Interstitial with Android's 2 or 3-button navigation on Android 15+

[Rob-Exo]

Hi,

Users are complaining that they cannot access the “close ad” buttons when using 3-button navigation with Android 15. (see images)

I know there is a response saying that an update is planned for September to fix issues with Android 15 and edge-to-edge, but while we wait for a fix, and knowing that the developer can't do anything about it, can you notify the Admob backend team to limit the display of this type of ad? As developers, we have no way of intervening, unless we stop all interstitial ad placements.

Lib used: com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:24.1.0

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor]

Hi,

Thank you for contacting the Mobile Ads SDK Support team.   

We've got a temporary solution for the API level 35 issue you're facing. To fix it, you'll need to use a workaround that disables the edge-to-edge feature.

Here's the workaround:

<style name="Android15EdgeToEdgeStyle"

parent="@android:style/Theme.Translucent">

<item name="android:windowOptOutEdgeToEdgeEnforcement"

tools:targetApi="35">true</item>

</style>

To implement this, set the windowOptOutEdgeToEdgeEnforcement flag to true in your app's window style. Please keep in mind that this is only a temporary fix. Our team is actively working on a permanent solution and will let you know as soon as an update is ready.

Thanks,
 

Mobile Ads SDK Team

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[2025-09-02 15:18:52Z GMT] This message is in relation to case "ref:!00D1U01174p.!500Ht01u5auK:ref" (ADR-00331578)

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor]

Hi,

We’ve confirmed that the fix is fully live as of Sep 17, and the rendering issue on Android 15+ that affects full-screen ads rendering is now resolved. Please do not use the workaround we’ve shared before and remove the workaround if you have implemented it. 

If you believe you are still experiencing the issue of android system bar blocking full screen ads on Android 15+ app package, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.

Thanks,
 

Mobile Ads SDK Team

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[2025-09-23 19:12:55Z GMT] This message is in relation to case "ref:!00D1U01174p.!500Ht01u5auK:ref" (ADR-00331578)

[Rob-Exo]

Thanks for your reply, great news!