AdMob - display real ads in debug mode

[vero...@blackbear.bg]

I'd like to display AdMob interstitials in my app. I manage to display test ads. As far as I understand to display test ads you should add test devices, so this is what I do. When I remove the test devices though, I don't get the real ads. I'd like to test somehow that real ads will be displayed. When I remove the test devices I get interstitial(_ ad: GADInterstitial, didFailToReceiveAdWithError error: GADRequestError) delegate method called and the error is: Request Error: No ad to show. This is my code based on the instructions here: 

class MoviesViewController: UIViewController {

    

    var interstitial: GADInterstitial!

    override func viewDidLoad() {

        super.viewDidLoad()

        interstitial = createAndLoadInterstitial()

    }

    func createAndLoadInterstitial() -> GADInterstitial {

        let interstitial = GADInterstitial(adUnitID: "<Ad-Unit-ID>")

        interstitial.delegate = self

        let request = GADRequest()

        //request.testDevices = ["<Device-Test-ID>"]

        interstitial.load(request)

        return interstitial

     }

    @IBAction func didTapStartOver(_ sender: Any) {

        if interstitial.isReady {

            interstitial.present(fromRootViewController: self)

        } else {

            print("Ad wasn't ready")

            interstitial = createAndLoadInterstitial()

        }

    }

GADInterstitialDelegate:

    extension MoviesViewController : GADInterstitialDelegate {

    

    /// Tells the delegate an ad request succeeded.

    func interstitialDidReceiveAd(_ ad: GADInterstitial) {

        print("interstitialDidReceiveAd")

    }

    

    /// Tells the delegate an ad request failed.

    func interstitial(_ ad: GADInterstitial, didFailToReceiveAdWithError error: GADRequestError) {

        print("interstitial:didFailToReceiveAdWithError: \(error.localizedDescription)")

    }

    

    /// Tells the delegate that an interstitial will be presented.

    func interstitialWillPresentScreen(_ ad: GADInterstitial) {

        print("interstitialWillPresentScreen")

    }

    

    /// Tells the delegate the interstitial is to be animated off the screen.

    func interstitialWillDismissScreen(_ ad: GADInterstitial) {

        dismiss(animated: false, completion: nil)

        print("interstitialWillDismissScreen")

    }

    

    func interstitialDidDismissScreen(_ ad: GADInterstitial) {

        print("interstitialDidDismissScreen")

        interstitial = createAndLoadInterstitial()

    }

    

    /// Tells the delegate that a user click will open another app

    /// (such as the App Store), backgrounding the current app.

    func interstitialWillLeaveApplication(_ ad: GADInterstitial) {

        print("interstitialWillLeaveApplication")

    }

        

    }

 

I added a mediation group and was able to receive one real ad. After that the issue persists (no more ads to show).

[mobileadssdk-a...@google.com]

Hi Veronika,

If you are able to load test ads, then there is no issue with your integration and it must be with your Ad Unit ID. Can you share your Ad unit Id with us to debug on our end? Or see if using our sample apps work with your Ad Unit ID?

You can share the requested information using "Reply privately to Author" option.

Regards,
Deepika Uragayala
Mobile Ads SDK Team

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[mobileadssdk-a...@google.com]

Hi Veronika,

It might be a device specific issue. I've tested the Ad unit Id using our sample apps with an iPad Mini and the other iOS test devices available with me and I was able to load ads without any issues. Can you check on the other devices and see if the issue still exists? If you are still seeing the issue, please send us the complete device logs for us to debug on our end.

Regards,

Deepika Uragayala

Mobile Ads SDK Team

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