Mac Catalyst Support

[Draco Ex Machina]

Hello AdMob Team,

currently, when trying to compile an iOS app for the Mac (Project Catalyst), linking to the GoogleMobileAds.framework et al results in the following compiler error:

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Building for Mac Catalyst, but the linked framework 'GoogleMobileAds.framework' was built for iOS + iOS Simulator. You may need to restrict the platforms for which this framework should be linked in the target editor, or replace it with an XCFramework that supports both platforms. 

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Could you rebuild your framework(s) to support Mac Catalyst, so we can show AdMob ads on the Mac? 

That would be awesome and shouldn't be too much work on your side (hopefully).

Thank you very much!

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi there,

Thank you for reaching out to us. However, I'm afraid that we cannot provide technical assistance regarding your concern as the Mac Catalyst is not supported by the Mobile Ads SDK. To get future updates regarding this, please keep an eye on our blog.

Regards,
Teejay Pimentel
Mobile Ads SDK Team

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[François Piednoël]

I am afraid that it is forcing me to remove admob out of my app and replace it with Facebook one. 

Francois

[Carlos Hwa]

I would also like to see this supported.

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Carlos,

Thank you for looking forward on this. Please be informed that a feature request has been raised to the rest of the team; however, kindly note that there is no guarantee that said feature will be implemented in a future release. You may keep an eye out on our blog and our Release Notes for any future updates.

Regards,
Teejay Pimentel
Mobile Ads SDK Team

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[Pavel Kostka]

Hi Teejay,

Would you please have any update on this CR? Starting this Xmas, Apple will launch distribution of their new ARM Macs that will run all iOS apps natively. Catalyst shall still support Intel users. Will Google Ads support Mac on these new "platforms" and if so, can you please guesstimate when?

Thank you.

Best regards,

Pavel Kostka

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Pavel,

Thank you for responding back. Here is what I can tell you at the moment.

From what we have looked at this would appear to be more related to our IMA SDK and as such if something was to be done with it. That is where we would do it.

At the current moment there does not appear to be any plans to implement any support for this, but we would suggest to keep an eye out on our release notes as things can always change in the future.

Regards,
William Pescherine