I developed IOS app and it uses Admob for monetizing advertisements. It seems there is a problem with the implementation. My ad fill rate is about 2% to 3% which is very low. I tried 3rd party network named InMobi. No success.
My users are in Iran. Anybody have same issue or any alternative solution?
Google must comply with sanctions imposed by the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). As a result, AdMob is not available to users in the following countries or territories:
Crimea
Cuba
Iran
North Korea
Sudan
Syria
From: https://support.google.com/admob/answer/6163675?hl=en
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I use Firebase database, storage etc. in my application. When I uploaded my archive to Itunes Connect, it has asked me a questions about crypting. Do I use crypting in my application and etc.
I know, that Firebase uses https.
So the question is: If I use Firebase, what should I answer on this questions?
As of September 20th, 2016 (Dentons) the answer is almost always No. Unless you are a encrypted message provider like Signal, Telegram, Whatsapp or Snapchat - these export controls are no longer a concern. Nearly every app uses HTTPS these days and it defeats the purpose of the U.S. Export Registry if every app needs to be registered.
The countries that are export restricted are people you don't normally want as customers; Syria, North Korea ect... and are typically restricted from using apps for more fundamental reasons - like not having cellphone towers or even the ability to buy a cellphone. It is common for backend services like Firebase and Google to blacklist export-restricted IP spaces, so they won't be able to connect even if they get the app.
I know this questions is asked several times and it seems Google terms & conditions agreement doesn't allow for apps using navigation. Also I know there are few third party libraries which can do the same task.
But my client need to do it using Google Map SDK and saying it can be done using paid APIs. I couldn't find any reliable resources to convince him that he is correct or wrong. Thus, I wonder how apps like Uber do this trick in their apps? What are the other options do I have?. Thanks.
No, this cannot legally be done.
Even Google does not have the right to allow the usage for Turn-by_Turn navigation. Google gets their digital road maps mainly from TomTom, and they just do not allow that, because they want to sell their own navigation devices.
It might be possible to sign a contract with TomTom and Google for special data delivery. But you can expect extreme costs, per year per navigation device.
The other professional digital road map provider is Here maps(former Nokia).
I don't know if and under which condition they provide a routing service.
Be warned, developping a navigation system is a very complex task, I know a company that invested 1000 person years, after some years on the market, that company stopped their activities.
Check first whether it is legal to use Apples API, and then use that, or forget the app.
I want to track my app may be launched by referrals from ad campaigns, websites, or other apps. Therefore, I'm using Google Analytics iOS SDK. Here's guiding document https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/ios/v3/campaigns. According to this document, I'll write my own implementation code in application:handleOpenURL: method.
With Android SDK, Google Play app broadcasts an INTENT_REFERRER to our app during installation. This intent contains the value of the referrer parameter of the link used to reach your app's Google Play Store page, if one was present. So, my question is that "Are there any similar things in iOS? How to test it?".
Thanks and best regard,
iTunes doesn't broadcast anything similar to intent_referrer at present. If you use Google Analytics for iOS installs, GA uses Identifier for Advertiser (IDFA) for tracking. When a user taps on an advertisement from a supported network on an app, the IDFA is sent to Google. Then, when your app launches, the IDFA is sent again and compared to list of IDFAs that Google stored from previous taps. That way they can give attribution.
It's obviously not as clean as intent_referrer, but it's the best one can do at present. You can also try fingerprinting etc with Appsflyer, MobileAppTracking etc, but I don't know how accurate those are. I've heard they're not very accurate, but they're better than nothing.
Apple announced adding support for campaign tracking in iTunes Connect. But, we haven't heard about it for a very long time now. So, I won't hold my breath. Hope this helps!
I have just changed from iAd to AdMob for the ads program on my iOS App.
The thing is that I just hate Apple's statistics at iTunes Connect. I wonder if I can use AdMob's Analytics addon to track all sorts of information such as downloads, devices, etc.
Is there anyway to have an statistical system such as Google Play has?
Well it is little bit hidden... but I have found these two interesting links:
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/ios/v2/
https://developers.google.com/mobile-ads-sdk/docs/admob/conversion-tracking
Good information though.
iOS 9.3, Xcode 7.3
Google Analytics has lots of customization options as to what data is gathered. "You get out of it as much as you put in." I mean, you will need to spend time integrating the analytics correctly to track what you deem significant. Determining what is "significant" is hard. The recommended approach is to start small and branch out into more detail later as you acquire customers.
This is what you'd expect as advertised:
The App Overview report summarizes the most useful information from
all of the Mobile App Analytics reports. Individual Mobile App
Analytics reports are organized into different categories:
Real-Time: See user traffic as it happens on your app. Monitor users, top active screens, top locations, and more. You can use
Real-Time as an end to end debugging tool for your Google Analytics
SDK implementation.
Audience: Get to know the people using your app—where they are, how often and long they use an app, and what devices are popular with
your visitors.
Acquisition: Find out how often your app is downloaded and installed, and how successful certain marketing campaigns are in
attracting visitors.
Behavior: Track in detail the ways users interact with your app. Find out which screens are viewed in a typical visit, or set up Event
Tracking to analyze custom actions, like button clicks and video
plays. Technical exceptions and crashes are also included in this set
of reports.
Conversions: Know the real value of your app. Set up Goals and Ecommerce to track targeted objectives, like completed sign-ups and
product sales.
To anyone who is looking for info on Google Analytics with regard to AdMob, please see this introduction, play the video and tune out for 30 minutes or so, it is very helpful. The topics covered in this link are:
About Google Analytics in AdMob
Set up Google Analytics in AdMob
Analyze a new app in AdMob
Create an audience in AdMob
Stop analyzing an app in AdMob
Google Analytics in AdMob FAQ
Here is the link to how to integrate Google Analytics in an iOS app., Add Analytics to Your iOS App.
Hope this helps!
I'm trying to write a simple GPS based application for my BB 8800 (with Airtel, India).
But for some reason my code getLocation(timeout) always returns with a non-valid location (only after timing out). I tried different combinations of criteria parameters with no success.
I'm pretty sure that the problem is not with my code because even the BlackBerry GPS demo application does not work. However, my GPS receiver is working fine because "Wayfinder", a maps application that came bundled with my BB, works fine.
To test it further, I tried running SpotFinder and Google Maps. But they did not work either. Google Maps could determine location using cell tower info but not GPS.
Here are some more details about my environment,
1. Phone Model: BlackBerry 8800
2. Carrier: AirTel (India)
3. Device Version: 4.2.168 (Platform 2.3.0.54)
Can my carrier block it? [I spoke with AirTel technical support but they wouldn't budge to help developers]
Thanks In Advance
Some carriers (like Verizon US) blocked GPS for third party applications. Others just enabled GPS for a white list of applications (mostly their own) but deny access to GPS for all others.
It seems your provider is doing such things.
Can your carrier block it? Absolutely, I don't know about in India, but in the U.S. some carriers can and do restrict applications from accessing the GPS if they are not "approved." That seems quite likely given the scenario you described.