AdMob to work on other stores, other than Google Play

[Mike]

 

Hi, I have an app with AdMob integrated into it. I have uploaded the app to the Google Play store and the AdMob ads show up properly. I've also uploaded the same app to the Amazon appstore but it doesn't display any adverts?

I don't have any technical coding skills, so please can you tell me in as simple terms as possible how to get the AdMob adverts to display on other stores when I upload my app please? In particular to Amazon's Appstore as well as the others.

Do I need to set them up separately in AdMob for them to work, is it something to do with different stores needing different files/sdks? 

I'm hoping it's something simple as if it's complicated I'll need to hire someone to change the code.

Kind regards,

Mike

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Mike,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us.

 

The AdMob SDK should be able to display ads on any Android device that has Google Play Services (GPS) installed, disregarding the app store where the app came from. You may want to consult with the support channels of the relevant third parties (such as Amazon) if the above has not been included on their devices by default.

 

If you could confirm that the above is not posing an issue (due to GPS being installed already), could you then provide the details below (via Reply privately to author) so that I can investigate further?

• Ad unit IDs affected
• Error code encountered
• Google Play Store and Amazon App Store links

 

Regards,

Ziv Yves Sanchez

Mobile Ads SDK Team

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[Mike]

Hi Ziv,

Thank you very much for responding.

I had read about Google Play Services being needed online although the information I managed to find was rather mixed as to whether this was still needed.

So GPS is definitely needed from what you say, obviously people downloading from the Amazon AppStore often are using Kindle devices which do not have GPS pre-installed. In some of the information I found online, people said to include GPS in the apps code so that those devices without would automatically have the code needed to display the adverts? Is it as simple as that? 

Do you have the latest piece of code for GPS that use need to include in my code please, and would work with the largest numbers of kindle devices?

Kind regards

Mike

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Mike,

 

I'm afraid that the Google Play Services (GPS) requirement by AdMob can only be met by manually installing GPS into the Android device in question, and not by adding additional code to your app. To that end, I would recommend contacting the support channels of Amazon for further assistance on this one.

[Mike]

Hi Ziv,

I'd read in several forums online you can load the GPS service/sdk in your code, are you sure you can't?

Examples of advice here;

https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/google-admob-ads-sdk/O7XK6dK_UFM

https://forums.developer.amazon.com/questions/18240/admob-ads-with-google-play-service-sdk.html

and many more examples I found online. 

I would say this is a rather strange failing by AdMob to require a service that many many Kindle users definitely won't have. Plus there is very little official information about this online anywhere. Amazon at every opportunity of mentioning an issue to do with AdMob, suggest strongly that Devs use Amazon's own advertising option in place of AdMob. I'd suggest this issue could do with someone from AdMob looking into to prevent a loss of business, and to support loyal Devs trying to use their service?

I've posted on the AdMob forums before and no one ever responded, so I'm very grateful for your responses!

Kind regards

Mike

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Mike,

 

I understand your concern.

 

Just to give context here: the AdMob SDK normally pulls ads that, upon being clicked, would either lead you to the advertised website, or to the advertised Android app. Both kinds of ads are pulled from Google servers, with the latter kind (in particular) assuming that your Android device has Google Play Services installed in order to direct you to the advertised app's Google Play Store page.

 

As for embedding GPS into your code: you may try referring to this page as a starting point on how to do this. Kindly note that this is rather out-of-scope with our level of support, so you may want to consult with the support channels for general Android development for further assistance on this.

 

Lastly, you may also try implementing Mediation in order to help in the filling of ads. However, as with the above, ads that advertise Google Play Store apps might still not appear even with Mediation active.

 

Ultimately, there might be something on the Amazon side that is interfering with the normal operation of the AdMob SDK, whether it be due to the lack of access to Google Play Services, or due to something else. I would still recommend contacting Amazon for further assistance on this.