Significant Increase in ANRs After Updating to SDK 34 - Google Ads Libraries

[Axita Savani]

Hi, Team!

Platform: Android 

We have observed a substantial rise in ANRs (Application Not Responding) incidents after updating our Android SDK to version 34. The issue appears to be linked to Google Ads libraries, as the ANRs are predominantly coming from them. We are using the following versions of Firebase libraries in our project:

• Android device: Samsung, Oppo, Vivo, Techno, Google, Motorola
• Android OS version: 11,12,13,14
• Google Play Services version: 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.4.2'
• Firebase/Play Services SDK version:

• firebase-crashlytics:18.6.3'
• firebase-analytics:21.6.2'
• firebase-ads:23.0.0'
• firebase-messaging:23.4.1'
• firebase-config:21.6.3'

Our project is configured with the following settings:

• classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.3.1' , distributionUrl=https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.5-bin.zip
• Target SDK version: 34
• Minimum SDK version: 21

Here, I have share some ANR photos below: 

This issue is critical and has negatively impacted the user experience. We'd like urgent assistance in identifying and resolving the root cause of these ANRs.

For Reference Only: 

GitHub Issue Link: https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/issues/6223

Thank you

Axita Savani

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor]

Hi Axita Savani,

Thank you for contacting the Mobile Ads SDK Support team

Could you confirm if these ANRs are happening on app launch? If so, I would suggest calling the MobileAds.initialize() method on a background thread within an activity. For more information, kindly refer to Initialize the Google Mobile Ads SDK .

Could you kindly provide the below information privately so that we can gain full visibility of your implementation:

• ad unit ID
• Steps to replicate the issue
• The full stack trace 

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Thanks,
 

Mobile Ads SDK Team

[Axita Savani]

Hi, Upload all your needed documents 

Please rechecked.

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor]

Hi,

As requested, please provide the sample project where the issue can be reproduced so that we can investigate further.

Please note that we only received a stack trace in the shared files.

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