);
layout.addView(adView);
AdRequest request = new AdRequest();
request.setTesting(false);
adView.loadAd(request);
please help me since i am new to android development
Logcat:
11-09 17:26:43.508: E/AndroidRuntime(8982): at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:1862)
11-09 17:26:43.508: E/AndroidRuntime(8982): Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.google.ads.AdView

// try this
1. download latest google-play-services,jar
2. add jar to project build path
**main.xml**
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:id="#+id/lnrMain">
</LinearLayout>
public class MyActivity extends FragmentActivity {
LinearLayout lnrMain;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
lnrMain = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.lnrMain);
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
AdView adView = new AdView(MyActivity.this);
adView.setAdUnitId("0445b7141d9d4e1b");
adView.setAdSize(AdSize.BANNER);
AdRequest.Builder builder = new AdRequest.Builder();
builder.addTestDevice(AdRequest.DEVICE_ID_EMULATOR);
adView.loadAd(builder.build());
lnrMain.addView(adView);
}
});
}
}
**AndroidManifest.xml**
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.Demo"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0">
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="17"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<application
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher">
<activity
android:name="MyActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.AdActivity"
android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize" />
<meta-data
android:name="ADMOB_ALLOW_LOCATION_FOR_ADS"
android:value="true" />
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
android:value="4030500" />
</application>
</manifest>

Yesterday I had my first app integrated with admob and what I did is just I added a .jar Library to Java Build Path,. When in Manifest file I added these lines above closing application tag:
<activity
android:name="com.google.ads.AdActivity"
android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize" />
and these permissions:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
This is how my Manifest.xml looks like:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="PACKAGENAME"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.1" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="18" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name="com.google.ads.AdActivity"
android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize" />
</application>
</manifest>
When in my main_acitivty.xml I added these lines of code where I actually want to see my Ad Banner:
<com.google.ads.AdView
xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/lib/com.google.ads"
android:id="#+id/adView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
ads:adSize="BANNER"
ads:adUnitId="YOU-ID"
ads:loadAdOnCreate="true" >
</com.google.ads.AdView>
I actually did not write any code in my .java file. Because you can choose whetever to implement AdMob via XML or programatically.
All these steps are provided in here -> AdMob Banners

here is my code am used
****MainActivity.java`
package com.example.smacon;
import com.google.ads.*;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Surface;
import android.webkit.WebView;
import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
import android.widget.RelativeLayout.LayoutParams;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private AdView adView;
private WebView webView;
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
final Context context = this;
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest();
//test mode on EMULATOR
adRequest.addTestDevice(AdRequest.TEST_EMULATOR);
//test mode on DEVICE (this example code must be replaced with your device uniquq ID)
adRequest.addTestDevice("4G74FC73D62D42B62A7F7DA61EF5F776");
adView = (AdView)findViewById(R.id.adView);
// Initiate a request to load an ad in test mode.
// You can keep this even when you release your app on the market, because
// only emulators and your test device will get test ads. The user will receive real ads.
adView.loadAd(adRequest);
webView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webView1);
webView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
webView.loadUrl("my url");
webView.setWebViewClient(new MyWebViewClient());
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
if (adView != null) {
adView.destroy();
}
super.onDestroy();
}
}
***** MyWebViewClient.java
package com.example.smacon;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.view.View;
import android.webkit.WebView;
import android.webkit.WebViewClient;
public class MyWebViewClient extends WebViewClient {
// show the web page in webview but not in web browser
public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
view.loadUrl(url);
return true;
}
#Override
public void onPageFinished(WebView view, String url) {
super.onPageFinished(view, url);
// webProg.setVisibility(View.GONE);
}
#Override
public void onPageStarted(WebView view, String url, Bitmap favicon) {
super.onPageStarted(view, url, favicon);
}
#Override
public void onLoadResource(WebView view, String url) {
super.onLoadResource(view, url);
}
}
**** manifest
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.smacon"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="17" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:debuggable="true"
android:icon="#drawable/logo"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.example.smacon.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name="com.google.ads.AdActivity"
android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode
|screenSize|smallestScreenSize" >
</activity>
</application>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
</manifest>
****activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/lib/com.google.ads"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<WebView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/webView1"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
/>
<com.google.ads.AdView android:id="#+id/adView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
ads:adUnitId="7565756565"
ads:adSize="BANNER"
ads:loadAdOnCreate="true"/>
</LinearLayout>
no errors in this code. But it is forced closed . :(

admob does not show up in android

I'm a beginner,I'm trying to set an admob add in my app.But I have some errors witch I can't manage.
XmlFile
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/lib/com.google.ads"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<com.google.ads.AdView android:id="#+id/main"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
ads:adUnitId="MY_AD_UNIT_ID"
ads:adSize="BANNER"
ads:testDevices="TEST_EMULATOR, TEST_DEVICE_ID"
ads:loadAdOnCreate="true"/>
</RelativeLayout>
Manifest File.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.admob"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="17" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher" android:label="#string/app_name" android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.example.admob.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name="com.google.ads.AdActivity"
android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|scre enSize|smallestScreenSize" />
</application>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
</manifest>
Java Code:
package com.example.admob;
import com.google.ads.AdRequest;
import com.google.ads.AdSize;
import com.google.ads.AdView;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
public class MainActivity extends Activity
{
private static final String MY_AD_UNIT_ID = null;
private AdView adView;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
adView = new AdView(this, AdSize.BANNER, MY_AD_UNIT_ID);
RelativeLayout main = (RelativeLayout)findViewById(R.id.main);
main.addView(adView);
adView.loadAd(new AdRequest());
AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest();
adRequest.addTestDevice(AdRequest.TEST_EMULATOR);
adRequest.addTestDevice("TEST_DEVICE_ID");
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
adView.destroy();
super.onDestroy();
}
}
when Activity start this type error occur onFailedToReceivedAd(InvalidAdRequest).
I don't know what is the problem.

You are not loading the AdRequest which has the test devices registered. Change your code to:
//....
main.addView(adView);
AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest();
adRequest.addTestDevice(AdRequest.TEST_EMULATOR);
adRequest.addTestDevice("TEST_DEVICE_ID");
adView.loadAd(adRequest);

In your relativelayout that contains the adview, are you appending the content layout after the adview. If so, what are the android:layout_width and android:layout_height values. If you are using fill_parent/match_parent for both, then your adview will never show.
The trick is to change the relativelayout to the linearlayout. Then for the content layout within this linearlayout, set its android:layout_width="fill_parent" and android:layout_height="0dp". Add a new attribute android:layout_weight="1" for the content layout. What these does is to ask the content layout to accomodate the remaining space of linearlayout after the adview has occupied its place. Hope this helps.