Android Question Admob Open bidding?

[tufanv]

Hello,

Finally I was approved for open bidding in admob. Does firebase admob library already supports this?
For pre-requisties it says:

• Google Mobile Ads SDK 18.1.1 or higher.

Thanks

 

[Pendrush]

Initialization is different then in normal AdMob, also manifest. AdMob lib for B4a and B4i have to be updated with new initialize method. Also additional SDK will be mandatory for some networks.

EDIT:

Set up AdMob Mediation | Android | Google for Developers

Set up AdMob Mediation using Google Mobile Ads SDK (Legacy) for Android.

developers.google.com

 

[tufanv]

Initialization is different then in normal AdMob, also manifest. AdMob lib for B4a and B4i have to be updated with new initialize method. Also additional SDK will be mandatory for some networks.

EDIT:

Set up AdMob Mediation | Android | Google for Developers

Set up AdMob Mediation using Google Mobile Ads SDK (Legacy) for Android.

developers.google.com

Manifest is easy but new initilaze method? How can we do that? any ideas?

 

[Pendrush]

Load ad is also different, better to wait for Erel to change lib, it's <2 minutes job.

 

[tufanv]

@Erel can you help about this ? I Was mailing everyday admob about this and finally get it so I would be happy if I can use it. I see that loading ads may generate a problem only IF requests are not sent to other sources so it looks like this change is not mandatory. Inıtialize method also seems same but I am not sure as Pendrush says it is different.

 

[Pendrush]

You cannot load ads before fire of event OnInitializationCompleteListener. I don't know is current B4a lib have that event.
Also this:

The loadAds() method currently serves only Google ads. For mediated ads, use loadAd() instead.

 

[tufanv]

any help with this ?

 

[Erel]

You can see the code here: https://github.com/AnywhereSoftware...esoftware/b4a/admobwrapper/AdViewWrapper.java
It doesn't call loadAds, though the library code isn't too important as the API is simple enough to call it with JavaObject.

Replace MobileAds.Initialize with:

Sub MobileAdsInitialize As ResumableSub
    Dim ctxt As JavaObject
    ctxt.InitializeContext
    Dim jo As JavaObject
    jo.InitializeStatic("com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAds")
    Dim CompleteListener As Object = jo.CreateEventFromUI("com.google.android.gms.ads.initialization.OnInitializationCompleteListener", "Complete", Null)
    jo.RunMethod("initialize", Array(ctxt, CompleteListener))
    Wait For Complete_Event (MethodName As String, Args() As Object)
    If MethodName = "onInitializationComplete" Then
        Dim jStatusMap As JavaObject = jo.RunMethodJO("getInitializationStatus", Null).RunMethod("getAdapterStatusMap", Null)
        Dim status As Map = JavaMapToB4AMap(jStatusMap)
        For Each AdapterName As String In status.Keys
            Dim st As JavaObject = status.Get(AdapterName)
            Log($"${AdapterName}: state: ${st.RunMethod("getInitializationState", Null)}"$)
        Next
    End If
    Return True
End Sub

 

[tufanv]

I am getting an error about mediation after this on unfiltered logs: Do you think it is related=?

JS: Uncaught ReferenceError: onLoad is not defined (https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net...d3_sdkVideo_exo3_th_autoplay_mediation_scroll

 

[Erel]

Does the code work? Do you see the state of each adapter?

 

[tufanv]

Does the code work? Do you see the state of each adapter?

Yes no problem with the code. I see the adapter statuses.

 

[tufanv]

You can see the code here: https://github.com/AnywhereSoftware...esoftware/b4a/admobwrapper/AdViewWrapper.java
It doesn't call loadAds, though the library code isn't too important as the API is simple enough to call it with JavaObject.

Replace MobileAds.Initialize with:

Sub MobileAdsInitialize As ResumableSub
    Dim ctxt As JavaObject
    ctxt.InitializeContext
    Dim jo As JavaObject
    jo.InitializeStatic("com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAds")
    Dim CompleteListener As Object = jo.CreateEventFromUI("com.google.android.gms.ads.initialization.OnInitializationCompleteListener", "Complete", Null)
    jo.RunMethod("initialize", Array(ctxt, CompleteListener))
    Wait For Complete_Event (MethodName As String, Args() As Object)
    If MethodName = "onInitializationComplete" Then
        Dim jStatusMap As JavaObject = jo.RunMethodJO("getInitializationStatus", Null).RunMethod("getAdapterStatusMap", Null)
        Dim status As Map = JavaMapToB4AMap(jStatusMap)
        For Each AdapterName As String In status.Keys
            Dim st As JavaObject = status.Get(AdapterName)
            Log($"${AdapterName}: state: ${st.RunMethod("getInitializationState", Null)}"$)
        Next
    End If
    Return True
End Sub

Can this method still be used with firebasse admob2? I need to see mediation adapter statuses .

 

[Erel]

I haven't tested it with mediation.