Admob on Amazon Marketplace Apps

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#1

I have just updated one of my apps for the Amazon marketplace and it’s failing validation due to the Google Play services missing for admob. I have attempted to re-add it in the build.settings but then the build fails.

Would anyone know if there is a way to get this working? If not, is Amazon Ads supported as I can’t see it on the plugins page?

I had used Appodeal for a bit, but have now completely removed all traces of this code, as it has caused 2 of my apps in Google Play to be suspended and my account is now at risk! Appeals are ignored :frowning:

#2
  1. Appodeal or any other ad provider is at the mercy of Google. Appodeal has the older version of Vungle and AdColony and those currently might get you kicked out of Google. You have to keep track of all the ad providers that you use for possible violations.
  2. The current official Admob plugin does not work on Amazon.
  3. There is no current Amazon ads plugin available that I am aware of.
  4. You can use ironsource for Amazon. Both Scott ( https://solar2dmarketplace.com/plugins?IronSource_tech-scotth ) and I
    ( https://github.com/agramonte/com.cabagomez/tree/master/plugin_ironsource ) have one. I would recommend Scott’s one if you need hand-holding mine does not come with support. I use it for my Amazon apps with just Chartboost, Adcolony, Amazon, InMobi, and Vungle (they all support Amazon).
#3

Thanks for the information. I don’t get much traffic with Amazon marketplace, so I’ll make it ad-free for now. If this picks up, I’ll look into ironsource.

#4

Vungle works fine on Amazon. There is a plugin for it on the solar plugins page.

Just do not include on Google Play builds.

#5

Thanks for the info, but I’m staying well clear of Vungle, as there SDK within Appodeal suspended one of my apps and gave me an account strike :grimacing:

#6

I did say on Amazon only…

#7

Are Appodeal providers not fixed in the updated 2.8.1 version? It says on the Appodeal site that all providers are compatible with Google in this version.

#8

Unfortunately, I had a release in a beta channel (with no testers) that was using an out of date version of the sdk. The production channel was not even using Appodeal. Google suspended the app, which I feel was a little unfair, but they won’t respond to my appeals, I’m going to try again (but it’s been over 6 months now). I have also contacted appdeal, but they can’t help. Since then, I have stayed clear of ad mediation providers as the number of sdks within their sdks scares me!

#9

I guess my last post was a very long winded way to say, be very careful with Google and sdks going out of date!

I have made my app ad-free in the Amazon Marketplace for now, as I have so few users on that platform it’s not worth me investing the time getting ads working and keeping it all up to date.

Thanks for all your help.

#10

@zebi24 I have no way to confirm it but according to Appodeal change log: https://wiki.appodeal.com/en/android/2-8-1-android-sdk-integration-guide/changelog

The last Vungle was:

  • Vungle updated to 6.4.11

The last AdColony was:

  • AdColony updated to 4.1.0

Neither of these are Google compliant.

#11

@agramonte I don’t know why it’s not in the changelog, but in SDK content, it says that Vugnle version is 6.8.1 and AdColony is 4.3.0.

Source: https://wiki.appodeal.com/en/android/2-8-1-android-sdk-integration-guide/sdk-content

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#12

@zebi24 thank you for the info. I stand corrected. I would stay away from AdColony. I think only 4.4.x and above is compliant with the recent Google requirements.

#13

This is the answer I got from Appodeal:
Yes, AdColony updated their SDK a few days ago, but the previous version is still supported.
We include the newest updates of supported SDK with each update of Appodeal SDK.

#14

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Until appodeal updates to 4.4, I would stay away from AdColony. Google clarified to AdColony that they were in violation of their data policy. It is only a matter of time before Google takes action.