[AdMob SDK Upgrade] Upgrade to Google Mobile Ads SDK 7.0.0. or higher

[studentvz20]

Hello,

I have received a email from AdMob that says that I need to upgrade my AdMob SDKs to 7.0.0 till 15.09.2016.

I'm using old Google Mobile Ads Unity Plugin v2.3.1, which version of "native" Google Mobile Ads SDK is in that plugin?

Thank you.

[Vu Chau (Mobile Ads SDK Team)]

Hi there,

You can always check with the Plugin's release notes to see the latest version: https://github.com/googleads/googleads-mobile-unity/releases.  At the time of this writing, the version is v3.0.5.

With regards to the email you received about needing the SDK to be higher than v6.4.1, that refers to a legacy, standalone Mobile Ads SDK that was deprecated back in February 2014, and that had its own versioning system. That deprecation does NOT refer at all to the use of Google Play services. What that means is even if you are using Google Play services 4.0 which was released back in October 2013, you are still OK.

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.  That reveals the version number of Google Play services, hence the SDK, in your app.

Vu Chau

Mobile Ads SDK Team

[studentvz20]

Hi again,

My game uses Google Play Games Plugin for Unity, Version 0.9.25 and Google Play Services version: 

<integer name="google_play_services_version">8115000</integer>

Also, google-play-services.jar is modifed on 05.10.2015.

Notification about changes is in this email:

"Hi,
AdMob is committed to providing you the most effective monetization solutions. As we innovate, it’s important that we leverage the latest technologies to bolster our platform. As part of this movement, we are deprecating versions 6.4.1 and lower of the Android Google Mobile Ads SDK on September 15th, 2016.
In order to ensure that your ads continue to serve after September 15th, 2016, please upgrade to Google Mobile Ads SDK 7.0.0 or higher.
The newer Google Mobile Ads SDKs have many more benefits for you:
Seamless auto-updates. Changes to the Google Mobile Ads SDK for Android get pushed seamlessly to users through Google Play services, so you can focus your time where it matters
You won’t need to spend time updating your apps with the latest versions of the ads SDK each time it changes
New features and bug fixes will also reach users through auto-updates
Better user experiences. Users will find it easier to manage updating their apps as some improvements will automatically be received in the background.
To upgrade your SDK, add the latest version of play-services (listed under dependencies) in your Gradle Build configuration file. For example, the following added v9.0:
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
...
dependencies {
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:9.0.2'
}
Stay tuned for more updates and tips.
Cheers,

The AdMob Team"

Just to be 100% sure. So, I'm ok with Google Mobile Ads Unity Plugin v2.3.1 and I don't need to change anything?

Thank you very much on your help.

[Vu Chau (Mobile Ads SDK Team)]

Just to be 100% sure. So, I'm ok with Google Mobile Ads Unity Plugin v2.3.1 and I don't need to change anything?

That is correct!

Vu