I understand Admob is getting an overhaul, but I don't see why I can't sign up for an Admob account.
I am using my Gmail account, but when I go to https://apps.admob.com/admob/ a red bar at the top of the page shows up saying "An error has occurred. Refresh the page and try again".
I don't even have Adblock downloaded, as I know that helped some people. Also, my secondary Gmail account seems to be able to proceed on from the first step. I really think I should be using the same Gmail account that is also used for my Android developers account.
I have contacted support and they say simply open an incognito window (and I have done so), and I made sure some of the network certificates are cleared, and that my extensions were disabled.
Any insight would be appreciated. The account will be 18 in less than a month if that helps at all, and I also was about to go through the Adsense process (I don't think I actually sent my application).
An ad blocker can cause this as well. Disable ad blocker and try again.
In your adsense account go to access and authorization section and click on AdMob account and select current account as preferred account.
This may not have been the best place to ask this question but I have seen similar.
Basically, there have been some big revisions to the Admob service, so if you happened to have submitted an application with Adsense, your account may get the error I described above. The best advice I can give is just to contact the Help Center!
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No ads showing in my android app since long time and in my admob console there is a card written on it:
Your ad serving is disabled
Your ad units are not serving ads in your app(s) and you’re not being paid. This is because you haven't verified your payment address. Please contact support to verify your payment address.
After I followed the steps in the contact support, it is required to request a replacement PIN
and the steps for requesting a replacement PIN are:
Sign in to your AdSense account.
On your AdSense homepage, find the PIN verification card and click Verify. (You might need to click View more to reveal the card.)
...
The problem is when I open my Adsense home page, there is nothing except this message asking me to upgrade to Adsense to display ads on my site.
How do I solve this problem ?
Had the same problem - no PIN verification card on dahboard in AdMob. And the solution was to login to adsense account (https://adsense.google.com) and verify PIN there.
First, add payment method.
Second, you may need to provide your tax information in AdMob depending on your country.
Third, verify the account holder's personal identity at Google Pay.
Finally, the PIN card will be available in Google AdSense under the payments option/tab.
I followed the tip to try Google Adsense and didn't need to create a website. From what I've seen, the Admob account links with the Google Adsense account, which makes it easier.
With that, I was able to resend my PIN, so I'm currently waiting for it to arrive.
So
1- Click on Apply now
2- I didn't need to create a website, so just click "I don't have a website" and proceed. If for some reason it doesn't work and you need to create a website, try the following link for free: https://www.000webhost.com/)
3- Enter your Email, Then click Ok
4- At the top of the page you open will be in red, very small, a warning about blocking ads due to lack of verification. Click on "Action" below
5 -Scroll down to verify your payment address
I have the exact same problem... the help page says
On your AdSense homepage, find the PIN verification card and click
Verify. (You might need to click View more to reveal the card.)
...but there is no "Verify" button!
PS: My address is correct on the Profile page, and I only have the following Payment Method:
The only thing I can think of is that it's tied to a (different) specific Payment Method?
I had the same problem. Make sure you´re looking at the AdSense dashboard, not the AdMob one. The verify payment option should be under Payments -> Verification check.
So we just launched a beta closed test, and our account was completely terminated. I believe the reason was a deceptive name.
We filed an appeal, but we're not sure what to do next. We had no idea our name was violating anything, and if this appeal doesn't go through, we have to publish this app. We some big financial backers, and getting the account terminated completely was kind of a shock to all of us.
So, what to do next, if the appeal doesn't go through? Should we make a new account, and republish the app? Should I contact someone and tell them I just need to change the name? We're kind of freaking out here.
Thank you.
Please write an email to googleplay-developer-support#google.com
Ask if they can reactivate your account with changing the name to resolve the issue. Otherwise sure you can pay 25€ to register a new developer account if that is an option for you.
Make sure your developer name (and your apps) are not deceptive, check if your app description matches to their actual features, check if your app and developer names are already used (simply google the names) and if you feel like it it is always a good idea to check copyright and name brands. (Trademark checks)
If you want to do a trademark check it is a good idea to consult a lawyer, however you can do a simple trademark check yourself which is almost always enough for a small android publisher. Go to a trademark research site for your region, for example UK and EU https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmtext . I can recommend to search for "text" and "contains any" to get the best results. For example text="adidas" contains-any in clothing will return that it is already registered, therefore you shouldn't call a fashion app "adidas" or a deceptive version like "adi-das" or alike.
Same here in US region. I used a name that's not a trademark or anything. It took them 2 months (which's supposed to be "Up to 7 days") to get back to me saying they won't reactivate my account. I've tried to appeal and reach their customer service (it shows "server error" on online chat and the online help page is a dead end too). You may seek a legal assistance to get their attention.
I have been getting some amounts between $0.2 to $0.7 debited from my final payment from AdMob ads under the title "invalid activity" in my payment details.
Yes the amounts are small but i am still worried as i have been extra careful while testing i used the test keys and i have not told any of my friends to click on my ads or have clicked on them myself.
I did have the same issue for my web-site but that was due to some bots which i black-listed in the server access files so i am no longer getting such "invalid activity" on my blog earnings
I have built my apps in Ionic Framework.
So my question is how can i detect where the invalid activity is coming from in my app and how can i prevent it.
How can i detect where the invalid activity is coming from in my app
You can check a country wise view of requests on Google Adsense at this link. You can analyze and check where major traffic is from, where clicks are from, etc.
Fore more detailed reporting use Google Analytics for Android
How can i prevent it.
There is no fixed way of how you deal with that. You will need to take steps and write algorithms in your app based on your analysis. But, I dont think that is really required. If it is an invalid activity from a third party (NOT You) Google will take corrective actions. But, if it is by You, you are in trouble and may get the app suspended or account blocked.
google doesn't provide actual invalid activity because of security reason according to google terms& conditions
Today I managed to make the Google Play Services Sample OAuth Android program work.
I granted myself Scope to 'View basic information about your account' and retrieve my name.
Question is, how do I remove this now that it has been granted. I know I can invalidate the token through code but was wondering how do it within my google account.
From https://www.google.com/settings/security
Then taking 'View Account Permissions'
I expected to see and entry for MyOauthTwo but unfortunately not.
Am I looking in the correct place? If not then where should I be looking.
I have two accounts on my phone one I gave access to and one I cancelled out of. The one still has access currently so I expected it to be present.
Any help as usual would be appreciated.
Regards,
Jim
Try going to https://cloud.google.com/console/project, APIs & auth, Consent Screen, and change the Product Name to something recognizable.
The default name is easily missed if you have a large list of account permissions.
You're looking in the right place. I had a similar problem and found I had to log in to https://www.google.com/settings/security from each account separately.
I've a major issue with linking my Play Developer Console to Google Wallet. I've already search the Google Help for any solution and didn't find one. The problem is, that Error message appears after hitting “Set up a merchant account now” button in my Google Play Android Developer Console (Settings/Account Details). After that another screen pops out with an error:
Oops! An error occurred while processing your request.
Regardless of any steps I've done such as changing to a different browser(Firefox to Chrome and back), clearing cache&cookies and so on... nothing is working.
Any ideas?
Any resolution yet?
I just encountered the same issue. Also no followup from google teams.
A possible solution I am looking into is to use an alternative payment system such as http://www.zooz.com/
I have the same problem a few days ago. After exchanging several emails with the service, they didn't know to tell me what happened, only they made me waste time. Then I started to fill the form on the Wallet account to avoid having to write every time I tried to link the accounts, and in this form itself is run the Javascript and I notice that my address could not be longer than 64 characters... I wrote a short version and I got my accounts linked.
In short, if you can not link your Google Play and Google Wallet accounts, check the size of your inputs, Javascript alerts dont work fine.
BTW: Outside USA could also be the fault of the VAT-ID, try to leave it empty.