Implement Facebook Banner Ads in Android App without Payment Account

In this post, we implement Facebook Banner Ads using the Facebook Audience Network without Payment Account.

For that, firstly sign-in with your Facebook account on developers.facebook.com.

Then Create an app under MyApp section on top-right corner.

Create an App 

Then name your app and click create app.

Name your App 

Then Click on Audience Network from the product section.

Click on Audience Network

Then click on Get started of monetization and then select business account.

Monetization and business account.

Then name your first app.

Name your app

Then click on Android from platforms.

Click on Android from platform section

If your app is live then write your app link, else click on the app is not live.

The app is not Live

Then Click on Banner Ad from Placement

Click on Banner Ad

*Your Placement ad is only working on your app if you added a payment account with your account.*

So, Add a Test Device in the Testing section to show test ads in your Android app without payment account.

Then, click on a Testing section in the left menu on business.facebook.com

Click on Testing

Under Add Test Device, Enter your test device Id.

For Test Device Id of Android Mobile.

Open Settings -> click on google -> click on Ads -> your AAID is write in bottom of your screen.

Then enter your device id and click on add device.

Then select the ad type of your added device.

Add Test Device

Then select banner from ads.

Select Ad Type

Now your ad is set up properly. Now open Android Studio and create a new project.

After the Gradle sync Then opens your app-level Gradle file and add Facebook ads dependency.

 implementation 'com.facebook.android:audience-network-sdk:5.6.1'  

Then copy your placement Id.

Copy placement Id

Then paste your placement id in your String resources of Android project.

 <string name="Facebook_banner_placement">1449151565259453_1449153298592613</string>  

Then in activity_main.xml paste your linear layout code.

activity_main.xml

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>  
 <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"  
   xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"  
   xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"  
   android:layout_width="match_parent"  
   android:layout_height="match_parent"  
   tools:context=".MainActivity">  
   <LinearLayout  
     android:id="@+id/banner_container"  
     android:layout_width="match_parent"  
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
     android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"  
     android:orientation="vertical"  
     app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"  
     />  
 </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>  

Then create an ad view and load banner ad in your MainActivity.java file.

MainActivity.java

 public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {  
   private AdView adView;  
   @Override  
   protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {  
     super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);  
     setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);  
     adView = new AdView(this, getResources().getString(R.string.Facebook_banner_placement), AdSize.BANNER_HEIGHT_50);  
     // Find the Ad Container  
     LinearLayout adContainer = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.banner_container);  
     // Add the ad view to your activity layout  
     adContainer.addView(adView);  
     // Request an ad  
     adView.loadAd();  
   }  
 }  

Now run your app and your ad is successfully shown on your mobile without payment Account

 

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