Ads Interface

SinisterSoft · April 2014

I have also tried "interstitial" on iAds and get a crash:

Looks like some kind of event might be missing? "banner" works fine though.

*visit(MouseEvent* v)* stack NOT ok begin:0 end:2 delta:0
*CppLuaBridge::luaEvent* stack NOT ok begin:0 end:2 delta:0
*enterFrame* stack NOT ok begin:0 end:2 delta:0
*enterFrame* stack NOT ok begin:0 end:2 delta:0
2014-04-17 15:14:37.379 martians[6513:907] *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception of class 'nil'
libc++abi.dylib: terminate called throwing an exception

ar2rsawseen · April 2014

Yes, just read through the apple docs again and iad interstitials:
with ios 6 and lower work only on iPad
with ios 7 and higher work on iPad and iPhone/iPod

http://stackoverflow.com/a/20858735/2274511

So I will implement a check to see what ios version does the device have

SinisterSoft · April 2014

Once the check is in, 'auto' could be a nice way of picking the best option.

ar2rsawseen · April 2014

@SinisterSoft unfortunately auto is only for banner sizing
I can't really choose for the developer either to show banner or interstitial, can I?

SinisterSoft · April 2014

Hmm... maybe then change it to an array ('banner','interstitial') then if one fails it will pick the other? Or have 'best' so pick the one most likely to make $...

ar2rsawseen · April 2014

How can you even mix banner with full screen ad?
I really can't imagine the situation where you could show one or another

But if you really want to, there is always an AD_FAILED event to fallback to anything else you might want

SinisterSoft · April 2014

I didn't get that event, it just crashed.

ar2rsawseen · April 2014

yes it was with old, version, try out the new one

SinisterSoft · April 2014

Works.

SinisterSoft · May 2014

New advert network - should be a good one...

https://developers.facebook.com/products/audience-network

BBurgess66 · May 2014

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BBurgess66 · May 2014

I'm getting the following in the 'GiderosProject' from the download file:

init.lua:1: module 'ads' not found:
no field package.preload['ads']
no file './ads.lua'
no file '/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/ads.lua'
no file '/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/ads/init.lua'
no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/ads.lua'
no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/ads/init.lua'
no file './ads.so'
no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/ads.so'
no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/loadall.so'
stack traceback:
init.lua:1: in main chunk

Actually this also occurs in any other project I try to add the 'ad interface' to

Plz hlp

Thx

ar2rsawseen · May 2014

@BBurgess66 you need to actually install the ads plugin, as make a custom Gideros IOS or Android player with preinstalled plugin from the Labs.

http://docs.giderosmobile.com/deployment.html
(Device player with plugins)
Plugin installation instructions are with the plugin files in Gideros labs

synchrotrongames · July 2014

Good Morning,

I'm trying to implement Mopub without success. As you already know, Mopub provides ads from third party companies, my questions are:
- Do I need to implement Chartboost SDK (from ads-interface) if I want to use Chartboost from Mopub? (I've tried it without any success)
- Is someone using it succesfuly?
- At the present is there any good alternative to Mopub that allows crosspromotion?

Thank you!

yubaro · July 2014

Error with Ads Interface:

java.lang.NullPointerException
en com.surprise.pluginSdk.fullAd_core.b.b

@ar2rsawseen, any ideas?

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to resume activity {com.site.game/com.surprise.pluginSdk.fullAd_core.FullAdActivity}: java.lang.NullPointerException
at android.app.ActivityThread.performResumeActivity(ActivityThread.java:2124)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleResumeActivity(ActivityThread.java:2139)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1672)
at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1500(ActivityThread.java:117)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:935)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3687)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:842)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:600)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.surprise.pluginSdk.fullAd_core.b.b(Unknown Source)
at com.surprise.pluginSdk.fullAd_core.b.a(Unknown Source)
at com.surprise.pluginSdk.fullAd_core.FullAdActivity.onResume(Unknown Source)
at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnResume(Instrumentation.java:1150)
at android.app.Activity.performResume(Activity.java:3832)
at android.app.ActivityThread.performResumeActivity(ActivityThread.java:2114)
... 12 more

ar2rsawseen · July 2014

@synchrotrongames for mediation yes usually you also need the third party sdk to implement it, so in most cases there is no need for mediation if both frameworks are supported by AdsInterface, you just fall back through Lua code

@yubaro what is com.surprise.pluginSdk

yubaro · July 2014

com.surprise.pluginSdk ? @ar2rsawseen, I do not know, it must be an implementation of Letang.

I use admob, random charboost and heyzap.

ar2rsawseen · July 2014

Problem is that Null Pointer exception is caused by this surprise sdk. Somewhere onResume. Maybe their SDK needed you to pass an activity or something to resume method? Any docs available?

yubaro · July 2014

They packaged the APK. There is no documentation.

ar2rsawseen · July 2014

@yubaro then you can try reporting it to them, maybe they will know something about it

yubaro · July 2014

@ar2rsawseen thanks for the advice!

ar2rsawseen · July 2014

Updated ads interface:
http://giderosmobile.com/labs/ads-interface
version 1.6
(IOS and Android)Implemented connectivity check
(Android)Admob - deprecated admob jar support
(Android)Admob - removed check for Google Play services
(IOS and Android)Admob - added additional param to load/showAd for specific ad units
(Android)Amazon - upgraded sdk
(Android)Amazon - added interstitial support
(IOS and Android)Chartboost - upgraded sdk
(IOS)Admob - upgraded sdk

SimplesApps · July 2014

Hey @ar2rsawseen , the Ads update arrived!

I've replaced the GiderosAndroidPlayer project in Eclipse with the new src's.

After launch the player I execute my app in the Gideros Studio and it stops with a black screen. I can not see nothing in the log.

Maybe the ads module has something incorrect or I did something wrong?

Another question. The changelog the Admob load/show Ad methods have additional parameters. Now we have to call showad("auto", unitID).
But firstly we have to call admob:setkey(appID), where appID is the "ca-app-pub-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/YYYYYYYYYY". What is the unitID then?

Many thanks.
David.

ar2rsawseen · July 2014

@SimplesApps is there anything in the logcat about black screen? like any errors?

About admob param, it is optional

if you use only one single ad unit, you can use setKey method and provide nothing additional in load/showAd

But if you want to show banner and interstitial, they should have separate ad unit ids, then you can specify the optional param to differentiate them

Basically if nothing is provided as optional param, then lib looks in what you have set in setKey method.

SimplesApps · July 2014

@ar2rsawseen Attached you can find the logcat although the problem is the authority identity declaration for Amazon in the AndroidManifest. It's my fault.

Please, let me know if the next declaration for Amazon in the manifest is correct:

Regarding the unitIDs...

if I use two ads for the same platform and then I use two unitIDs (one for each of the two showAd method), which id I have to use in the setKey method ?

SimplesApps · July 2014

Sorry I don't put the html tags for the declaration code.

I attach it in a file.

ar2rsawseen · July 2014

All you need to have for amazon ads is:

<activity android:name="com.amazon.device.ads.AdActivity"
 android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"/>

About admob, you can even not setting setKey at all and provide those unitIDs as second params to showAd call

SimplesApps · July 2014

@ar2rsawseen

The version of the Google Play Services lib you've included in the Ads Interface is the 5.00.7, if I'm right.

Google told in the notes for the 4.4 version that the Google Play services library supports even devices that don't have the Google Play store (https://developers.google.com/mobile-ads-sdk/download#downloadplay).

I'm testing my game with the Google Play Services lib (linked in the Eclipse project) and an Android device (with the Google Play Store installed) and the admod ad failed to be showed with the error "Google Play services is not available".
What is supposed I have to do?

Another thing regarding ads. This time is Inmobi...

Inmobi Publish service is shutting down.
I'd checked the Inmobi ads and I had problems with the checking system they have.
And now they have shutting down the service...

I received the next mail from Inmobi:
"
Dear App Publish User,

Note: You are receiving this email because you are an InMobi App Publish user.

Since the launch of InMobi App Publish, we've made it easier for thousands of developers to publish their Android apps to multiple app stores across the globe.

After an amazing journey of enabling app discovery and delivering app downloads for all those who worked with us, we are sad to announce that App Publish is shutting down. Post August 4th 2014, you will not be able to submit any apps through App Publish.

Please note that with this closure, apps submitted via App Publish will start being unpublished from partner app stores. We are currently in discussions with partner stores to find a way for you to republish your apps directly with them. We hope to have a solution soon, and we will let you know as soon as that happens.

You will continue to have access to all your reports here. If you have submitted a paid app via App Publish, your payout from each app store will be based on the number of downloads on the day of unpublishing.

For any support, please reach out to us at apppublish-support@inmobi.com

We'd like to thank all App Publish users who have supported us on our journey. We hope to provide you with as easy a transition as possible.

Thank you.
The App Publish Team
"

yubaro · July 2014

For Heyzap:

http://blog.heyzap.com/post/93262172716/how-the-switch-to-android-advertising-id-affects-you

ar2rsawseen · July 2014

@SimplesApps will recheck that, I finally have a device that does not have Google Play, so will be able to test it

About inmobi, I think they are shutting down only their publishing part (as in publishing apps in other stores) and not advertising part

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