AppOpenAd, InterstitialAd, RewardedAd do not automatically get destroyed when the activity is recreated

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Hi, I found an odd behavior/bug with these ads - if you are showing any of them and you change the device font size for example while they are still showing, it will cause the activity to be destroyed and recreated but these ads will NOT be destroyed and you will end up with a newly created activity beneath them which could cause a lot of problems and policy issues. This can also happen if you switch to dark mode, make the app a popup window from Recents, if the density changes and other cases, if they are not all added to the configChanges in the manifest, but we can't just add them all as in some cases we really do want the activity to be recreated, but the ads will not be destroyed and there is no way to destroy/close them by code.

Please note that this also happens in your sample projects: https://github.com/googleads/googleads-mobile-android-examples

What are we supposed to do when the activity is recreated and the ads are not destroyed automatically?

Thanks

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor]

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Mobile Ads SDK support team.

I will check with our team and get back to you with an update as soon as possible. In the meantime, your patience is appreciated.

Thanks,
 

Mobile Ads SDK Team

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[2025-11-18 20:58:16Z GMT] This message is in relation to case "ref:!00D1U01174p.!500Ht01vTlvp:ref" (ADR-00339662)