Admob Interstitial Ad Display Format

[Soh Guan Hoe]

Hi I just uploaded an app with Admob Interstitial Ad to Google Play but it was suspended. Reason given was below

REASON FOR REMOVAL: Violation of the Ad Policy:

• Interstitial ads may only be displayed inside of the app they came with. A prominent and accessible target must be made available to users in any interstitial ad so they may dismiss the ad without penalty or inadvertent click-through.

Please refer to the ad walls policy help article for more information.

So I click on above URL https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/2986667?&ref_topic=2985714 to take a look at a sample of what is considered as valid and legal.

It seems for Interstitial Ad, there is to be a button to allow user to click No Thanks.

So I launch that app to take a look at the Admob served Interstitial Ad and it does not have the button No Thanks. Instead it just have a X icon at the top right corner.

So is this display format violating Google Play guidelines ?

Since the Interstitial Ad is served from Admob, I would like to know what are we developers supposed to do ? Can we customize the look and feel of the Interstitial Ad to make them adhere to Google Play guidelines of having a No Thanks button ?

Thanks.

[Eric Leichtenschlag]

You cannot customize AdMob interstitials with extra buttons.

Please file the appeal form from this link. This forum doesn't handle policy support.