Starting on 23 January 2018, AdMob will no longer be supporting Android and iOS Google Mobile Ads SD

[domatic....@gmail.com]

Hi, i recived a email from google admob : "Starting on  23 January 2018, we will no longer support Google Mobile Ads (GMA) SDK versions lower than 7.0.0 for Android or iOS. To continue serving mobile ads from AdMob, Ad Exchange, or DFP after this date, please upgrade to the latest Google Mobile Ads SDK"

I am developing on eclipse with google ads version 5.0

This apply for new apps or i need to upgrade the old apps ?

is necesary to upgrade to another version for apps on google play store  ?

thank you

Domatic

[Joshua Lagonera (Mobile Ads SDK Team)]

Hi Domatic,

Kindly note that we do not support integration using Eclipse. You can take a look at this blog post for information about this.

As for your concern if this will apply to old apps as well, yes it will. Ad requests coming from an SDK version older than 7.0.0 will start returning no fill on January 23, 2018. We recommend that you update to the latest Google Mobile Ads SDK for both your old and new apps as soon as possible to minimize impact to ad serving.

Regards,

Joshua Lagonera

Mobile Ads SDK Team

[Sf]

Hi Joshua,

why the Android apks should be updated for apps that already use a Google play service version of the Ads ?

I mean, I have some apps compiled against Google Play Services 6.x.x

so users with newest devices now should have installed the last google play services 11.x.x

with the latest fixes and so on.

I do not want to use rewarded video ads, native ads and the latest features in my apps.

so why should I compile again these apps ?

Admob ads-lib was added into google play services  also  

to avoid rebuilding apps like was happening in the past with the standalone Admob sdk , wasn'it ?

(I completely understand instead the need to rebuild the IOS version of the apps)

Thanks

Stefa

[Joshua Lagonera (Mobile Ads SDK Team)]

Hi Stefa,

You are correct that the newest devices should have the latest version of the Google Play Services APK on the side of the owner of the device. If a user's device has Google Play Services APK installed with a version equal to greater than 7.0.0, then it will continue to serve ads as expected. However, this may or may not be the case for the devices of all your users. As previously mentioned, we recommend developers to update to the latest Google Mobile Ads SDK as soon as possible to minimize impact to ad serving.

Hope this clarifies things on your end.

Regards,

Joshua Lagonera

Mobile Ads SDK Team

[Gary Plowman]

Hi

I have updated some apps with G Play Services SDK 7.8 and update manifest with same...will that keep ads service...is there a check we can do to ensure our version or ad serving is correct before the 23rd Jan deadline?

[Deepika Uragayala- MobileAds SDK team]

Hi there,

To check the version of Google Play services compiled in your app, check the integer/google_play_services_version integer in your project's Manifest which reveals the version number of Google Play services, hence the SDK, in your app. One more way you can check is to proxy the network traffic when you send out the ad request. Check the response from the ad server, and you will be able to see the version of the SDK in your app.

Regards,
Deepika Uragayala
Mobile Ads SDK Team

[joe]

 Hi Joshua

I am a beginner
please how to upgraded Mobile Ads SDK to 7.0.0
 
thank you

[Deepika Uragayala- MobileAds SDK team]

Hi Joe,

For Android, the SDK is being distributed via Gradle and you would have to update the version manually in the Gradle file to upgrade the SDK.

Regards,

Deepika Uragayala

Mobile Ads SDK Team

[joe]

Hi
when I use update send me this message


Error:(31, 13) Failed to resolve: com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:11.8.0
<a href="install.m2.repo">Install Repository and sync project</a><br><a href="openFile:C:/Users/BRAHIM/Desktop/000/x/kok/mobb/app/build.gradle">Show in File</a><br><a href="open.dependency.in.project.structure">Show in Project Structure dialog</a>

help me please

[Deepika Uragayala- MobileAds SDK team]

Hi Joe,

Are you using Android Studio? If so, you need to upgrade your Google Play Services version to be able to update to the latest SDK build. You can then select Resolve Client JARs to update the Android Mobile Ads SDK in your project.

Regards,

Deepika Uragayala

Mobile Ads SDK Team

[Polina]

Hello, I have apps built with Eclipse ADT and Google play services revision 16. Do I have to update because the announcement is for Google Mobile Ads?

Thank you! 

[Deepika Uragayala- MobileAds SDK team]

Hi Polina,

Thanks for contacting us. We do not provide support for Eclipse and you would have to use Android Studio since our SDK is not available as a standalone framework.The Google Mobile Ads SDK for Android is now part of the Google Play services platform. You may refer here for the announcement of the deprecation of the standalone SDK.

Additionally, you may refer in this guide on how to import the Google Mobile Ads SDK with a Gradle dependency into your app.

Regards,
Deepika Uragayala
Mobile Ads SDK Team

[Technical Toons]

My apps are running on 8.4.0 version. Do I need to update them to latest version ?. How long 8.4.0 will be supported. Please reply. Thank you

[Technical Toons]

My apps are running on 8.4.0 version. Do I need to update them to latest version ?. How long 8.4.0 will be supported. Please reply. Thank you

[Deepika Uragayala- MobileAds SDK team]

Hi there,

As mentioned above, the SDK is bundled with Google Play Services. If your apps are using version 8.4.0 of Google Play Services, which is above the soon-to-be deprecated version (7.0.0), they should be safe and unaffected. However, please note that it is always recommended to update to the latest version of the Mobile Ads SDK to ensure that you have the latest features and improvements.

Regards,
Deepika Uragayala
Mobile Ads SDK Team

[Kyaw Soe Win]

Hi So Far my understanding is "if you are using Google play Services (Any Version) in your app, you are save (you don't need to update your Google play Services SDK) if your users have google play services library(Version higher than 7.0) in their device." Am I correct? 

Thanks

Kyaw

[Deepika Uragayala- MobileAds SDK team]

Hi there,

Thanks for contacting us. As per the announcement, If your apps are using version of Google Play Services, which is above the soon-to-be deprecated version (7.0.0), they should be safe and unaffected. However, we would always recommended to update to the latest version of the Mobile Ads SDK to ensure that you have the latest features and improvements.

Regards,

Deepika Uragayala

Mobile Ads SDK Team

[Hasan Ali Khan]

I also recieved the email I just want to know is firebase (

compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-ads:9.2.1'

)
library is deprecating or not do we have to update it or not to continue serving ads

Plz guide

[Deepika Uragayala- MobileAds SDK team]

Hi Hasan,

Thanks for contacting us. As mentioned above, we would always recommended to update to the latest version of the Mobile Ads SDK SDK if you are using versions lower than 7.0.0 for Android or iOS to ensure that you have the latest features and improvements and to continue Ad serving on your applications.

Regards,

Deepika Uragayala

Mobile Ads SDK Team

[malaue...@gmail.com]

I am using google-play-services will my apps be affected

[Deepika Uragayala- MobileAds SDK team]

Hi there,

The Google Mobile Ads SDK for Android is now part of the Google Play services platform. You may refer here for the announcement of the deprecation of the standalone SDK. If you are using Android Studio, you need to upgrade your Google Play Services version to be able to update to the latest SDK build. You can then select Resolve Client JARs to update the Android Mobile Ads SDK in your project.

Regards,
Deepika Uragayala
Mobile Ads SDK Team