Admob crash even when adUnitId and adSize is set before onload.

subhash pandey

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Nov 30, 2015, 8:12:40 AM11/30/15

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Followed below link to implement :

https://developers.google.com/admob/android/quick-start#subid=apac-semexp3-r3

When adUnitId is set in XML it works fine, but when setting via code app crashes, (mAdView.getAdSize(); mAdView.getAdUnitID() are also in healthy state.

java code

mAdView = (AdView) findViewById(R.id.adView);
mAdView.setAdUnitId(SaharaConfiguration.getInstance().getAD_UNIT_ID());
AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().build();
mAdView.loadAd(adRequest);

XML code

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
                xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:background="@color/color_base_layout">

    <FrameLayout
        android:id="@+id/fragment_holder"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_above="@+id/adView"/>

    <com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
        android:id="@+id/adView"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        ads:adSize="BANNER"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_alignParentStart="true">
    </com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView>

</RelativeLayout>

gradle dependency

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:8.3.0'
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:21.1.0'
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:8.3.0'

FATAL EXCEPTION: main

Process: com.grahamdigital.reach.taxslayerbowl, PID: 32025

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{packagename.HomeActivity}: java.lang.IllegalStateException: The ad size and ad unit ID must be set before loadAd is called.

at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2416)

at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2476)

at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(ActivityThread.java)

at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1344)

at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)

at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)

at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)

at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726)

at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)

Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: The ad size and ad unit ID must be set before loadAd is called.

at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.client.zzz.zzda(Unknown Source)

at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.client.zzz.zza(Unknown Source)

at com.google.android.gms.ads.BaseAdView.loadAd(Unknown Source)

at com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView.loadAd(Unknown Source)

at com.grahamdigital.sahara.activity.HomeActivity.onCreate(HomeActivity.java:91)

at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6237)

at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1107)

at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2369)

at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2476)

at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(ActivityThread.java)

at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1344)

at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)

at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)

at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)

at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726)

at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)

subhash pandey

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Nov 30, 2015, 8:15:24 AM11/30/15

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also running on Nexus 5 OS 6.0

Veer Arjun Busani

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Nov 30, 2015, 4:01:42 PM11/30/15

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Hey Subhash,

Have you tried replicating the issue using our sample app? I have been able to successfully use a Singleton to store and retrieve the Ad-Unit Id. For reference, please use the following code and let us know of any questions you may have for us.

You may use your Singleton as follows:

public class AdUnit { 
public String adUnitId = "ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/6300978111";
    private Static AdUnit ourInstance = new AdUnit();
    
    public static AdUnit getInstance() {
      return ourInstance;
   }
}

Thanks,

Veer Arjun Busani

Mobile Ads SDK Team

subhash pandey

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Admob Sample dose't even run, gives below error, I tried different buildToolVersion to build it, no luck.

Information:Gradle tasks [clean, :app:generateDebugSources, :app:generateDebugAndroidTestSources, :app:compileDebugSources, :app:compileDebugAndroidTestSources]

:app:clean

:app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE

:app:preDebugBuild UP-TO-DATE

:app:checkDebugManifest

:app:preReleaseBuild UP-TO-DATE

:app:prepareComAndroidSupportAppcompatV72301Library

:app:prepareComAndroidSupportSupportV42301Library

:app:prepareComGoogleAndroidGmsPlayServicesAds810Library

:app:prepareComGoogleAndroidGmsPlayServicesAppindexing810Library

:app:prepareComGoogleAndroidGmsPlayServicesBasement810Library

:app:prepareDebugDependencies

:app:compileDebugAidl

:app:compileDebugRenderscript

:app:generateDebugBuildConfig

:app:generateDebugAssets UP-TO-DATE

:app:mergeDebugAssets

:app:generateDebugResValues UP-TO-DATE

:app:generateDebugResources

:app:mergeDebugResources

:app:processDebugManifest

:app:processDebugResources FAILED

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'.

> at index 4

Information:BUILD FAILED

Information:Total time: 4.66 secs

Information:1 error

Information:0 warnings

Information:See complete output in console

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Build error is Android Studio 1.5 specific, on 1.4 it build and crash saying same earlier reported issue "java.lang.IllegalStateException: The ad size and ad unit ID must be set before loadAd is called" .

when trying to set adUnitId in java code.

Veer Arjun Busani

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Dec 1, 2015, 10:15:37 AM12/1/15

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Hi Subhash,

I understand that you are trying to load the AdView from XML and then set adUnitId to request the banner. By adding into the activity's layout via XML, AdView requires both ad size and ad unit ID parameters to be set before you can load an instance of that view into your activity. If you want to set the ad unit ID via your class, you can do the following:

Let's say that you have a RelativeLayout in the XML for the activity. Name it as adRelativeLayout and in your class:

mAdRelativeLayout = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.adRelativeLayout);
AdView adView = new AdView(this);
adView.setAdSize(AdSize.BANNER);
RelativeLayout.LayoutParams params = new RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
params.addRule(RelativeLayout.CENTER_HORIZONTAL, RelativeLayout.TRUE);
params.addRule(RelativeLayout.ALIGN_PARENT_BOTTOM, RelativeLayout.TRUE);
adView.setLayoutParams(params);

mAdRelativeLayout.addView(adView);
adView.setAdUnitId(AdUnit.getInstance().adUnitId);


AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().build();


adView.loadAd(adRequest);

Thanks,

Veer Arjun Busani

Mobile Ads SDK Team

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Thanks it worked, but its strange to crash when we try to set adUnitId on hard coded XML.

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