Need help with Admob extension (SOLVED)

LosJustos · October 6, 2017, 8:47pm

Hey,
im trying to add admob to my game.
I did everything from this site:
https://github.com/defold/extension-admob/blob/master/admob/README.md

Now i get one error after another if i bundle and i dont know what to do. Can you guys pls help me?

Error Message:
“D:\Eigene Dateien\Defold\DontGetCrushed\admob\AndroidManifest.xml (Das System kann den angegebenen Pfad nicht finden)” (The system cant find the given path)

I understand it cant find it, because it does not exist. But i can see the file in my editor.

game.project

[project]
title = DontGetCrushed
version = 0.1
dependencies = https://github.com/defold/extension-admob/archive/v1.0.zip
bundle_resources = /res

[bootstrap]
main_collection = /main/main.collection

[input]
game_binding = /input/game.input_bindingc

[display]
width = 720
height = 1280

[physics]
scale = 0.02

[script]
shared_state = 1

[tracking]
app_id = E3E15404C88C69AC

[html5]
splash_image = /splash_img.png

[android]
package = com.justiudios.dontgetcurshed
immersive_mode = 0
manifest = /admob/AndroidManifest.xml

[ios]
bundle_identifier = com.justiudios.dontgetcurshed

[admob]
app_id_ios = ca-app-pub-1231231231231231~1111111111
app_id_android = ca-app-pub-1231231231231231~2222222222

[native_extension]
app_manifest = /game.appmanifest

britzl · October 7, 2017, 7:05am

The instructions mention that you should change your own AndroidManifest accordingly. Make a copy if the manifest file from the extension and store it in your own project.

LosJustos · October 7, 2017, 9:57am

I did this yesterday but got a error too.

C:\Users\Tobi\Desktop\Defold\Bundle\armv7-android\DontGetCrushed\AndroidManifest.xml:118:error:Error:No resource found that matches the given name (at ‘theme’ with value ‘@style/Theme.IAPTheme’

AndroidManifest i used to build

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- BEGIN_INCLUDE(manifest) -->
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        package="com.justiudios.dontgetcurshed"
        android:versionCode="1"
        android:versionName="0.1"
        android:installLocation="auto">

    <uses-feature android:required="true" android:glEsVersion="0x00020000" />
    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="14" android:targetSdkVersion="23" />

    <application
        {{#has-icons?}}
        android:icon="@drawable/icon"
        {{/has-icons?}}
        android:label="DontGetCrushed" android:hasCode="true" android:debuggable="false">

        <!-- For Local Notifications -->
        <receiver android:name="com.defold.push.LocalNotificationReceiver" >
        </receiver>

        <!-- For GCM (push) -->
        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
            android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />

        <!-- For Facebook -->
        <meta-data android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationName"
            android:value="DontGetCrushed" />

        <activity android:name="com.dynamo.android.DefoldActivity"
                android:label="DontGetCrushed"
                android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize|keyboardHidden"
                android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen"
                android:screenOrientation="portrait"
                android:launchMode="singleTask">
            <meta-data android:name="android.app.lib_name"
                    android:value="DontGetCrushed" />
            {{#android.push_field_title}}
            <meta-data
                android:name="com.defold.push.field_title"
                android:value="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            {{/android.push_field_title}}
            {{#android.push_field_text}}
            <meta-data
                android:name="com.defold.push.field_text"
                android:value="{{android.push_field_text}}" />
            {{/android.push_field_text}}
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity android:name="com.dynamo.android.DispatcherActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" />
        <activity android:name="com.facebook.FacebookActivity"
          android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"
          android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|screenLayout|screenSize|orientation"
          android:label="DontGetCrushed" />
        <activity android:name="com.defold.iap.IapGooglePlayActivity"
          android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"
          android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|screenLayout|screenSize|orientation"
          android:label="IAP">
        </activity>

        <!-- For Local Notifications -->
        <activity android:name="com.defold.push.LocalPushDispatchActivity"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"
            android:launchMode="singleTask"
            android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.defold.push.FORWARD" />
                <category android:name="com.defold.push" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

        <!-- For GCM (push) -->
        <activity android:name="com.defold.push.PushDispatchActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.defold.push.FORWARD" />
                <category android:name="com.defold.push" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <receiver
            android:name="com.defold.push.GcmBroadcastReceiver"
            android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />
                <action android:name="com.defold.push.FORWARD" />
                <category android:name="com.defold.push" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

        <!-- For IAC Invocations -->
        <activity android:name="com.defold.iac.IACActivity"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"
            android:launchMode="singleTask"
            android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize">
            <intent-filter>
               <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
               <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
               <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
               <data android:scheme="com.justiudios.dontgetcurshed" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

        <service android:name="com.defold.adtruth.InstallReceiver"/>
        <receiver
            android:name="com.defold.adtruth.InstallReceiver"
            android:exported="true">
          <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="com.android.vending.INSTALL_REFERRER" />
          </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

        <!-- For Amazon IAP -->
        <receiver android:name="com.amazon.device.iap.ResponseReceiver" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.amazon.inapp.purchasing.NOTIFY" android:permission="com.amazon.inapp.purchasing.Permission.NOTIFY" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>
        
        <!-- ********************* firebase *********************  -->
        <!-- Include the AdActivity and InAppPurchaseActivity configChanges and themes. -->
        <activity
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.AdActivity"
            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent" />
        <activity
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.purchase.InAppPurchaseActivity"
            android:theme="@style/Theme.IAPTheme" />

        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
            android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />

        <activity
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.common.api.GoogleApiActivity"
            android:exported="false"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" />

        <receiver
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementReceiver"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="false" >
        </receiver>
        <receiver
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementInstallReferrerReceiver"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:permission="android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.android.vending.INSTALL_REFERRER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

        <service
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementService"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="false" />

        <provider
            android:name="com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider"
            android:authorities="com.defold.adtest.firebaseinitprovider"
            android:exported="false"
            android:initOrder="100" />

        <receiver
            android:name="com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdReceiver"
            android:exported="true"
            android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />
                <action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.REGISTRATION" />

                <category android:name="com.defold.adtest" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>
        <!-- Internal (not exported) receiver used by the app to start its own exported services without risk of being spoofed.
        -->
        <receiver
            android:name="com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdInternalReceiver"
            android:exported="false" />
        <!-- FirebaseInstanceIdService performs security checks at runtime, no need for explicit permissions despite exported="true"
        -->
        <service
            android:name="com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdService"
            android:exported="true" >
            <intent-filter android:priority="-500" >
                <action android:name="com.google.firebase.INSTANCE_ID_EVENT" />
            </intent-filter>
        </service>
        <!-- ********************* firebase *********************  -->
        
    </application>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="com.android.vending.BILLING" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

    <!-- For GCM (push) -->
    <!-- NOTE: Package name from actual app here! -->
    <permission android:name="{{android.package}}.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" android:protectionLevel="signature" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
    <!-- NOTE: Package name from actual app here! -->
    <uses-permission android:name="{{android.package}}.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />

</manifest>
<!-- END_INCLUDE(manifest) -->

AndroidManifest in the output folder when bundling

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- BEGIN_INCLUDE(manifest) -->
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        package="com.justiudios.dontgetcurshed"
        android:versionCode="1"
        android:versionName="0.1"
        android:installLocation="auto">

    <uses-feature android:required="true" android:glEsVersion="0x00020000" />
    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="9" android:targetSdkVersion="23" />

    <application
        
        android:label="DontGetCrushed" android:hasCode="true" android:debuggable="false">

        <!-- For Local Notifications -->
        <receiver android:name="com.defold.push.LocalNotificationReceiver" >
        </receiver>

        <!-- For GCM (push) -->
        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
            android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />

        <!-- For Facebook -->
        <meta-data android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationName"
            android:value="DontGetCrushed" />

        <activity android:name="com.dynamo.android.DefoldActivity"
                android:label="DontGetCrushed"
                android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize|keyboardHidden"
                android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen"
                android:screenOrientation="portrait"
                android:launchMode="singleTask">
            <meta-data android:name="android.app.lib_name"
                    android:value="DontGetCrushed" />
            
            
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity android:name="com.dynamo.android.DispatcherActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" />
        <activity android:name="com.facebook.FacebookActivity"
          android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"
          android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|screenLayout|screenSize|orientation"
          android:label="DontGetCrushed" />
        <activity android:name="com.defold.iap.IapGooglePlayActivity"
          android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"
          android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|screenLayout|screenSize|orientation"
          android:label="IAP">
        </activity>

        <!-- For Local Notifications -->
        <activity android:name="com.defold.push.LocalPushDispatchActivity"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"
            android:launchMode="singleTask"
            android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.defold.push.FORWARD" />
                <category android:name="com.defold.push" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

        <!-- For GCM (push) -->
        <activity android:name="com.defold.push.PushDispatchActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.defold.push.FORWARD" />
                <category android:name="com.defold.push" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <receiver
            android:name="com.defold.push.GcmBroadcastReceiver"
            android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />
                <action android:name="com.defold.push.FORWARD" />
                <category android:name="com.defold.push" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

        <!-- For IAC Invocations -->
        <activity android:name="com.defold.iac.IACActivity"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"
            android:launchMode="singleTask"
            android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize">
            <intent-filter>
               <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
               <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
               <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
               <data android:scheme="com.justiudios.dontgetcurshed" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

        <service android:name="com.defold.adtruth.InstallReceiver"/>
        <receiver
            android:name="com.defold.adtruth.InstallReceiver"
            android:exported="true">
          <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="com.android.vending.INSTALL_REFERRER" />
          </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

        <!-- For Amazon IAP -->
        <receiver android:name="com.amazon.device.iap.ResponseReceiver" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.amazon.inapp.purchasing.NOTIFY" android:permission="com.amazon.inapp.purchasing.Permission.NOTIFY" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>
        
        <!-- ********************* firebase *********************  -->
        <!-- Include the AdActivity and InAppPurchaseActivity configChanges and themes. -->
        <activity
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.AdActivity"
            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent" />
        <activity
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.purchase.InAppPurchaseActivity"
            android:theme="@style/Theme.IAPTheme" />

        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
            android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />

        <activity
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.common.api.GoogleApiActivity"
            android:exported="false"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" />

        <receiver
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementReceiver"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="false" >
        </receiver>
        <receiver
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementInstallReferrerReceiver"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:permission="android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.android.vending.INSTALL_REFERRER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

        <service
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementService"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="false" />

        <provider
            android:name="com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider"
            android:authorities="com.defold.adtest.firebaseinitprovider"
            android:exported="false"
            android:initOrder="100" />

        <receiver
            android:name="com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdReceiver"
            android:exported="true"
            android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />
                <action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.REGISTRATION" />

                <category android:name="com.defold.adtest" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>
        <!-- Internal (not exported) receiver used by the app to start its own exported services without risk of being spoofed.
        -->
        <receiver
            android:name="com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdInternalReceiver"
            android:exported="false" />
        <!-- FirebaseInstanceIdService performs security checks at runtime, no need for explicit permissions despite exported="true"
        -->
        <service
            android:name="com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdService"
            android:exported="true" >
            <intent-filter android:priority="-500" >
                <action android:name="com.google.firebase.INSTANCE_ID_EVENT" />
            </intent-filter>
        </service>
        <!-- ********************* firebase *********************  -->
        
    </application>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="com.android.vending.BILLING" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

    <!-- For GCM (push) -->
    <!-- NOTE: Package name from actual app here! -->
    <permission android:name="com.justiudios.dontgetcurshed.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" android:protectionLevel="signature" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
    <!-- NOTE: Package name from actual app here! -->
    <uses-permission android:name="com.justiudios.dontgetcurshed.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />

</manifest>
<!-- END_INCLUDE(manifest) -->

I guess the error points at this lines:

        <activity
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.purchase.InAppPurchaseActivity"
            android:theme="@style/Theme.IAPTheme" />

britzl · October 7, 2017, 10:18am

Did you also add the additional bundle resources to game.project as per the instructions in the readme?

LosJustos · October 7, 2017, 10:30am

Yes, i put google-services.json into /res/android and GoogleService-Info.plist into /res/ios

britzl · October 7, 2017, 11:56am

You also need to open game.project as a text file and find the [project] section and add bundle_resources = /res. This should obviously be exposed in game.project and I’ve created a ticket for this.

LosJustos · October 7, 2017, 12:09pm

I added this line already as you can see in my first post. Something else i can try?

LosJustos · October 7, 2017, 1:54pm

Im still trying to fix it.

Maybe the error is in here? Should i fill something inside the {} ?

            <meta-data
                android:name="com.defold.push.field_title"
                android:value="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            {{/android.push_field_title}}
            {{#android.push_field_text}}
            <meta-data
                android:name="com.defold.push.field_text"
                android:value="{{android.push_field_text}}" />
            {{/android.push_field_text}}
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>

Also i found this:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/google-admob-ads-sdk/AL0QJ4Kgxek

I deinstalled andoidstudio and android sdk. Then i installed it again and installed "Android SDK Build-Tools, Android SDK Platform-Tools, Android SDK Tools and Google Play services with help of the Android SDK Manager inside Android studio.

Unfortunately it didnt help

Thats really frustrating…

britzl · October 7, 2017, 3:32pm

This doesn’t matter at all. Defold does not interface with any external SDKs or tools. The entire build process is internal to Defold. Perhaps @AGulev or someone else who has experience with the Admob extension can help?

AGulev · October 7, 2017, 3:49pm

We use AdMob via FGL Enhance
I tried to make build with admob extension, but it was unstable (I think, it’s because version of admob sdk is not latest version and DISCLAIMER: This is an example)

@LosJustos you can try FGL Enhance - it’s easy. If you principal want to use AdMob extension, at first try to build an example https://github.com/defold/extension-admob

LosJustos · October 7, 2017, 4:02pm

The example didnt work for me.

I tryed out Enhance and was rly skeptical. But wow, it works. I got a testbanner inside my App.
Now i have to check how i can manage the rewarded ads.

Thank you both for your help.

LosJustos · October 7, 2017, 4:13pm

One question:
I want to add the certificate. I guess i use the certificate.pem, but wich key? I have the key.pem and key.pk8 files, but i cant upload a file. If i copy the Key from key.pem i get a error message from Enhance.

I signed it with defold already, do i need to sign it with enhance again?

AGulev · October 7, 2017, 4:27pm

I am sign apk for test on FGL site, and then using next commands in terminal (just replace path and file names to yours):

/Applications/android-sdk-macosx/build-tools/25.0.2/zipalign -f -v 4 /Users/alexeygulev/Downloads/andr/Bring+me+Cakes-enhanced.apk /Users/alexeygulev/Downloads/andr/aligment.apk

/Applications/android-sdk-macosx/build-tools/25.0.2/apksigner sign --key key.pk8 --cert certificate.pem /Users/alexeygulev/Downloads/andr/aligment.apk

LosJustos · October 7, 2017, 4:37pm

I am getting “Unable to open ‘/APK/DontGetCrushed-enhanced.apk’ as zip archive” from my cmd If i execute the first command. The second seems to work, but gives no feedback. Is there a way to test if it is certificated?

Thank you

AGulev · October 7, 2017, 4:42pm

Check this thread

I don’t know. This command have no any output. My mac “thinks” few seconds and that’s all.

LosJustos · October 7, 2017, 4:45pm

Now it works! Thanks

secondrnd · October 22, 2017, 7:11am

hey @LosJustos did you end up using FGL Enhance instead or continue with admob?
and was/is your dev machine on MS windows?
thanks

LosJustos · October 22, 2017, 8:44am

Hey,
yes i am using FGL Enhance and my machine is Windows.

But i can just bundle if i use the Lib. Building fails. I have to delete the extension to test my APP in editor.

secondrnd · October 22, 2017, 10:41am

thanks