Integrate Admob into your Android App and earn Money

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Integrating Admob into your Android app can be a great way to earn money from your app. Admob is a mobile advertising platform that allows app developers to show ads within their apps and earn revenue from them.

In this article, I will show you how to integrate Admob into your Android app and start earning money from your app.

The first step in integrating Admob into your Android app is to sign up for an Admob account. This can be done by visiting the Admob website and following the instructions to create an account.

Once you have an Admob account, you will need to create a new ad unit for your app. On the Admob dashboard and click on the “Apps” button. Then, click on the “New Ad Unit” button and follow the instructions to create a new ad unit for your app.

Once you have created an ad unit, you will need to add the Admob SDK to your app. You will also need to add the necessary permissions and code to your app to display ads.

To integrate Admob into your App, you will need to add the following dependencies in your App’s build.gradle file

dependencies {
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:19.3.0'
}

Once you have added the dependencies, you need to add the following code in the Activity where you want to show the ads, usually on the onCreate method

MobileAds.initialize(this, "your_admob_app_id");
AdView adView = findViewById(R.id.adView);
AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().build();
adView.loadAd(adRequest);

You will also need to create an XML layout file with the AdView, like this:

<com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
    xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:id="@+id/adView"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_centerInParent="true"
    ads:adSize="BANNER"
    ads:adUnitId="your_ad_unit_id">
</com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView>

Once you have successfully integrated Admob into your Android app and tested it to make sure that the ads are displaying correctly, you can submit your app to the Google Play Store.

After your app is live in the Google Play Store, you can start earning money from your app by showing ads to your users. With Admob, you can show ads within your app and earn revenue from them.