This tutorial we guide you to integrate the Google Mobile Ads SDK into a new app. And show you how to display a banner ad in your app.
Step 1
Login to your https://www.google.com/admob/ account the click Monetize a new app.
Step 2
Click add your app manually if it is not deployed in google playstore
Enter app name and platform
Click Add app
Generate & Save App ID & Ad unit ID for banner ad
Skip firebase if you don’t need it now.
Click Done
Step 3
Open AndroidManifest.xml and add the below mentioned permissions and other properties.
- Add INTERNET & ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permissions.
- Add google play services version meta-data.
- Add the AdActivity adding configChanges and theme attributes.
AndroidManifest.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.sample.appname"> <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"> <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" /> <activity android:name=".MainActivity"> <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> <!--Include the AdActivity configChanges and theme. --> <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>
Step 4
Now launch Android studio & open your app.
Open your app’s build.gradle(Module:app)
Add firebase dependency // Google integrate admob with firebase
dependencies { compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar']) compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:24.2.1' compile 'com.android.support:design:24.2.1' compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-ads:9.0.2' // Firebase dependency (Always check for the latest version) } apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'
P.S Always check for the latest firebase dependency (if you have trouble with new one use 9.0.2)
Now sync your project
Step 5
Open your apps string resource file and add this line inside resource tag
<string name="banner_ad_unit_id">ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/6300978111</string> // replace this line with your id in production version
Skip it if you want to add it directly to adview
Step 6
Open your activity XML file to implement adview
<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_height="match_parent" android:layout_width="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"> <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="SMART_BANNER" ads:adUnitId="@string/banner_ad_unit_id"> </com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView> </RelativeLayout>
PS: Don’t forget to add this line
xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
Also change ads:adSize =”BANNER” if you don’t need smart banner ( I recommend to use smart banner – It scale perfectly on device)
Step 7
Move to your activity java code
package com.sample.appname; import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity; import com.sample.appname.R; import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdRequest; import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView; //import these 3 libraries import com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAds; public class Mainactivity extends AppCompatActivity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); MobileAds.initialize(getApplicationContext(), "ca-app-pub- 65899583587752154~78858584206"); // Add your App ID here (Don't confuse with adunit ID) //add code AdView mAdView = (AdView) findViewById(R.id.adView); AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().build(); mAdView.loadAd(adRequest); } }
Now build and Run your app
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Change app ID to production version at the time of deployment