Sample not working on android

[samavan]

Unity 2020.1.0a17

What I do :

1. Clone the Git project.
2. Open Unity project to path : ...\samples\HelloWorld.
3. Download & import GoogleMobileAds-v4.2.0.unitypackage.
4. Let the Android resolver do its job.
5. Click on Asset > Google Mobile Ads > Settings... to make a GoogleMobileAdsSettings node.
6. Enabled > on, android app Id copied from the GoogleMobileAdsDemoScript.cs file.
7. Click on Asset >Play Service Resolver > Android Resolver > Resolve ( no idea why I do but anyway....).
8. Build & Run.
9. Android pop up > Unfortunately, HelloWorld has stopped.

Actually my previous Issues mention the iOS app test working but not mine.
But once I switched platform to Android, I got the same crash on Android.

Thank you for your assistance! :)

[stowy]

Hi, can you please capture the logs from logcat that you are seeing and share?

[samavan]

There is actually a log from Google Ad.
Now one more time, I am using the Sample code and last admob plugin version without any editing as I did on iOS (which works on iOS).

D/AndroidRuntime(18370): Shutting down VM
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): Process: com.DefaultCompany.HelloWorld, PID: 18370
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to get provider com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAdsInitProvider: java.lang.IllegalStateException:
E/AndroidRuntime(18370):
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): ******************************************************************************
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): * The Google Mobile Ads SDK was initialized incorrectly. AdMob publishers *
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): * should follow the instructions here: *
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): * https://googlemobileadssdk.page.link/admob-android-update-manifest *
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): * to add a valid App ID inside the AndroidManifest. *
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): * Google Ad Manager publishers should follow instructions here: *
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): * https://googlemobileadssdk.page.link/ad-manager-android-update-manifest. *
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): ******************************************************************************
E/AndroidRuntime(18370):
E/AndroidRuntime(18370):
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:6461)
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:6053)
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:5993)
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1700(ActivityThread.java:218)
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1779)
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:145)
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6917)
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1404)
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1199)
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException:
E/AndroidRuntime(18370):
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): ******************************************************************************
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): * The Google Mobile Ads SDK was initialized incorrectly. AdMob publishers *
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): * should follow the instructions here: *
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): * https://googlemobileadssdk.page.link/admob-android-update-manifest *
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): * to add a valid App ID inside the AndroidManifest. *
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): * Google Ad Manager publishers should follow instructions here: *
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): * https://googlemobileadssdk.page.link/ad-manager-android-update-manifest. *
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): ******************************************************************************
E/AndroidRuntime(18370):
E/AndroidRuntime(18370):
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): at com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzxw.attachInfo(com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-lite@@18.3.0:27)
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): at com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAdsInitProvider.attachInfo(com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-lite@@18.3.0:3)
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:6458)
E/AndroidRuntime(18370): ... 11 more

[samavan]

GoogleMobileAdsPlugin/AndroidManifest.xml contents :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.google.unity.ads" android:versionName="1.0" android:versionCode="1">
  <application>
    <uses-library android:required="false" android:name="org.apache.http.legacy" />
    <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APPLICATION_ID" android:value="ca-app-pub-3940256099942544~3347511713" />
  </application>
</manifest>

[samavan]

Below the url to the original HelloProject where I imported the plugins, updated the Settings, etc...
I think you could simply open it then Build&Run to get the same issue... :)

• http://a.samavan.com/HelloWorld.zip

Thank you! ;)

[arialblack14]

I am having the same issue.
It was driving me nuts since I have never used Admob before.
I added a sample AndroidManifest.xml file in Assets/Plugins/ and I have a working build but without ads.

Did you manage to find a solution @samavan ?

[wenderRondonia]

also having similar issue, but from your logcat it seems"The Google Mobile Ads SDK was initialized incorrectly. AdMob publisher" and then " to add a valid App ID inside the AndroidManifest" https://googlemobileadssdk.page.link/ad-manager-android-update-manifest

[stowy]

Which version of Unity is this in? PR #1310 fixes an issue with Unity 2020.x that may cause this. It's not yet released but you can apply the changes in your project until then.