FYI: Kidoz app suspended and removed. Kidoz has suspended ad serving until they can resolve the issue.

Solar2D Monetization (in-app purchases, ads, etc.)
#161

I’ve asked our engineers to verify that we are properly passing those flags for banner ads.

Rob

#162

A little offtopic, but please also check the same for the „npa: 1“ (non-personalized ads) flag which is set by the „hasUserConsent“ parameter. I have the feeling that this is not working with Banner ads from AdMob as well.

Thanks in advance and best regards!

#163

Good news, guys  :wink: My account has been reinstated. Now it’s time to update all apps.

#164

My account is also restored.

#165

@bjoern, @agramonte

Can confirm that all three flags are setting correctly and being sent to SDK as expected.

#166

It seems a new feature of AdMob. I did not know about it and it seems it solves the problems with ads age ratings:

Bundle extras = new Bundle();

extras.putString(“max_ad_content_rating”, “G”);

https://developers.google.com/admob/android/targeting#child-directed_setting

P.S. My apps were also reinstated.

#167

 Hi guys, I’d like to ask how do you check your apps? I mean how do you check what APIs an app is using? 

PS. Our account is restored  :smiley:

#168

You mean what SDK version Corona plugin is using? Use adb commandline tool with a connected device, run the app

>adb logcat -s Corona *:S 

…

06-15 13:11:29.414  3070  3070 I Corona  : plugin.kidoz: 1.4.5 (SDK: 0.8.5.1)

…

#169

After reactivating account, Admob suspended ads on my Apps and I submitted an appeal.

But I got automatic response by admob :

GOOGLE PLAY REMOVAL: AdMob publishers are not permitted to abuse or promote the abuse of any Google product, such as Google Play, YouTube, or Blogger. This includes circumventing, or providing the means to circumvent, the policies or terms of these or other Google products, such as by allowing users to download YouTube videos.

Somebody success with it?

#170

I’ve seen the same thing, not sure how to resolve it. I don’t see any indication of suspended apps on Admob site… 

#171

I got the same thing. But before I appealed I had sent an implementation assistance request. That request got a human (& friendly) response, suggesting that I need t appeal but offering to help in case there were any snags with the appeal.

#172

Thank you! :slight_smile: I thought there is another way to check. But it’s ok. 

#173

After a week of the reinstating of our apps, there has been a dropped to nearly 90% in downloads. Is anyone having the same problem ? One of out app was getting downloads as 40K per day now its 4K per day.

#174

Sadly, yes. I’m down from around 24k to 6k for My Main app.

#175

Me too, down 80 % for all apps (my whole account was suspended). You that only got some apps suspended, are you only seeing this on the affected apps ?

#176

Yes, my balloon pop is stable at around 9 to 11k during the last 30 days

#177

We are seeing the fall in nearly 90% of our apps.

#178

Is there any way to contact them ? that there is something wrong regarding the downloads.

#179

I suspect you might have been dropped in the search rankings. Have you checked in AppAnnie (or any other similar service)?

#180

App Annie was showing fine couple of days back. after doing some research we found out that Google has changed its algorithm, that’s the reason its happening now, could be a glitch which they might fix or might not we don’t know. It has effected devs worldwide though :frowning: