AdMobAdapter does not implement the initialize() method

[Romain Bitard]

I'm trying to implement unity admob ads and after I call MobileAds.initialize I get this error

"AdMobAdapter does not implement the initialize() method"

MobileAds seems to initialize correctly though.

Even after I add other adapters they don't appear in the logs using

initStatus.getAdapterStatusMap(); (maybe because admob fails).
How can I debug that ?

I followed the samples and tutorials for unity and used the latest 8.3.0

[Romain Bitard]

Anybody knows how to solve that ? I believe it's the reason I see no other adapters in my logs (from the getAdapterStatusMap()) even after adding them

[Romain Bitard]

Anybody knows what I did wrong? I followed the admob unity documentation but no adapters seems to init

[Romain Bitard]

I can also tell that I succesfully implemented unity mediation, ironsource levelplay so I know how to implement stuff and follow documentation. I can't pinpoint what goes wrong here

[Romain Bitard]

I managed to get UnityAdapter ready (but I have an error no ad configured for this app id or something even though I did configure one), Adcolony Ready (but I have no fill with adcolony sdk initialization error when asking for an ad).

I added AppLovin and Meta adapters but they don't even show up in initStatus.getAdapterStatusMap() what can I do for all of this ?

Thanks in advance,

Sorry to bother you

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor]

Hi Romain,

Thank you for reaching out to us.

For us to further check your concern, can you provide us the following information below?

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• Steps to replicate
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[Romain Bitard]

I answered to you by mail with everything asked, looking forward your response as I really want to start using admob instead of levelplay !

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor]

Hi Roman,

Thank you for getting back to us.

It appears that you're loading/requesting an ad before initializing the SDK. Please take note that you have your app initialize the Mobile Ads SDK by calling MobileAds.Initialize() before loading ads. This needs to be done only once, ideally at app launch. You may check the sample implementation here: https://developers.google.com/admob/unity/quick-start#initialize_the_mobile_ads_sdk.

[Romain Bitard]

Hey I don't know why but my answer didn't get posted.

If you check the code you can see that I Initialize only once (I even have a Logs that we can check "Ads Manager - Init" and a boolean to prevent it from happening).
I managed to get the other adapters "ready" (you have to map them in admob otherwise they might not get marked as ready)

But I still get the error "2023/06/25 10:23:45.365 16112 16172 Info Unity Ads - AdsManager - Adapter: com.google.ads.mediation.admob.AdMobAdapter Description: Failed to initialize adapter. com.google.ads.mediation.admob.AdMobAdapter does not implement the initialize() method. status : not ready."

Cordially,

Romain

[Romain Bitard]

(Replying to all instead of just the Forum Advisor as it can interest more)

If you check the code you can see that I Initialize only once (I even have a Logs that we can check "Ads Manager - Init" and a boolean to prevent it from happening).
I managed to get the other adapters "ready" (you have to map them in admob otherwise they might not get marked as ready)

But I still get the error "2023/06/25 10:23:45.365 16112 16172 Info Unity Ads - AdsManager - Adapter: com.google.ads.mediation.admob.AdMobAdapter Description: Failed to initialize adapter. com.google.ads.mediation.admob.AdMobAdapter does not implement the initialize() method. status : not ready."

Cordially,

Romain

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor]

Hello Romain,

I've noticed that you've also raised this concern on GitHub. For us to properly troubleshoot this, kind provide us a Sample App Project instead of an APK.

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[Romain Bitard]

Hello, I uploaded a minimalist sample project (klondike), to display interstitial ads simply play one card and click reset (it counts as a new game) or click the bottom right button "Earn shuffles" to display a rewarded ad.

I zipped the assets folder and settings and such and removed packages, libraries etc.

Cordially,

Romain

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor]

Hi Romain,

Thank you for providing the requested information. However, upon opening it in our end, we are able to encounter multiple errors. Can you confirm if you're able to encounter it also in your end? If not, can you provide us the steps you made so we can try it again and avoid the errors to proceed on investigating it in our end?