flutter_native_ads

Flutter plugin for AdMob Native Ads. Compatible with Android and iOS using PlatformView.

Android	iOS

Getting Started

Android

• AndroidManifest changes

AdMob 17 requires the App ID to be included in the AndroidManifest.xml. Failure to do so will result in a crash on launch of your app. The line should look like:

<meta-data
    android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APPLICATION_ID"
    android:value="[ADMOB_APP_ID]"/>

where [ADMOB_APP_ID] is your App ID. You must pass the same value when you initialize the plugin in your Dart code.

iOS

• Info.plist changes

Admob 7.42.0 requires the App ID to be included in Info.plist. Failure to do so will result in a crash on launch of your app. The lines should look like:

<key>GADApplicationIdentifier</key>
<string>[ADMOB_APP_ID]</string>

where [ADMOB_APP_ID] is your App ID. You must pass the same value when you initialize the plugin in your Dart code.

And PlatformView

<key>io.flutter.embedded_views_preview</key>
<true/>

Layout

This plugin supported custom layout. You need to create a layout file.

Android

You can use anything if the parent is a ViewGroup. The example uses ConstraintLayout.

Use com.google.android.gms.ads.formats.UnifiedNativeAdView for the parent.

Use com.google.android.gms.ads.formats.MediaView for MediaView.

• xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<com.google.android.gms.ads.formats.UnifiedNativeAdView 
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/flutter_native_ad_unified_native_ad"
    ...
    
    <!-- ViewGroup -->
    <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
        android:id="@+id/relativeLayout"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent">
        
        ...

        <com.google.android.gms.ads.formats.MediaView
            android:id="@+id/flutter_native_ad_media"
            ...

example

iOS

Please set GADUnifiedNativeAdView for the parent.

Please set GADMediaView to MediaView.

Please set Restoration ID for View that displays attribution

example

Mapping Native Ads to Layout

Need to mapping the view

Android

Mapping by view id

View	ID
UnifiedNativeAdView	flutter_native_ad_unified_native_ad
Headline	flutter_native_ad_headline
Body	flutter_native_ad_body
Call To Action	flutter_native_ad_call_to_action
Attribution	flutter_native_ad_attribution
MediaView	flutter_native_ad_media
Icon	flutter_naitve_ad_icon
Star rating	flutter_naitve_ad_star
Store	flutter_naitve_ad_store
Price	flutter_naitve_ad_price
Advertiser	flutter_naitve_ad_advertiser

iOS

Mapping by Outlet

Usage

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:native_ads/native_ad_param.dart';
import 'package:native_ads/native_ad_view.dart';

import 'package:native_ads/native_ads.dart';

void main() {
  WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
  NativeAds.initialize();
  runApp(MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      home: Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(
          title: const Text('NativeAds example app'),
        ),
        body: Center(
          child: ListView.separated(
            itemBuilder: (context, index) {
              if (index % 10 == 0) {
                return Padding(
                  padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
                  child: SizedBox(
                    width: double.infinity,
                    height: 320,
                    child: NativeAdView(
                      onParentViewCreated: (_) {
                      },
                      androidParam: AndroidParam()
                        ..placementId = "ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/2247696110" // test
                        ..packageName = "{{YOUR_ANDROID_APP_PACKAGE_NAME}}"
                        ..layoutName = "{{YOUR_CREATED_LAYOUT_FILE_NAME}}"
                        ..attributionText = "AD"
                        ..testDevices = ["{{YOUR_TEST_DEVICE_IDS}}"],
                      iosParam: IOSParam()
                        ..placementId = "ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/3986624511" // test
                        ..bundleId = "{{YOUR_IOS_APP_BUNDLE_ID}}"
                        ..layoutName = "{{YOUR_CREATED_LAYOUT_FILE_NAME}}"
                        ..attributionText = "SPONSORED"
                        ..testDevices = ["{{YOUR_TEST_DEVICE_IDS}}"],
                      onAdImpression: () => print("onAdImpression!!!"),
                      onAdClicked: () => print("onAdClicked!!!"),
                      onAdFailedToLoad: (Map<String, dynamic> error) => print("onAdFailedToLoad!!! $error"),
                    ),
                  ),
                );
              } else {
                return Padding(
                  padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
                  child: Text(
                    "this is text $index",
                    style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.body1,
                  ),
                );
              }
            },
            itemCount: 50,
            separatorBuilder: (context, _) => const Divider(),
          ),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

Supported native ads fields

• Headline(Required)
• Body(Required)
• Call To Action(Required)
• Ad Attribution(Required)
• Media
• Icon
• Star rating
• Store
• Price
• Advertiser

Event callback

Receive callbacks for some events by passing to the NativeAdView constructor

• onAdImpression
• onAdClicked
• onAdFailedToLoad
• onAdLeftApplication
• onAdLoaded

Reference

• Mobile Ads SDK Release Notes
  • Android
  • iOS

Limitations

This is just an initial version of the plugin. There are still some limitations:

• No support Mediation Ads.