Kivmob Installation On Windows - Does it Work and Is It Worth It?

[Horace Johnson]

"Howdy Peeps!"

I wanted to advance my learning in Kivy by trying to setup AdMob ads in an app.  I came across the API set, Kivmob which can be installed via Pip3.

Just wondering....  Has anyone used Kivmob with Kivy on Windows and will using Pip3 to install it on Windows work just the same as if installing on Linux Ubuntu?

If that's a yes, has anyone actually compiled and apk using Buildozer while requesting Kivmob as a dependent?  I know how Buildozer can easily break when requesting things in the spec file so if someone has already tried to build an apk following the Kivmob directions and Buildozer spat it out like garbage....then please let me know so I don't have to even waste time with Kivmob and just look for another solution.

AdBuddiz

PythonActivity=autoclass("org.renpy.android.PythonActivity")

AdBuddiz=autoclass("com.purplebrain.adbuddiz.sdk.AdBuddiz")

AD_CHANCE = 0.06

def init():

    AdBuddiz.setPublisherKey("YOUR SECRET KEY .... ")

    #delete this before going to play at the store...

    AdBuddiz.setTestModeActive()

    AdBuddiz.cacheAds(PythonActivity.mActivity)

def show():

    if (random.random() < AD_CHANCE):

        log.info("Showing Ad!!!")

        try:

            AdBuddiz.showAd(PythonActivity.mActivity)

        except Exception:

            log.exception("Pizza is not healthy...")

    else:

        log.warn("Skipping the AD this time ;)")

[Horace Johnson]

I'm surprised I was able to create an error free test apk with buildozer and have it run on an android phone, without buildozer ripping out my anal.

Anyway,

The code isn't exactly right because when I press and release the button (whole background is button!), nothing happens....but when I repeat this action once or twice, the test ad fires.  I know ads have to load and that's one of the questions I want to ask....  Code wise, what's the best way to detect a loaded and ready to fire ad?

What I want to do is, fire an ad right when I need it to show.....every time....with no delays.

If someone can correct \ finish off the code I already wrote in the "ads" module...that would be great.

The file is attached......

kivy 1.11.1

python 3

[Horace Johnson]

I uploaded a new test app (you have to build it with buildozer of course) and got things working the way I want it to.

I can touch the background and when an ad loads...it will splash the screen and when I close it, I can then touch the background again to load another ad.

The only problem now is...

When I run the apk for the first time, the apk always crash during the first ad splash.  I get the android message to restart apk, so I do and after the restart...  No more crashes.

What the hell's creating that first time run crash?

kivy 1.11.1

python 3

buildozer

android 7.1.1

[Horace Johnson]

After integrating the code into my actual app, the first time run crash doesn't exits.  This just adds more mystery around the test files I uploaded because it's so much smaller with very little code but yet...1st time run crash.

Oh well...  Kivy is full of mysteries I guess.  At least I got plenty of time to try different things.  Marketing on anything I develop won't start until the second half of this year or in the last third of the year.

Kivmob made it simple.....  I just wish someone would come up with an in-app-store module that could allow Kivy users to use in-app-billing with just pure python syntax.

Deadly "Kivying!"  :D

[James D]

For your question of "Code wise, what's the best way to detect a loaded and ready to fire ad?"
kivy has a module called URL_request that can call a function on success.
I've used it once but my skill isn't great so hopefully that can point you in the right direction
James

[Mateo Aita]

Hey Horace, I've been having trouble with Kibmob because I have like 150 requests in my admob account but the banner is not showing on phones, do you know how many requests do I need to make it work? I guess you fixed it and I really need help. Thank you very much!

[Horace Johnson]

Depends on the stage of development.   If you're trying to fire real ads, they will not show until you publish your app and link it to your admob account. 

If test ads show, the code is good.

...you just have to publish and link up.

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[Mateo Aita]

Thanks Horace, I think it may be because of publishing it at aptoide instead of playstore

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[Horace Johnson]

Does aptoide use thier own sdk?

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[Mateo Aita]

nope, it is written in android SDK

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