My app currently displays banner ads. I want to change this to show an interstitial ad when the app first starts, then after that ad is gone and a user clicks a button to start, the banner ads will appear (as they currently do).
With the code below the interstitial ad appears but never the banner ad. All of this is through one provider - AdMob. Build is most recent build.
Here’s what’s going on:
appID = interstitialAppID;
ads.init( adProvider, appID, adListener ); — init is first called with the interstitialAppID
– check if online, if so then
ads.show( “interstitial”, { appID=interstitialAppID } ); — this DOES show the interstitial ad
– once closed, the user clicks a button to start and the following is executed:
ads.hide(); – tried without this line too
ads.show( “banner”, { x=0, y=0, appID=bannerAppID } ); – NO banner is ever displayed
But this is essentially what I’m doing in the code I previously posted. One part I’m not positive about is this example a few lines previous:
local ads = require( “ads” )
local bannerAppID = “ca-app-pub-nnnnnnnnnnn/nnnnnnnnn” --for your iOS banner
local interstitialAppID = “ca-app-pub-nnnnnnnnnnn/nnnnnnnn” --for your iOS interstitial
if ( system.getInfo( “platformName” ) == “Android” ) then
bannerAppID = “ca-app-pub-nnnnnnnnnnn/nnnnnnnnn” --for your Android banner
interstitalAppID = “ca-app-pub-nnnnnnnnnnn/nnnnnnnnn” --for your Android interstitial
end
local adProvider = “admob”
local function adListener( event )
–(more on this later)
end
ads.init( adProvider, appID, adListener )
The “ads.init” is initialized with “appID” which has not be initialized. I made an assumption that was one of the “banner” or “interstitial” appID strings.
I would suggest flushing our your adListener function and put in some print statements to see if you have an error and what the response from the server is. You can look for this output in your device’s console log. It will tell you what’s going on.
Hey lessmsios, did you figure it out? I have the same problem. I read that when you do “ads.init” you can put whichever appID with no problem, just as long as you ask for the correct ads in the “ads.show” part. But it isn’t working for me.
But this is essentially what I’m doing in the code I previously posted. One part I’m not positive about is this example a few lines previous:
local ads = require( “ads” )
local bannerAppID = “ca-app-pub-nnnnnnnnnnn/nnnnnnnnn” --for your iOS banner
local interstitialAppID = “ca-app-pub-nnnnnnnnnnn/nnnnnnnn” --for your iOS interstitial
if ( system.getInfo( “platformName” ) == “Android” ) then
bannerAppID = “ca-app-pub-nnnnnnnnnnn/nnnnnnnnn” --for your Android banner
interstitalAppID = “ca-app-pub-nnnnnnnnnnn/nnnnnnnnn” --for your Android interstitial
end
local adProvider = “admob”
local function adListener( event )
–(more on this later)
end
ads.init( adProvider, appID, adListener )
The “ads.init” is initialized with “appID” which has not be initialized. I made an assumption that was one of the “banner” or “interstitial” appID strings.
I would suggest flushing our your adListener function and put in some print statements to see if you have an error and what the response from the server is. You can look for this output in your device’s console log. It will tell you what’s going on.
Heres my code for showing different type of admob ads. It works for me, I don’t have them run in the same scene though, so like banner on the start menu for example and pop up occurs in the game after game over for example. But:
local AdMob = require("ads") local adMobId = "ca-app-pub-my#" local adMobIdInter = "ca-app-pub-diff#" local adMobListener = function(event) print("ADMOB AD - Event: " .. event.response) end AdMob.init( "admob", adMobId, adMobListener ) --Than where I need to show it: AdMob.show( "banner", {x=0, y=position}) AdMob.show( "interstitial", {appId=adMobIdInter} )
local composer = require( "composer" ) display.setStatusBar(display.HiddenStatusBar) \_G.prefLib = require "prefLib" \_G.adsLib = require "adsLib" \_G.networksLib = require "networksLib"; local activeNetworksProviders = { ["Android"] = {"google", "CgkIhNyInMgZEAIQAQ"}, ["iPhone OS"] = {"gamecenter", "CgkIhNyInMgZEAIQAQ"} --replace "gamecenter" with "none" if you don't use any leaderboard! }; --networksLib.init(activeNetworksProviders); -- For in game Ad's use this table and call local activeAdsProviders = { ["Android"] = {"chartboost","admob","revmob"}, ["iPhone OS"] = {"chartboost","admob","revmob"}, }; adsLib.init(activeAdsProviders); ---===================sound related tasks \_G.musicChannel = 1; audio.reserveChannels(1); --and let's immediately set the volume to the values saved throughout plays local m = prefLib.getSaveValue("musicVolume") or .3 prefLib.setSaveValue("musicVolume",m,true) audio.setVolume(m, {channel = \_G.musicChannel}); for i = 2, audio.totalChannels do local s = \_G.prefLib.getSaveValue("sfxVolume") or .5 prefLib.setSaveValue("sfxVolume",s,true) audio.setVolume(s, {channel = i}); end --also, we're going to use this sound everywhere, so I'll load it here as a global variable once \_G.splashSFX = audio.loadStream("sounds/splash.mp3"); \_G.clickSFX = audio.loadSound("sounds/click.wav"); \_G.fireSFX = audio.loadSound("sounds/spring.wav"); \_G.jumpSFX = audio.loadSound("sounds/jump.wav"); \_G.rocketSFX = audio.loadSound("sounds/rocket.wav"); \_G.fallSFX = audio.loadSound("sounds/fall.wav"); \_G.coinSFX = audio.loadSound("sounds/coin.mp3"); \_G.gunShot = audio.loadSound("sounds/gunshot.mp3"); audio.play(splashSFX, {channel = audio.findFreeChannel()}); -- Later... local img = display.newImageRect("assets/Splash Screen1.jpg",640,1136) img.x = display.contentWidth/2 img.y = display.contentHeight/2 local function move() display.remove(img);img = nil composer.gotoScene( "homescene","fade",1500 ) end timer.performWithDelay(4000,move,1)
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Here is the code I used for the the tutorial to test it.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Sample code is MIT licensed, see http://www.coronalabs.com/links/code/license -- Copyright (C) 2013 Corona Labs Inc. All Rights Reserved. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Setup -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Hide the status bar display.setStatusBar( display.HiddenStatusBar ) -- Load Corona 'ads' library local ads = require( "ads" ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Setup ad provider -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- The name of the ad provider. local provider = "admob" -- Your Android application ID local bannerAppID = "ca-app-pub-\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*" local interstitialAppID = "ca-app-pub-\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*" if system.getInfo("platformName") == "iPhone OS" then -- Your iOS application IDs intersititalAppID = "ca-app-pub-\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*" bannerAppID = "ca-app-pub-\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*" end function print\_r ( t ) local print\_r\_cache={} local function sub\_print\_r(t,indent) if (print\_r\_cache[tostring(t)]) then print(indent.."\*"..tostring(t)) else print\_r\_cache[tostring(t)]=true if (type(t)=="table") then for pos,val in pairs(t) do if (type(val)=="table") then print(indent.."["..pos.."] =\> "..tostring(t).." {") sub\_print\_r(val,indent..string.rep(" ",string.len(pos)+8)) print(indent..string.rep(" ",string.len(pos)+6).."}") elseif (type(val)=="string") then print(indent.."["..pos..'] =\> "'..val..'"') else print(indent.."["..pos.."] =\> "..tostring(val)) end end else print(indent..tostring(t)) end end end if (type(t)=="table") then print(tostring(t).." {") sub\_print\_r(t," ") print("}") else sub\_print\_r(t," ") end print() end -- create a background for the app local background = display.newRect( 0, 0, display.contentWidth, display.contentHeight ) background.anchorX = 0 background.anchorY = 0 background:setFillColor( 0, 0, 0.5 ) -- Create a text object to display ad status local statusText = display.newText( "", 0, 0, native.systemFontBold, 22 ) statusText:setFillColor( 255 ) statusText.x, statusText.y = display.contentWidth \* 0.5, 160 -- Set up ad listener. local function adListener( event ) -- event table includes: -- event.provider -- event.isError (e.g. true/false ) print\_r(event) local msg = event.response -- just a quick debug message to check what response we got from the library print("Message received from the ads library: ", msg) if event.isError then statusText:setFillColor( 1, 0, 0 ) statusText.text = "Error Loading Ad" statusText.x = display.contentWidth \* 0.5 showAd( "banner", appID ) else statusText:setFillColor( 0, 1, 0 ) statusText.text = "Successfully Loaded Ad" statusText.x = display.contentWidth \* 0.5 end end -- Initialize the 'ads' library with the provider you wish to use. local appID = bannerAppID if not bannerAppID then appID = interstitalAppID end ads.init( provider, appID, adListener ) local function showBannerAd() ads.show("banner", { appId = bannerAppID, testMode = true }) end local function preloadInterstitialAd() ads.load("interstital", { appId = intersititalAppID, testMode = true }) end local function showInterstitialAd() ads.show() end local function showInterstitial() print("checking to see if the interstital is ready") if ads.isLoaded("interstitial") then print("showing the interstitial") ads.show("interstitial", { appId = interstitialAppID, testMode = true }) timer.cancel(showAdTimer) showAdTimer = nil end end local function changeAds() print("changing ad types") ads.hide() -- -- use the ads.show() to test just showing an interstitial -- use the ads.load() to test using ad.load() -- --ads.show("interstitial", { appId = interstitialAppID, testMode = true } ) ads.load("interstitial", { appId = interstitialAppID, testMode = true } ) showAdTimer = timer.performWithDelay(100, showInterstitial,0) end -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- UI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- initial variables local sysModel = system.getInfo("model") local sysEnv = system.getInfo("environment") -- Shows a specific type of ad showAd = function( adType, vendorAppID ) local adX, adY = 0, display.contentHeight - 30 statusText.text = "Showing " .. adType ads.show( adType, { x=adX, y=adY, appId=vendorAppID, testMode = true } ) end -- if on simulator, let user know they must build for device if sysEnv == "simulator" then local font, size = native.systemFontBold, 22 local warningText = display.newRetinaText( "Please build for device or Xcode simulator to test this sample.", 0, 0, 290, 300, font, size ) warningText:setTextColor( 1 ) warningText.x, warningText.y = display.contentWidth \* 0.5, display.contentHeight \* 0.5 else -- start with banner ad showAd( "banner", appID ) timer.performWithDelay(15000, changeAds, 1) end local function onSystemEvent( event ) print( "System event name and type: " .. event.name, event.type ) if event.type == "applicationResume" and isInterstitialShowing then print("The ad closed") showBannerAd() end end Runtime:addEventListener( "system", onSystemEvent )
Does my code look right and where do I add this to and is the to replace something or to add with something?
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Sample code is MIT licensed, see http://www.coronalabs.com/links/code/license -- Copyright (C) 2013 Corona Labs Inc. All Rights Reserved. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Setup -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Hide the status bar display.setStatusBar( display.HiddenStatusBar ) -- Load Corona 'ads' library local ads = require( "ads" ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Setup ad provider -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- The name of the ad provider. local provider = "admob" -- Your Android application ID local bannerAppID = "ca-app-pub-8347067101481503/5236550917" local interstitialAppID = "ca-app-pub-8347067101481503/2335507715" if system.getInfo("platformName") == "iPhone OS" then -- Your iOS application IDs intersititalAppID = "ca-app-pub-8347067101481503/4080572917" bannerAppID = "ca-app-pub-8347067101481503/3759817713" end function print\_r ( t ) local print\_r\_cache={} local function sub\_print\_r(t,indent) if (print\_r\_cache[tostring(t)]) then print(indent.."\*"..tostring(t)) else print\_r\_cache[tostring(t)]=true if (type(t)=="table") then for pos,val in pairs(t) do if (type(val)=="table") then print(indent.."["..pos.."] =\> "..tostring(t).." {") sub\_print\_r(val,indent..string.rep(" ",string.len(pos)+8)) print(indent..string.rep(" ",string.len(pos)+6).."}") elseif (type(val)=="string") then print(indent.."["..pos..'] =\> "'..val..'"') else print(indent.."["..pos.."] =\> "..tostring(val)) end end else print(indent..tostring(t)) end end end if (type(t)=="table") then print(tostring(t).." {") sub\_print\_r(t," ") print("}") else sub\_print\_r(t," ") end print() end -- create a background for the app local background = display.newRect( 0, 0, display.contentWidth, display.contentHeight ) background.anchorX = 0 background.anchorY = 0 background:setFillColor( 0, 0, 0.5 ) -- Create a text object to display ad status local statusText = display.newText( "", 0, 0, native.systemFontBold, 22 ) statusText:setFillColor( 255 ) statusText.x, statusText.y = display.contentWidth \* 0.5, 160 -- Set up ad listener. local function adListener( event ) -- event table includes: -- event.provider -- event.isError (e.g. true/false ) print\_r(event) local msg = event.response -- just a quick debug message to check what response we got from the library print("Message received from the ads library: ", msg) if event.isError then statusText:setFillColor( 1, 0, 0 ) statusText.text = "Error Loading Ad" statusText.x = display.contentWidth \* 0.5 showAd( "banner", appID ) else statusText:setFillColor( 0, 1, 0 ) statusText.text = "Successfully Loaded Ad" statusText.x = display.contentWidth \* 0.5 end end -- Initialize the 'ads' library with the provider you wish to use. local appID = bannerAppID if not bannerAppID then appID = interstitalAppID end ads.init( provider, appID, adListener ) local function showBannerAd() ads.show("banner", { appId = bannerAppID, testMode = true }) end local function preloadInterstitialAd() ads.load("interstital", { appId = intersititalAppID, testMode = true }) end local function showInterstitialAd() ads.show() end local function showInterstitial() print("checking to see if the interstital is ready") if ads.isLoaded("interstitial") then print("showing the interstitial") ads.show("interstitial", { appId = interstitialAppID, testMode = true }) timer.cancel(showAdTimer) showAdTimer = nil end end local function changeAds() print("changing ad types") ads.hide() -- -- use the ads.show() to test just showing an interstitial -- use the ads.load() to test using ad.load() -- --ads.show("interstitial", { appId = interstitialAppID, testMode = true } ) ads.load("interstitial", { appId = interstitialAppID, testMode = true } ) showAdTimer = timer.performWithDelay(100, showInterstitial,0) end -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- UI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- initial variables local sysModel = system.getInfo("model") local sysEnv = system.getInfo("environment") -- Shows a specific type of ad showAd = function( adType, vendorAppID ) local adX, adY = 0, display.contentHeight - 30 statusText.text = "Showing " .. adType ads.show( adType, { x=adX, y=adY, appId=vendorAppID, testMode = true } ) end -- if on simulator, let user know they must build for device if sysEnv == "simulator" then local font, size = native.systemFontBold, 22 local warningText = display.newRetinaText( "Please build for device or Xcode simulator to test this sample.", 0, 0, 290, 300, font, size ) warningText:setTextColor( 1 ) warningText.x, warningText.y = display.contentWidth \* 0.5, display.contentHeight \* 0.5 else -- start with banner ad showAd( "banner", appID ) timer.performWithDelay(15000, changeAds, 1) end local function onSystemEvent( event ) print( "System event name and type: " .. event.name, event.type ) if event.type == "applicationResume" and isInterstitialShowing then print("The ad closed") showBannerAd() end end Runtime:addEventListener( "system", onSystemEvent )
You should be able to take the code I have, put it into a main.lua. Change your AppID’s as needed from your AdMob portal. And as long as you have the plugin in your build.settings it should work.
This was designed to be a stand alone test app. It’s based off of the AdMob sample app on the Corona SDK Github repository.
Still nothing. I dont know what going on. I’m starting to feel like I wasted money on my basic account when i cant even place ads on my app. Which means I willn’t make anything from it whats so ever and I already have 700+ users in 2 days since the app has been placed on android. I still in “waiting for review” for iOS. I submit the app there tuesday. I NEED HELP WITH THIS ASAP.
-- Your Android application ID local bannerAppID = "ca-app-pub-\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*" local interstitialAppID = "ca-app-pub-\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*" if system.getInfo("platformName") == "iPhone OS" then -- Your iOS application IDs intersititalAppID = "ca-app-pub-\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*" bannerAppID = "ca-app-pub-\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*" end
I need help I dont know were to place this stuff. Can you please place in my code and send it to me were I can just paste it. I have 8 other careers. Please understand. And this is really starting to stress me out.
