B4A Library AppLovin Ads - Social Advertising

Hi folks,

I present you the AppLovin ad library. This ad type is very new on the scene, and it adds a social element to your ads. It also promises (and I've tested it to be true) a higher eCPM compared to others like Admob and Mobfox.

More details:
http://www.applovin.com/

Here are the manifest requirements:

<!-- AppLovin API key. Could be obtained from AppLovin management console -->
        <meta-data
            android:name="applovin.sdk.key"
            android:value="<your key from dashboard here>" />
<!-- This flag enables verbose logging of AppLovin SDK -->
        <meta-data
            android:name="applovin.sdk.verbose_logging"
            android:value="true" />

        
        <service android:name="com.applovin.sdk.AppLovinService" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.applovin.sdk.AppLovinService" />
            </intent-filter>
        </service>

Permissions:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE"/>
   
      <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS"/>

**Read contacts permission is optional, but having it in will show you the social ads, otherwise you get non-social ads.

You can create banner ads or interstitial ads. For interstitial, you will need to handle the ad closed event thing. And look at addisplayed event before showing your ads.

I have not truly tested the interstitials much, better thoroughly test it out.

Banners are fine, add as a new view to your panel or activity like you do for Admob.

Attached library includes the dummy xml file for those who work the "classic" way, or for those who have B4A versions prior to 1.8.

Do note that i've noticed the ads are mainly cpa type, meaning, people will need to download the apps advertised before you get your revenue.

Give it a go!

Any questions, ask away.

Cheers!
-Bill

 

[ykucuk]

hello stulish,

i tried but doesnt work (Interstitial). could you share example project please

thank you

 

[susu]

Applovin had B4A plugin, you can download from here:
https://applovin.com/integration#basic4AndroidIntegration

 

[ykucuk]

hi susu,

i know this page. its exactly same code.

i get banner but no Interstitial.

when i try Interstitial screen be darker but no adv on it.

 

[susu]

I used their Interstitial and it works well. You can post your code here, I'll check it for you.

 

[ykucuk]

my code is only ALAdView.ShowInterstitial() in Activity Create sub

 

[susu]

Correct code is:
Dim AL as Applovin
AL.ShowInterstitial

 

[ykucuk]

it is same code with mine. and it doesnt work.

 

[susu]

You need to check this list:

1. Did you add these code to Manifest Editor?

AddApplicationText(<meta-data android:name="applovin.sdk.key"
                    android:value="YOUR SDK KEY" />)
AddApplicationText(<activity android:name="com.applovin.adview.AppLovinInterstitialActivity" />)

2. Did you download "applovin-sdk-5.1.1.jar" from Applovin website and rename it to "applovin-sdk.jar" then copy to Additional libraries folder. Download B4A plugin from Applovin website, extract and copy 2 files to Additional libraries folder.

3. In Libs tab of B4A IDE, tick on "applovin-basic4android-library-1.0" and "applovin-sdk"

4. Check Applovin Dashboard -> Manage Apps -> select your app. In "Interstitial Frequency Capping", tick on "Do not frequency cap Interstitials". Click Save.

5. Open your app on real device and be sure you connected to internet.

6. If it still not work, you need to contact Applovin

 

[ykucuk]

hello susu,

i checked all. cant see difference.

could you check my code when you ll have free time

project file :
http://www.sentio.com.tr/AppLoving.zip

thank you

 

[susu]

Yes, your code works fine. Maybe there's no inventory for your country. You should ask Applovin for help.

 

[Johnmcenroy]

Latest AppLovin SDK (banners and interstitials) also available through MoPub mediation platform. See my signature.

 

[Jaames]

Hi . I can not find B4A plugin on their site, if I click on this link https://applovin.com/integration#basic4AndroidIntegration it lead me to the applovin home page.

Any suggestions?

 

[susu]

I don't know why but Applovin deleted their B4A Plugin. You can ask them to create a new one.

 

[Jaames]

I wrote them an email, waiting for reply, In the meantime I tried wrapper from the first post and it is working in both cases , banner and interstitials with applovin latest SDK...

 

[Stulish]

I have had one of my Apps removed due to the AppLovin part of it apparently it is non-compliant with developer policies, does anyone know when they are updating the B4A plugin to make it compliant?

thanks

 

[MaxApps]

I too had an app banned, due to Applovin.
Also got a warning, that my account could be closed, if it happens again.

 

[Stulish]

I just had an email from AppLoving saying they wont be supporting B4A, so eitehr someone has to create a wrapper or, i will have to look elsewhere.

 

[ilan]

I wrote them an email, waiting for reply, In the meantime I tried wrapper from the first post and it is working in both cases , banner and interstitials with applovin latest SDK...

hi james, have you wrote a wrapper for the latest SDK?

i have just contact applovin about a plugin for B4a/B4i and thats their answer:

Hello Illan,

Thanks for reaching out!

We don't have a native adapter for B4A/B4I. That said, you can grab our SDK from the AppLovin platform and create your own plugin.

If you have any additional questions, feel free to reach out.

Best,

Michael

Sent from my iPhone

 

[Jaames]

hi james, have you wrote a wrapper for the latest SDK?

i have just contact applovin about a plugin for B4a/B4i and thats their answer:

Unfortunately not. I'm using only admob now, it is only ad network that works for me.

 

[rleiman]

Hi,

Thanks for the library.

I installed it and signed up for applovin but I did not see any tutorial in this thread on implementing it into my app. I would like to add it as a custom view so the banner ad would show up on the top of my main screen when the app opens.

It also had the apploven-sdk jar file missing so I downloaded version 6 from the applovin web site and downloaded it and renamed it to apploven-sdk.jar and my app compiled so I'm assuming I must have done the correct thing. If there was anything else I needed to do please let me know.

Thanks in advance.

Truly,
R. Leiman