Android Question Admob crash

[buddypepper]

I'm having a problem with the Admob lib - specifically, when I call .LoadAd, I get this error: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Failed resolution of: Landroid/support/v4/util/SimpleArrayMap;

I suspect that this is because of a missing lib file or something...any ideas?

 

[Pendrush]

Try to update google play services in Android SDK.

 

[Erel]

Don't forget to copy the updated google-play-services.jar to the additional libraries folder.

 

[buddypepper]

It was the google-play-services.jar that I was missing - thanks! Now I'm not getting crashes, but I'm also not seeing any ads (on either the emulator, or a regular device). Will re-check my code later.....this might be a dumb question, but how would I go about checking a log file from a non-rooted device?

 

[Pendrush]

You can use dummy ID for test ads, for banners test ID is: ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/6300978111
Dummy ID Source

Interstitial Ads dummy ID: ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/1033173712
Interstitial Dummy ID Source

 

[buddypepper]

Thanks - I'm just getting error code 0, and not seeing any ads, it seems. Not sure what's wrong...any suggestions for debugging that?

 

[Erel]

Have you waited 24 hours since you started making ad requests?

 

[buddypepper]

I just checked it again after posting on Friday, and it's still just giving me error code 0 - that's over 24 hours now.

 

[Erel]

Are you testing it on a real device with non-custom ROM?

 

[Pendrush]

If you use dummy IDs, you don't need to wait. Ads are shown straight away.

 

[buddypepper]

With the dummy ids, I'm using the emulator. The real ids, I've got on a stock samsung device...no ads on either of those.

 

[Erel]

There might be a problem with your Google account.

 

[buddypepper]

Like what? I've had it for years, and it used to work with ads before Admob changed their API a year or so ago.

 

[Erel]

Not sure. Searching for this error with Google shows several discussions that also talk about account issues.

 

[buddypepper]

Is there a way to turn on some detailed logging? All I can think of would be to use something like fiddler to watch the web traffic...

 

[asales]

I have the same problem, only in Sony Xperia MiniPro with Android 4.0.4
This is a new app. In older apps, I don't get this error, even with a new compilation.
Don't have 24 hours that I made the ads, but I tried with dummy IDs and get the same error.
The Google account is ok, because other apps uses the same account and in other devices the app don't crash.
The Google Play Services is updated and it in additional libraries folder.

I don't understand what's happen.
I have similars apps that works in same device and in other devices the app works fine.

Libs: AdMob, AnimationPlus, ContentResolver, Core, Dialogs, id, inAppBilling3, JavaObject, mwAdmobInterstitial2, Phone, PinchZoomAndMove, RandomAccessFile, Reflection, SQL, StringUtils

android:minSdkVersion="14" android:targetSdkVersion="19"

** Activity (main) Resume **
main_vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv6 (java line: 572)
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: android.support.v4.util.SimpleArrayMap
    at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.zzs.<init>(Unknown Source)
    at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.zzs.<init>(Unknown Source)
    at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.zzb.<init>(Unknown Source)
    at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.zzc.<init>(Unknown Source)
    at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.zzf.<init>(Unknown Source)
    at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.ClientApi.createBannerAdManager(Unknown Source)
    at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.client.zzl.createBannerAdManager(Unknown Source)
    at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.client.zze.zza(Unknown Source)
    at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.client.zzab.zzdh(Unknown Source)
    at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.client.zzab.zzdg(Unknown Source)
    at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.client.zzab.zza(Unknown Source)
    at com.google.android.gms.ads.BaseAdView.loadAd(Unknown Source)
    at com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView.loadAd(Unknown Source)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.admobwrapper.AdViewWrapper.LoadAd(AdViewWrapper.java:118)

 

[buddypepper]

In the tutorial, at the very end it says "make sure that the package name matches the value defined in 'package url' in AdMob site."

How do I find my package url, and what do I do with it? I don't see anywhere that says where to enter it for B4a...

 

[asales]

My problem was solved with this line:

#AdditionalJar: android-support-v4

Original post:
AdMob library

 

[Erel]

How do I find my package url, and what do I do with it? I don't see anywhere that says where to enter it for B4a...

It is not relevant anymore. I've removed this line from the tutorial.

You can try to upload your app without publishing it and then click on the "link app" link.

 

[buddypepper]

Hm - I've watched the logs using logcat now and I'm seeing this right around the time it's trying to get an ad:

W/GooglePlayServicesUtil( 1554): Google Play services is missing.
W/ActivityManager( 340): Unable to start service Intent { act=com.android.vendor.billing.InAppBillingService.BIND pkg=com.android.vending } U=0: not found
I/Ads ( 1554): Starting ad request.
I/Ads (1554): Please set theme of AdActivity to @android:style/Theme.Translucent to enable transparent background in interstitial ad.

For what it's worth, I'm using a smart banner - or at least that's what I thought my code was: "adView1.Initialize2("Ad", "ca-app-pub-xxx", adView1.SIZE_SMART_BANNER)"

Why is it saying that GP services is missing? Would that be causing this problem?