Unity Banner ads not show real ads

Hello,

Unity Banner ads only work in test mode, and does not deliver real ads. Is there an issue with the banner ads? Or there are simply no real banner ads to display yet?

Also, does Unity Banner ads works with Google Advertising?
https://blogs.unity3d.com/2018/08/07/unity-releases-google-advertising-for-developers/

 

Hey,

I see no error. I use the following code for init:

Code (CSharp):

1.  if (Application.platform == RuntimePlatform.Android)
2.                 Monetization.Initialize(platformData.androidGameId, platformData.unityTestMode);
3.             else if (Application.platform == RuntimePlatform.IPhonePlayer)
4.                 Monetization.Initialize(platformData.appleGameId, platformData.unityTestMode);
5.          
6.             if (adsEnabled)
7.             {
8.                 Advertisement.Banner.Load(platformData.bannerAdId);
9.             }
10.  
11.  

and then I call the following function:

Code (CSharp):

1. public static void ShowUnityBannerAd()
2.         {
3.             if (adsEnabled)
4.             {
5.                 Advertisement.Banner.Show(platformData.bannerAdId);
6.             }
7.         }

I am trying on an Android device (LG G4). platformData.bannerAdId and platformData.androidGameId has the correct id's, and adsEnabled is set to true.

Also, there is another issue. If I call ShowUnityBannerAd function at start, the banner does not appear. But if I call it 4 seconds after start, it appears.

Also, does Unity Banner ads shows AdMob ads as well, or only Unity specific banner ads?

 

Hello Dreeka, shouldn't it be

Advertisement.Initialize(platformData.androidGameId, platformData.unityTestMode);

instead of

Monetization.Initialize(platformData.androidGameId, platformData.unityTestMode);

?

You can add options to Advertisement.Banner.Load to get a callback when load has succeeded or failed :

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2.  
3.     public void LoadBanner()
4.     {
5.         BannerLoadOptions options = new BannerLoadOptions { loadCallback = OnLoadBannerSuccess, errorCallback = OnLoadBannerFail };
6.         Advertisement.Banner.Load(bannerPlacementId, options);
7.     }
8.  
9.     private void OnLoadBannerSuccess()
10.     {
11.         Debug.Log("OnLoadBannerSuccess");
12.         BannerOptions options = new BannerOptions { showCallback = OnShowBanner, hideCallback = OnHideBanner };
13.         Advertisement.Banner.Show(bannerPlacementId, options);
14.     }
15.  
16.     private void OnLoadBannerFail(string message)
17.     {
18.         Debug.LogError("OnLoadBannerFail reason : " + message);
19.         //retry to show banner maybe if the reason was that the placement was not ready
20.     }
21.  

That way you can see if there is an error during the loading of the Banner and show it only when it's loaded.

Hope it helps you !

Edit:
For me the banners show in non-test mode only when I set the "override client test mode" to "Force test mode OFF (i.e. use production ads) for all devices" in the plateform settings on https://operate.dashboard.unity3d.com/ -> Monetization -> Plateforms -> Google Play Store/ Apple App Store -> Settings

Edit 2:
In fact it as worked for a few minutes but now I just get the error : "Banner placement 'horizontalBanner' is not ready"

 

I have tried the following code:

Code (CSharp):

1. Debug.Log("Init ads");
2. Advertisement.Initialize(platformData.androidGameId, platformData.unityTestMode);
3.  
4. BannerLoadOptions options = new BannerLoadOptions();
5.  
6. options.errorCallback += ((string message) => {
7.     Debug.Log("Error: " + message);
8. });
9.  
10. options.loadCallback += (() => {
11.     Debug.Log("Ad Loaded");
12. });
13.  
14. Advertisement.Banner.Load(platformData.bannerAdId, options);

And when I run on my device, I get the following messages:
Init ads
Error: UnityAds is not initialised.

Update:
If I try the following code:

Code (CSharp):

1. Debug.Log("Init ads");
2. Advertisement.Initialize(platformData.androidGameId, platformData.unityTestMode);
3. StartCoroutine("ShowBannerWithDelay");
4.  
5. public static void Show()
6. {
7.     BannerLoadOptions options = new BannerLoadOptions();
8.  
9.     options.errorCallback += ((string message) => {
10.         Debug.Log("Error: " + message);
11.     });
12.  
13.     options.loadCallback += (() => {
14.         Debug.Log("Ad Loaded");
15.     });
16.  
17.     Debug.Log("Loading banner ad");
18.     Advertisement.Banner.Load(platformData.bannerAdId, options);
19. }
20.  
21. IEnumerator ShowBannerWithDelay()
22. {
23.     Debug.Log("Enter: ShowBannerWithDelay");
24.  
25.     yield return new WaitForSeconds(2.5f);
26.     Show();
27. }

Then I get the following output:
Init ads
Enter: ShowBannerWithDelay
Loading banner ad

And no callback is called. Is the SDK broken? It only works in test mode.

 

Hi,

In this situation the device logs probably show a warning. I recommend calling the banners only when there's a signal for availability.

This is worth to note currently however: banner delivery will start a bit later in Europe due to some kinks our team needs to work out.

Thank you for your patience while we roll out new ad formats to our service.

 

Hi! i want to know that how can i change the position of banner?

 

Hi! i want to know that how can i change the position of banner?

 

When I try to show a banner I get the follow message:

W/UnityAds: +[USRVApiSdk WebViewExposed_logWarning:callback:] (line:53) :: Could not show banner due to No fill for placement banner

I'm not sure of the reason. Is it because in Europe the banners are not yet available?

Thanks!

 

Thanks for the confirmation!

 

Is there some sort of test banner ad that should be coming up when initializing in this way:

Advertisement.Initialize("0000000", true);

 

I've release my game last week and just discover this issue with Europe.
Have you any date to communicate about when this will be fix?

Thanks.

 

i have an issue with unity banner ads not shown when test mode false . onUnityBannerErrors i receive a message "Banner placement <placemeny ID> is not ready"
i'm using android studio for showing banner test is working perfect.
for implementation i follow the unity3d official documentation.
https://unityads.unity3d.com/help/android/integration-guide-android

 

@ap-unity

1. I have the same problem.
I do not see real ads.

Code (CSharp):

1. // always return FALSE!!
2. Debug.Log(Advertisement.IsReady(myPlacement));

And it does not depend on the callbacks (LoadCallback and ErrorCallback).
Sometimes it is: "OnLoadBannerSuccess"
And sometimes it is: "OnLoadBannerFail reason: Banner placement Small_Banners is not ready."

But Advertisement.IsReady(..) is always FALSE.


2. Additional question.
Why did you implement the "Load()" method?
It is not used in your example:

Code (CSharp):

1.     void Start () {
2.         Advertisement.Initialize (gameID, testMode);
3.         StartCoroutine (ShowBannerWhenReady ());
4.     }
5.  
6.     IEnumerator ShowBannerWhenReady () {
7.         while (!Advertisement.IsReady ("banner")) {
8.             yield return new WaitForSeconds (0.5f);
9.         }
10.         Advertisement.Banner.Show (bannerPlacement);
11.     }

Thanks!

 

@ap-unity

I'm also failing to get live banner ads showing (works fine in the editor, I see the dummy banner). This is the code I'm using:-

Code (CSharp):

1. using System.Collections;
2. using UnityEngine;
3. using UnityEngine.Advertisements;
4.  
5. [RequireComponent(typeof(MonetizationManager))]
6. public class UnityBannerAd : MonoBehaviour
7. {
8.     public string bannerPlacement = "banner";
9.  
10.     void Start()
11.     {
12.         Advertisement.Initialize(MonetizationManager.Instance.gameId, MonetizationManager.Instance.testMode);
13.         Debug.Log($"Advertisement.isInitialized {Advertisement.isInitialized}");
14.  
15.         StartCoroutine(ShowBannerWhenReady());
16.     }
17.  
18.     IEnumerator ShowBannerWhenReady()
19.     {
20.         Debug.Log($"Waiting for banner {bannerPlacement}");
21.         while (!Advertisement.IsReady(bannerPlacement))
22.         {
23.             yield return new WaitForSeconds(0.5f);
24.         }
25.         Debug.Log("Banner ready");
26.         Advertisement.Banner.Show(bannerPlacement);
27.     }
28. }
29.  

I see the log entry 'Banner ready', so the system thinks it's good to go, but the banner never shows. So I'm not sure if this means there is no ad available to fulfil the request, or if it's something else.

I be grateful for some advice on whether it's just a case of waiting a bit longer for the banner format to get up to speed or if I'm missing something.

I should say that the video ads are working fine.

 

Update to my previous post. Logcat shows that the banner can't be shown because there is no fill available for it.

Shame, because I was looking forward to comparing the RPM with what I get from AdMob.

 

Same happens for me, Could not show banner due to No fill for placement..

 

I guess we need to wait for Unity to sign up some more advertisers for their banner ads service.

 

I have information that UnityAds Banners do not work now...
I will try to use other ad networks.

 

I've had a banner show a couple of times now when testing live ads, usually early in the morning and only ever for Amazon. So I assume that it's still an issue of not enough advertisers to fill the requests most of the time.

 

are Banner ads working for anyone?

Test ads work fine, production ads, Ive never seen one. To make it worse, it indicates that it is ready and shown, but nothing is shown on the device, so I cant even fallback to showing an alternative banner since there is no programmatic way of determining if there is actually a visible banner to the user or not

 

I've just released two games as Free versions, which I added banner ads to.
Neither are showing any ads!

I'm in the UK.

I assume Unity ads still do not work!

Anyone got an update to this!!!

 

Me too, I live in Italy and Banner doesn't work, the advertisement is never ready!
Normal videos and rewarded videos work perfectly.

 

Doesn't sound like they ever fixed it :-(

Anyone know if Admobs banners are any good then!

 

The banner ads have been showing for me lately, I didnt do anything different, so Im not sure why they are working now.

I tried Admob, they had a habit of crashing my app, which is why I ended up switching back to Unity banners

 

Hmmm looks like Unity video ads might be the best solution for now.
But I'm not keen on how they disrupt game play etc ...

Thanks

 

onUnityBannerErrors i receive a message "Banner placement <placemeny ID> is not ready"
Works perfect in Test Mode.

Code (CSharp):

1. UnityMonetization.initialize(MainActivity.this, "MY_ID", this, false);
2. UnityAds.initialize(MainActivity.this, "MY_ID", this, false);
3.  
4. UnityBanners.setBannerPosition(BannerPosition.BOTTOM_CENTER);
5. UnityBanners.loadBanner(this, "MY_BANNER_AD_PLACEMENT");

 

Can you help please.

06-17 18:23:27.930: E/UnityAds(11071): com.unity3d.services.core.api.Sdk.logError() (line:57) :: No fill for placement FairyLightBanner

 

I have the same issue, Couple of Days before i released My game on Playstore
but i am not getting any banner ads. Rewerded video are working fine. but till now i didnot get a single impression.So Could some one from unity can help me.I am from Asia (Pakistan)

 

@ap-unity
In test mode the banner ads are working fine but not on real devices. let me tell you some thing more even the fill rate of rewerded ads are about 50% thats too low. and ecpm is about 0.02ecpm . this is two low for any adnetwork. i read an articale about unity rewerded ads and ecpm in the articale it was mentioned that unity rewerded video ads are giving around 6$ to 12$ ecpm on avarage. thats quite unfair. right now i dont have enough user . is that ecpm which i am getting 0.02$ because of low active user???? let me know please