Android Question [Solved] Initialize MobileAds

[asales]

In this link:
https://developers.google.com/admob/android/quick-start#initialize_mobileads
I have this information:
Before loading ads, have your app initialize the Mobile Ads SDK by calling MobileAds.initialize() with your AdMob App ID. This needs to be done only once, ideally at app launch.

I use banners, interstitial and native ads.
I need to do this?
If yes, how I can initialize the AdMob App ID?

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Erel]

Seems like the ads work without this call. You can call it with:

Dim ctxt As JavaObject
ctxt.InitializeContext
MobileAds.InitializeStatic("com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAds")
MobileAds.RunMethod("initialize", Array(ctxt, YourAdMobAppId))

Best to do it in Activity_Create when FirstTime is True.

 

[asales]

MobileAds.InitializeStatic("com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAds")
MobileAds.RunMethod("initialize", Array(ctxt, YourAdMobAppId))

MobileAds is JavaObject, correct?

Dim MobileAds As JavaObject

What is ctxt?
How I initialize it?

 

[DonManfred]

What is ctxt?

Dim ctxt As JavaObject
       ctxt.InitializeContext

 

[Erel]

Fixed.

 

[asales]

This is my final code. Thanks!

If FirstTime Then
    Dim ctxt As JavaObject
    ctxt.InitializeContext
    Dim MobileAds As JavaObject
    MobileAds.InitializeStatic("com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAds")
    MobileAds.RunMethod("initialize", Array(ctxt, "ca-app-pub-3940256099942544~3347511713"))  'Sample ID
End If

 

[sorex]

Is this to get native ads working with the admob for firebase library?

 

[Addo]

which library we should use ?

 

[DonManfred]

Is this to get native ads working with the admob for firebase library?

which library we should use ?

I guess it is this one: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...b-ads-integrated-with-firebase-backend.67710/

 

[asales]

Is this to get native ads working with the admob for firebase library?

No.
If you don't see the native ad in the admob console, you can't create and use it.
If you see, use this code:
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/any-news-about-native-ads-advanced.88100/#post-562893

 

[sorex]

I still don't have the ability to select/see Native ads when going to the "Add unit". Not sure why but a lot of people don't see it.

 

[asales]

I still don't have the ability to select/see Native ads when going to the "Add unit". Not sure why but a lot of people don't see it.

This is not still release to all users.
I talked with a Google account manager and he says that you will see this ads only if your account has a manager.