[FREE] AdMob Banner Extension

[preetvadaliya]

AdMob Banner

A free extension that shows AdMob banner ads in MIT App Inventor apps, built on the
latest supported Google Mobile Ads SDK 24.4.0 (Google supports it until June 30, 2028).

• AppId is a normal Designer property. No manifest editing and no extra
  "manifest extension": paste your App ID and build.
• Works out of the box: the defaults are Google's test IDs, so you see a test ad
  on the first build.
• Two blocks to show an ad: LoadAd puts a banner inside an arrangement,
  ShowAt floats one at the top or bottom of the screen.
• Standalone: interstitial and rewarded ads are planned as separate extensions
  that work alone or together with this one.

Extension	AdMobBanner
Package	de.preet.admob.banner
Version	1.0
Google Mobile Ads SDK	24.4.0
Minimum Android	6.0 (API 23)
Size	10.4 MB

Download

• Extension: de.preet.admob.banner.aix
• Sample project: AdMobBannerDemo.aia

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Designer properties

Name	Description	Default
AppId	Your AdMob app ID from the AdMob console, the one with a ~. Use the same value in every AdMob extension in the app.	ca-app-pub-3940256099942544~3347511713 (Google test app ID)
AdUnitId	This banner's ad unit ID, the one with a /. The test default always fills and can't affect your account.	ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/6300978111 (Google test banner)
ChildDirected	Check this if the app is for children (Google Play Families policy). It also limits ads to content rated G. Unchecked leaves the setting unspecified. Applies to every AdMob ad in the app.	Unchecked

Properties

Name	Block	Description
AppId		Your AdMob app ID. Changing it after the first ad has loaded has no effect, so set it in the Designer or before the first LoadAd.
AdUnitId		This banner's ad unit ID. A change takes effect on the next LoadAd or ShowAt.
ChildDirected		Tags every ad request as directed at children and limits ads to content rated G. Setting it to false makes it unspecified again.
Visible		Whether the banner is on screen. Hiding it keeps the loaded ad, so showing it again costs nothing.
TestDeviceIds		A list of test device IDs. These devices get test ads even with your real IDs. Applies to every AdMob ad in the app.

Functions

Name	Block	Description
LoadAd		Loads a banner into an arrangement on the screen. arrangement: a HorizontalArrangement or VerticalArrangement size: a BannerSize block (Adaptive is what Google recommends) AdLoaded or AdFailedToLoad follows.
ShowAt		Loads a banner that floats over your layout. position: a BannerPosition block (Top or Bottom) size: a BannerSize block AdLoaded or AdFailedToLoad follows.
IsLoaded		Returns true when a banner has loaded.
DestroyAd		Removes the banner and frees its memory. Call LoadAd or ShowAt to show a new one.

Events

Name	Block	Description
AdLoaded		A banner loaded and is on screen.
AdFailedToLoad		A banner could not load. errorCode: why, as text such as No Fill or Network Error message: Google's explanation No Fill just means no ad was available, which is normal.
AdClicked		The user tapped the banner.
AdImpression		The banner was counted as seen.
AdOpened		A tapped ad opened over the app. Pause games or sound here.
AdClosed		The user came back from a tapped ad.

Dropdown blocks

Name	Block	Options
BannerSize		Adaptive (fits the width, recommended), Banner 320×50, LargeBanner 320×100, MediumRectangle 300×250, FullBanner 468×60 (tablets), Leaderboard 728×90 (tablets)
BannerPosition		Top, Bottom
BannerError		NoFill, NetworkError, InvalidRequest, AppIdMissing, InternalError, MediationNoFill, RequestIdMismatch, InvalidAdString, Unknown. Compare it with errorCode in AdFailedToLoad.

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Sample project

AdMobBannerDemo.aia is ready to build. Screen1 has a status
label, a detail label, a HorizontalArrangement called BannerBox (width: fill parent)
where the banner goes, four buttons, and AdMobBanner1 with the default test IDs.

Load a banner when the app starts. LoadAd places it inside BannerBox with the
Adaptive size, which fits the width of the screen.

Show what happened. AdLoaded confirms the ad is on screen. AdFailedToLoad shows
the error code and Google's message, and AdImpression shows when the ad was counted.

Load in the box loads a fresh banner into BannerBox again.

Float at the bottom loads a standard 320×50 banner that floats at the bottom of
the screen, over the layout.

Hide / show flips Visible. The loaded ad is kept, so it comes back instantly.

Destroy removes the banner and frees its memory.

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Going live with real ads

1. Set AppId (the one with ~) and AdUnitId (the one with /) from your AdMob
   console in the Designer.
2. Add your phone to TestDeviceIds first. Tapping your own real ads can get your
   AdMob account suspended. The ID appears in logcat on the first ad request, in a line
   like setTestDeviceIds(Arrays.asList("33BE2250B43518CCDA7DE426D04EE231")).
3. A new ad unit often returns No Fill for a few hours to a few days while Google
   reviews it. The test IDs always fill, so use them to tell a setup problem apart from
   a lack of ads.

Things to know

• Ads never show in the Companion. It loads the extension's code but not the ads
  SDK, so build the APK to test.
• The project's minimum Android version becomes 6.0 (API 23).
• Use the same AppId in every AdMob extension in one app.

AdMob and its logo are trademarks of Google LLC. This extension is not affiliated with or
endorsed by Google.

Feedback and bug reports are welcome in this thread.

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Made with by Preet

[2006algi]

Why is it so big size 12 MB ?

Is this normal?

[preetvadaliya]

it contains the admob lib

[Zaq_Qum]

Consentform?