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Platform setup

Bruno D'Luka edited this page Jan 23, 2021 · 13 revisions
  • Android
  • iOS

AdMOB only supports ads on mobile. Web and desktop are out of reach

Android

Add your ADMOB App ID (How to find it?) in AndroidManifest.xml. Learn more

<manifest>
  <application>
    <!-- Sample AdMob app ID: ca-app-pub-3940256099942544~3347511713 -->
    <meta-data
      android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APPLICATION_ID"
      android:value="ca-app-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx~yyyyyyyyyy">
  </application>
</manifest>

Key Point: In a real app, it is important that you use your actual AdMob app ID, not the one listed above. If you're just looking to experiment with the SDK in a Hello World app, though, you can use the sample app ID shown above.

Important: This step is required. Failure to add this <meta-data> tag results in a crash with the message: The Google Mobile Ads SDK was initialized incorrectly.

Change minSdkVersion

If you'll use NativeAds or BannerAds (Platform View Ads), change minSdkVersion to 19 or higher. It's the minimum sdk version required by flutter to use a PlatformView. Learn more

android {
    defaultConfig {
        minSdkVersion 19
    }
}

If you won't, change it to 16 or higher.

android {
    defaultConfig {
        minSdkVersion 16
    }
}

iOS

iOS is currently not supported (I don't have an Apple environment :/). Feel free to create a pull request with the implementation for it :)

Update your app's Info.plist file to add two keys:

  1. A GADApplicationIdentifier key with a string value of your AdMob app ID (identified in the AdMob UI).
  2. A SKAdNetworkItems key with Google's SKAdNetworkIdentifier value of cstr6suwn9.skadnetwork.
<key>GADApplicationIdentifier</key>
<string>ca-app-pub-3940256099942544~1458002511</string>
<key>SKAdNetworkItems</key>
  <array>
    <dict>
      <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
      <string>cstr6suwn9.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
  </array>

Or, edit it in the property list editor:

Key Point: In a real app, it is important that you use your actual AdMob app ID, not the one listed above. If you're just looking to experiment with the SDK in a Hello World app, though, you can use the sample app ID shown above.

Important: This step is required. Failure to do so results in a crash with the message: The Google Mobile Ads SDK was initialized incorrectly.


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