game freezes when using admob interstitial ad

Itaychen96 · November 20, 2016, 1:09pm

Hello there, Im trying to use admob interstitial ad in a scene dedicated for that matter. when Im testing on device the game freezes when entering the scene ( interAd.lua ) until the app get closed manualy. cant figure out whats the problem tryed many things but non of them worked… help would be apreciated

build.settings:

&nbsp; plugins = &nbsp; &nbsp; { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ["plugin.google.play.services"] = &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; publisherId = "com.coronalabs" &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; }, &nbsp; &nbsp;["CoronaProvider.gameNetwork.google"] = &nbsp; &nbsp;{ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;publisherId = "com.coronalabs", &nbsp; &nbsp;}, &nbsp; &nbsp; },&nbsp; }

main.lua:

local ads = require( "ads" ) if ( system.getInfo( "platformName" ) == "Android" ) then &nbsp; &nbsp; bannerAppID = "ca-app-pub-4025623736156768/5774085732" &nbsp;--for your Android banner &nbsp; &nbsp; interstitialAppID = "ca-app-pub-4025623736156768/2640332533" &nbsp;--for your Android interstitial end local adProvider = "admob" local function adListener( event ) &nbsp; &nbsp; -- The 'event' table includes: &nbsp; &nbsp; -- event.name: string value of "adsRequest" &nbsp; &nbsp; -- event.response: message from the ad provider about the status of this request &nbsp; &nbsp; -- event.phase: string value of "loaded", "shown", or "refresh" &nbsp; &nbsp; -- event.type: string value of "banner" or "interstitial" &nbsp; &nbsp; -- event.isError: boolean true or false &nbsp; &nbsp; local msg = event.response &nbsp; &nbsp; -- Quick debug message regarding the response from the library &nbsp; &nbsp; print( "Message from the ads library: ", msg ) &nbsp; &nbsp; if ( event.isError ) then &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; print( "Error, no ad received", msg ) &nbsp; &nbsp; elseif ( event.type == "interstitial" ) then &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; if ( event.phase == "loaded" ) then &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; print( " ad is ready to be shown" ); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -- an ad was preloaded &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; elseif ( event.phase == "shown" ) then &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; print( "gameOver" ); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; composer.gotoScene( "gameOver" ); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; end &nbsp; &nbsp; else&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; print( "Ah ha! Got one!" ) &nbsp; &nbsp; end end ads.init( adProvider, interstitialAppID, adListener )

game.lua:

composer.gotoScene( "interAd", { effect = "fade", time = 400 } );

interAd.lua:

local ads = require( "ads" )

interAd: function scene:show( event ) &nbsp; &nbsp; local sceneGroup = self.view &nbsp; &nbsp; local phase = event.phase &nbsp; &nbsp; if ( phase == "will" ) then &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; elseif ( phase == "did" ) then &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; if ( ads.isLoaded( "interstitial" ) ) then &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ads.show( "interstitial", { appId = interstitialAppID, testMode = true } ) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; else &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; print( "gameOver" ); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; composer.gotoScene( "gameOver" ); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; end end&nbsp; &nbsp; end

in gameOver.lua Im loading the interstitial ad every time when play button tapped

rob · November 20, 2016, 4:18pm

It’s likely you’re getting an error of some sort. It’s going to be really hard to trouble shoot this unless you can look at the device’s console log for any messages that might clue us in on the cause.

Please review: https://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/basics/debugging/index.html

And get us a dump of the console log to look at.

Rob

Itaychen96 · November 20, 2016, 8:22pm

Unfortunatly I cannot download the files for debugging on device at this moment ill give it a try when I can.

btw, my game is up in the google play store and the ads are working perfectly on it. the moment I released the app this problem started to apear when testing on device only. by any chance admob is blocking the ads of any version of the game that is not in the play store( even of testMode )?

rob · November 20, 2016, 4:18pm

It’s likely you’re getting an error of some sort. It’s going to be really hard to trouble shoot this unless you can look at the device’s console log for any messages that might clue us in on the cause.

Please review: https://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/basics/debugging/index.html

And get us a dump of the console log to look at.

Rob

Itaychen96 · November 20, 2016, 8:22pm

Unfortunatly I cannot download the files for debugging on device at this moment ill give it a try when I can.

btw, my game is up in the google play store and the ads are working perfectly on it. the moment I released the app this problem started to apear when testing on device only. by any chance admob is blocking the ads of any version of the game that is not in the play store( even of testMode )?