Rewarded Ad - what event to use to give reward to the user? (Unity)

[Victor Moldoveanu]

Hi, I've just updated to the latest release for unity (7.4.1) and I'm upgrading my old code (6.something) to fit the new update. 

I have implemented the rewarded ad but it is not clear to me which event to use to give the reward to the user.

old code used to trigger reward for user

rewardedAd.OnUserEarnedReward += HandleUserEarnedReward

for this I get the suggestion to use new OnAdPaid event

new code that does not work

ad.OnAdImpressionRecorded += () => {    }; 

ad.OnAdPaid += (AdValue adValue) =>  {   StartCoroutine(RewardedUserReward());   };

new code that works

ad.OnAdImpressionRecorded += () => {   StartCoroutine(RewardedUserReward());   }; 

ad.OnAdPaid += (AdValue adValue) =>  {    };

//RewardUserReward is similar to old HandleUserEarnedReward

I am running the code locally on the PC with dummy ads. 

If i put the reward method in OnAdImpressionRecorded, everything works fine. If i put it in OnAdPaid then I get no reward, the event is not even triggered in debugging mode. 

So which one is the correct approach?

the "recommended" OnAdPaid that does not work or the other one that works?

Thanks,

- Victor

[Victor Moldoveanu]

I've tested this also on an Internal Test track version of the game and the results is the same.

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor]

Hello Victor,
 

Thank you for reaching out to us.
 

The reason why OnAdPaid event is not working in the testing environment is because its only raised when the ad is estimated to have earned money. As for OnAdImpressionRecorded, its raised when an impression is recorded for an ad. But with regards to your concern, the recommended method is when showing the rewarded interstitial ad with reward callback. Specifically in the rewardedInterstitialAd.Show((Reward reward) method.

rewardedInterstitialAd.Show((Reward reward) =>
        {
            // TODO: Reward the user.
            Debug.Log(String.Format(rewardMsg, reward.Type, reward.Amount));
        });

The rewarded interstitial ad events you've mentioned may also be used for rewarding the user but it primarily depends on your implementation.

Regards,

Mobile Ads SDK Team

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[Victor Moldoveanu]

oh, ok, got it! so rewarding the user goes into the Show method. Thanks for clarifying!

[wwforever_nw]

Same issue occurs.
I wonder if advertising revenue occurred when using the Show method.
OnAdPaid is used instead of OnUserEarnedReward, but it seems strange to reward the user unconditionally even though no callback has occurred.
The OnAdPaid event is triggered when the ad is estimated to generate revenue, and I want to give a reward only at this time.
Finally, OnAdPaid works for test ads. Rather, it doesn't happen with formal ads.

2023년 3월 29일 수요일 오후 11시 18분 32초 UTC+9에 Victor Moldoveanu님이 작성:

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor]

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out to us.

With regard to using OnAdPaid, you may check this documentation (https://developers.google.com/admob/unity/migration#ad_event_delegates_now_adopt_specific_type_arguments) for an example on how to use it. If you encounter any error in your implementation, just kindly let us know, and if this is not what you're looking for, kindly elaborate your concern so we can provide proper guidance.

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Thanks,

 

Mobile Ads SDK Team