The past couple of iphone apps I have released have gotten clicks on admob before they even get released to the appstore! I do not know what's going on. Every time I test I always use the xcode simulator which uses test ads and I never install on my iphone! I do not want to get my admob account banned. Does anybody have any ideas about what is going on? I tried using different phones to archive and upload my build but still this problem persists. I have looked everywhere and I have not found anybody who has had this same problem. Is it maybe incorrectly displaying where the revenue is coming from? Also any time a test interstitial popped up on the simulator, I never clicked on it, always x'ed it out.
There are various possibilities:
It is possible that also the test ads are counted.
Apple review team may be playing with the app.
You are not always connected to the test Ad service.
i think that making sure that test ads are turned on and not counted on Admob's side would be a solution. also this link might be useful https://support.google.com/admob/answer/2753860?hl=en
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A few months ago, we added Google's interstitial ads to our iOS app and there was a widespread issue of there not being a close button for some of the ads. This resulted in many angry emails, as users were forced to quit the app and hope to get a different advertisement the second time around that they could actually close. It even resulted in a few 1-star reviews. This forced us to remove the ads from the app completely. We obviously prefer to keep them, but are wondering if the issue has since been addressed/if there is anything we can do to proactively ensure this does not occur again? Has anyone else experienced this issue? Were you able to fix it? If so, how?
So I submitted my app last week and it was approved 2 days ago. I have iAd impleted in the app. As soon as the app was "ready for sale" I downloaded it from the App Store. When I launched the app everything worked. iAd was displaying ads on the screen. But then about 10 minutes later the ads stopped. It's been 2 days since the ads stopped and they still aren't showing up. I have even tried redownloading the app from the store several times. And it's not just me. It's happening to everyone who downloads the app. I'm sure I just need to contact Apple however it's the weekend and I just want to know as soon as possible, has anyone else had this problem? Or is it even a problem? I've read other questions asking similar things, however I believe mine may be different seeing as the ads displayed for the first 10 minutes. Also! When I go to iAds on iTunes Connect, it says "AD Status: live ads" and it's lit up green. Also in iAds it says "recieving live ads"
The app is free and if you'd like to see for yourself here is a link to the app: https://appsto.re/us/FB4u5.i
Other Information:
The app is an arcade game
Ages 4+
iAd works perfectly in the Xcode version of the app
I have tried the game on different wifi routers and on 4g to see if there was some connection issue
The ads that are meant to be displayed are banner ads at the bottom of the screen
I have an answer! I just contacted apple iAd support and its is very clear now as to why I haven't been seeing ads the past few days. Some people stated in the comments that even once your app has been approved and is ready for sale, the iAd has its own separate reviewing process, and this is exactly true. However, I revieved some extra information from the support team that should be able to clear things up without confusion for anyone having this problem in the future. First of all, while Apple may review apps on the weekend, the iAd team does not, my app was approved on Friday and this is why I haven't seen any ads all weekend. Second, even if your ad status in the iAd network is green and says "live: recieving live ads" this does not mean that iAd has reviewed your app yet, it simply means that you have done everything required on your end. Lastly, I was told that the separate iAd reviewing process usually takes two to three business days. I hope that this information will help others in the future not to be concerned if they are experiencing this behavior.
I had exactly the same problem after updating my app. The ads were not displayed for about 2-3 days. After writing to Apple the problem was magically solved. I event did not get any answer from them.
I heard that Apple has an independent review process for iAds, maybe this could be the reason?
Have you tried contacting Apple's iAd support about this? I've experienced similar problems in the past and contacting them cleared it up. I've read other solutions where issuing an update to the application fixed the problem also. iAd has to approve your app to receive ads even after your app has been accepted and made available for download. Perhaps they just over looked yours.
I'm updating my app and although iAds are still not being served to my app due to its recent approval, the test ads aren't showing anymore in xCode. Will the test advertisements disappear after approval even in the simulator?
Ok so i talked to developer support on the phone and got the answer and the problem has actually been solved today. Once your app is accepted, iAd most likely will not be implemented immediately; and contrary to popular belief this does effect how it shows on your xCode testing as well. Its been about 24 hours since it was accepted and iAd just appeared. So hopefully that can help someone in the future.
iAds are only shown if there are iAds available to be shown. Apple has to sell ads to make them available. I rarely see iAds in my apps. My guess is that there are more people displaying iAds than have been sold.
I use ad AdMob aggregator to show both iAds and Google Ads. Makes beer money that way at least.
He has a thread going in the Apple developer forums as well:
https://devforums.apple.com/message/939808#939808
iAds will show test ads in a debug build on occasion (based on a setting). In the simulator or a test device, you can go into Settings - Developer - and change the Fill Rate or other settings as appropriate if you want to test always or never getting an ad. By default, it's around 50% or so.
Having your app released in the store has nothing to do with the test ads that get displayed in the debug builds not from the store.
So, the issue is most likely a bug in the code if ads, not even test ones, never appear.
Recently I no longer receive test ads on both the simulator and devices and I can't figure out why. To test I've used Apple's iAd suite and it does not appear on there either. I've changed the fill rate to 100% and yet didFailToReceiveAdWithError is called 100% of the time so I'm starting to think it's a problem with Xcode, bearing in mind these same apps were working absolutely fine last week. I downloaded a fresh set from Apple just in case I inadvertently tweaked something.
The only change I can think of is I've set up provisioning profiles but I should think that has nothing to do with it?
Any one have any ideas?
Thanks,
I've run Apple sample code (both on simulator and device) and ad doesn't appear too (I got the error code 3).
I've also tried to run the app with a AppID and mobile provision for an app on which I've enable iAD Network on itunesconnect, it didn't change anything.
Seems to be an Apple's server problem, the server is unable to send ads.
I'm trying to integrate chartboost to my app, I'm testing it on device, I added the device to the app on chartboost. If I set the app on chartboost to test mode it runs well, it always shows the test interestial ad, if I disable test mode it shows live ads (interestial and more aps as well) very rarely, most of the time it just not showing anything. In the campaign it also shows that I already had 1 install and 1 click on my campaign so I think I did everything well, but still the ads shows up very rarely, is that some kind of network issue or what?
please help
I tested on simulator, there it works well, what should be the problem on device?
There are few things you should know to help diagnose this issue:
Users only see each ad once per 24 hours. This means that after you've seen all ads currently targeting your conditions (country, language, device model, OS version, etc.) - no more ads will display.
The simulator automatically runs as a test device - this means that ad logic and targeting is ignored and you are guaranteed to see ads every time.
You can add a test device following these instructions to make your device behave the same as the simulator.
Because many advertisers target by country, there may be fewer ads available for your country. Chartboost has great fill rates for the North American markets, so this (probably) won't be a problem for most of your players.
Hope that helps!
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