Release notes for the Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin

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Version 3.16 of the Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin was released on 3/21/19.

Release notes:

• Added new RewardedAd APIs support.
• Added PListProcessor to assist in adding the GADApplicationIdentifier
• to iOS build Info.plist.

Built and tested with:

• Google Play services 17.2.0
• Google Mobile Ads iOS SDK 7.42.0
• Unity Jar Resolver 1.2.102.0

[Mobile Ads DevRel]

Version 3.17.0 of the Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin was released on 5/15/19.

Release notes:

• Revised Banner positioning code to use gravity instead of popup window.
• Tested Banner positioning with notched devices supporting Google P APIs.
• Added Rewarded Ads ServerSideVerificationOptions (thanks @halfdevil!)
• Fixed issue with PListProcessor macro.
• Added whitelist for apache http library (thanks @RolandSzep!)
• Specified package for gender enum (thanks @armnotstrong!)
• Added mediation extras for custom events (thanks @SeanPONeil!)

Built and tested with:

• Google Play services 17.2.0
• Google Mobile Ads iOS SDK 7.44.0
• Unity Jar Resolver 1.2.111.0

[Mobile Ads DevRel]

Version 3.18.0 of the Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin was released on 6/20/19.

Release notes:

• Added GoogleMobileAdsSettings editor UI for making Plist / manifest changes.
• Fix OnRewardedAdFailedToShow callbacks.
• Migrated android support library to androidx (JetPack) with Google Mobile Ads
  SDK version 18.0.0.

Built and tested with:

• Google Play services 18.0.0
• Google Mobile Ads iOS SDK 7.45.0
• Unity Jar Resolver 1.2.119

[Mobile Ads DevRel]

Version 3.18.1 of the Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin was released on 7/11/19.

Release notes:

• Add new Initialization API.
• Fixed Android compile error with PListProcessor.
• Removed reflection for improved IL2CPP support.
• Fixed iOS dependency to not use patch version.

Built and tested with:

• Google Play services 18.1.0
• Google Mobile Ads iOS SDK 7.46.0
• Unity Jar Resolver 1.2.122

[Mobile Ads DevRel]

Version 3.18.2 of the Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin was released on 7/25/19.

Release notes:

• Update to Android release 18.1.1.

Built and tested with:

• Google Play services 18.1.1
• Google Mobile Ads iOS SDK 7.47.0
• Unity Jar Resolver 1.2.123

[Mobile Ads DevRel]

Version 3.18.3 of the Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin was released on 8/8/19.

Release notes:

• Updated Unity Jar Resolver.

Built and tested with:

• Google Play services 18.1.1
• Google Mobile Ads iOS SDK 7.48.0
• Unity Jar Resolver 1.2.124

[Mobile Ads DevRel]

Version 4.0.0 of the Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin was released on 9/27/19.

Release notes:

• Breaking change: The Android library included in this plugin is now distributed as an aar, and
  lives at Assets/Plugins/Android/googlemobileads-unity.aar. If you are upgrading from a previous
  version, remove the Assets/Plugins/Android/GoogleMobileAdsPlugin folder prior to importing this
  latest version of the plugin.
• Added proguard support on Android.
• Update Android Google Mobile Ads SDK version to 18.2.0.
• Fixed a bug where the AdSize.SMART_BANNER banner size did not work on Unity 2019.2+.
• Added assertion to stop Android builds when Google Mobile Ads settings are invalid.

Built and tested with:

• Google Play services 18.2.0
• Google Mobile Ads iOS SDK 7.50.0
• Unity Jar Resolver 1.2.125

[Mobile Ads DevRel]

Version 4.1.0 of the Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin was released on 10/28/19.

Release notes:

• Released Anchored Adaptive Banner APIs

Built and tested with:

• Google Play services 18.2.0
• Google Mobile Ads iOS SDK 7.51.0
• Unity Jar Resolver 1.2.130

[Mobile Ads DevRel]

Version 4.2.0 of the Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin was released on 12/30/19.

Release Notes

  - Added support for using AdSize.FullWidth with Adaptive banner APIs. 

  - Added `GetRewardItem()` API for `RewardedAd`. 

  - Fixed issue with Android implementation of `GetPortraitAnchoredAdaptiveBannerAdSizeWithWidth`. 

Built and tested with:

- Google Play services 18.3.0

- Google Mobile Ads iOS SDK 7.53.1

- Unity Jar Resolver 1.2.135

[Mobile Ads DevRel]

Version 4.2.1 of the Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin was released on 01/08/19.

Release Notes

• Fixed issue with using `AdSize.FullWidth` API for apps that only support landscape.

Built and tested with:

• Google Play services 18.3.0

• Google Mobile Ads iOS SDK 7.53.1

• Unity Jar Resolver 1.2.135

[Mobile Ads DevRel]

Version 5.0.0 of the Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin was released on 03/06/20.

Release Notes

• Removed preprocessor directives for custom assembly support.
• Fixed IL2CPP build support on Android.
• Updated to Google Play services 19.0.0.
• Updated minimum Android API level to 16.

Built and tested with:

• Google Play services 19.0.0
• Google Mobile Ads iOS SDK 7.56.0
• Unity Jar Resolver 1.2.136

[Mobile Ads DevRel]

Version 5.0.1 of the Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin was released on 03/13/20.

Release Notes

• Fixed issue with externs.cpp in pre-2019 versions of Unity.

[Mobile Ads DevRel]

Version 5.1.0 of the Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin was released on 04/27/20.

Release Notes

• Added RequestConfiguration class. See documentation for usage details.
• Fixed issue with building for IL2CPP in versions of Unity 2017 and earlier.
• Adding missing imports for Unity 5.6 build.
• Added GoogleMobileAds assembly definition.
• Added thread safety to GADUObjectCache in iOS plugin.
• Revised project structure. If upgrading from a previous version, delete
  your GoogleMobileAds/ folder before importing this plugin.

Built and tested with:

• Google Play services 19.1.0
• Google Mobile Ads iOS SDK 7.58.0
• Unity Jar Resolver 1.2.152

[Mobile Ads DevRel]

Version 5.2.0 of the Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin was released on 06/19/20.

Release Notes

• Added ResponseInfo class. See documentation for usage details.
• Fixes #1307 - issue with running in Unity Editor when targeting iOS platform.
• Fixes #1287 - issue where a crash is caused in equality check when AdSize is
  null.
• Moved Plugins/Android/GoogleMobileAdsPlugin to Plugins/Android/GoogleMobileAdsPlugin.androidlib to ensure manifest is picked up when building android app in Unity 2020. If upgrading from a previous version, delete your Plugins/Android/GoogleMobileAdsPlugin folder before importing this plugin. Fixes issue #1310. Thanks @pipe-alt!
• Fix error messages for iOS plugin.
• Added the DisableMediationInitialization() method to MobileAds.
  Warning: Calling this method may negatively impact your Google mediation performance.
  This method should only be called if you include Google mediation adapters in your app, but you
  won't use mediate through Google during a particular app session (for example, you are running
  an A/B mediation test).

Built and tested with:

• Google Play services 19.2.0
• Google Mobile Ads iOS SDK 7.60.0
• External Dependency Manager for Unity 1.2.156.

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Version 5.3.0 of the Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin was released on 07/31/20.

Release Notes:

• Add InitializationStatusClient for Init callback in Unity Editor. Fixes #1394. Thanks @lsnose !
• Update to Android SDK version 19.3.0

Built and tested with:

• Google Play services 19.3.0
• Google Mobile Ads iOS SDK 7.63.0

• External Dependency Manager for Unity 1.2.156.

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Version 5.4.0 of the Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin was released on 11/12/20.

Release Notes:

• Add support for iOS14 with Google's `SKAdNetwork` identifiers automatically included in
  Info.plist.
• Added the `RewardedInterstitialAd` format. This feature is currently in private beta. Reach out to your account manager to request access.
• Added mock ad views to enable developers to test ad placement and callback logic within the Unity editor.
• Added fix for crash that occurs when attempting to show interstitial when app is closing. Thanks @alexey-unity !
• Added fix for crash that occurs when calling `GetResponseInfo()` on iOS before ad is loaded.

Built and tested with:

• Google Play services 19.5.0
• Google Mobile Ads iOS SDK 7.68.0
• External Dependency Manager for Unity 1.2.161.