Use instead: AdsHelper extends FirebaseAdMob2 / Google Mobile Ads v20.0+
More information: https://developers.google.com/admob/android/eu-consent
By default, AdMob serves personalized ads.
With the new GDPR law, publishers (you) need to request consent before the private data can be used to serve personalized ads to EU users.
The main steps are:
1. Check the current consent state, usually in the starter service.
2. If the consent state is unknown and the user is from the EU (or his location is unknown) then show the consent form.
This step must be done from an Activity.
3. Show non-personalized or personalized ads based on the consent state and location.
The limit on 12 providers was removed. Make sure to use FirebaseAdMob v1.55+.
Note that the Google consent form will only work if there are 12 or less ad technology providers. There are 200 by default so you need to change it in your AdMob console:
Blocking Controls - EU USER CONSENT tab:
Testing
In order to test the behavior you can can add your device as a test device and set whether the location should be treated as coming from the EU:
You can set the consent state yourself and it will be saved automatically by setting the ConsentState property. This can be useful for debugging and to allow the user to change the previously selected option.
Starter service code:
Main activity code:
Ad free option
If the user selects this option then the ConsentState will be kept UNKNOWN and UserPrefersAdFreeOption will be true (nothing else happens).
Dependencies: FirebaseAdmob v1.50+ (https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/updates-to-internal-libraries.59340/#post-590564)
More information: https://developers.google.com/admob/android/eu-consent
By default, AdMob serves personalized ads.
With the new GDPR law, publishers (you) need to request consent before the private data can be used to serve personalized ads to EU users.
The main steps are:
1. Check the current consent state, usually in the starter service.
2. If the consent state is unknown and the user is from the EU (or his location is unknown) then show the consent form.
This step must be done from an Activity.
3. Show non-personalized or personalized ads based on the consent state and location.
The limit on 12 providers was removed. Make sure to use FirebaseAdMob v1.55+.
Blocking Controls - EU USER CONSENT tab:
Testing
In order to test the behavior you can can add your device as a test device and set whether the location should be treated as coming from the EU:
B4X:
consent.AddTestDevice("D4AC977CA12D122C4563730CC762C302") 'check the unfiltered logs for the device id after calling RequestInfoUpdate
consent.SetDebugGeography(True) 'True = EU, False = Non-EUYou can set the consent state yourself and it will be saved automatically by setting the ConsentState property. This can be useful for debugging and to allow the user to change the previously selected option.
Starter service code:
B4X:
Sub Service_Create
consent.Initialize("consent")
consent.AddTestDevice("D4AC977CA12D122C4563730CC762C302")
consent.SetDebugGeography(True) 'comment for regular operation
consent.RequestInfoUpdate(Array("pub-144444444"))
Wait For consent_InfoUpdated (Success As Boolean)
If Success = False Then
Log($"Error getting consent state: ${LastException}"$)
End If
Log($"Consent state: ${consent.ConsentState}"$)
Log("EU: " & consent.IsRequestLocationInEeaOrUnknown)
Do While IsPaused(Main)
Sleep(100)
Loop
CallSubDelayed(Main, "ConsentStateAvailable")
End SubMain activity code:
B4X:
'show the consent form if needed
Sub ConsentStateAvailable
Dim consent As ConsentManager = Starter.consent
If consent.ConsentState = consent.STATE_UNKNOWN And consent.IsRequestLocationInEeaOrUnknown Then
'Set last parameter to False if you don't want to show the "pay for ad-free" option.
'Change privacy policy URL.
consent.ShowConsentForm("https://www.mysite.com/privacy.html", True, True, True)
Wait For Consent_FormResult (Success As Boolean, UserPrefersAdFreeOption As Boolean)
If Success Then
Log($"Consent form result: ${consent.ConsentState}, AdFree: ${UserPrefersAdFreeOption}"$)
Else
Log($"Error: ${LastException}"$)
End If
End If
LoadAd
End Sub
'load ads:
Sub LoadAd
Dim builder As AdRequestBuilder
builder.Initialize
Dim consent As ConsentManager = Starter.consent
If consent.IsRequestLocationInEeaOrUnknown Then
If consent.ConsentState = consent.STATE_NON_PERSONALIZED Then
builder.NonPersonalizedAds
Else if consent.ConsentState = consent.STATE_UNKNOWN Then
Return
End If
End If
builder.AddTestDevice("D4AC977CA12D122C4563730CC762C302")
adview1.LoadAdWithBuilder(builder)
End SubAd free option
If the user selects this option then the ConsentState will be kept UNKNOWN and UserPrefersAdFreeOption will be true (nothing else happens).
Dependencies: FirebaseAdmob v1.50+ (https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/updates-to-internal-libraries.59340/#post-590564)
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