Adobe Flash CS6 : How to Integrate AdMob - Interstitial for Android

Adobe Flash CS6 : How to Integrate AdMob - Interstitial for Android

Test on:
- Mac OSX Yosemite
- Adobe Flash CS6 or above.
- Adobe AIR SDK 13 or above
- Asus Zenfone 4.5
- Android SDK
- ANEAdMob

[Sample Source code & Apk file]

Apk file: 

Source code: 

This topic not discuss about how to install any application, I just want to show you only apart of Adobe AIR - AdMob Integration for Android, If you want to see more on something else, please tell me at the end of this topic.

[Pre-Require]
download and install from any their instructions.
- Adobe Flash CS6
http://www.adobe.com
- Adobe AIR SDK
http://labs.adobe.com
- Android SDK
https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
- ANEAdMob
https://github.com/pozirk/ANEAdMob

[Create Adobe AIR Application]
1. Open Adobe Flash and choose "AIR for Android"

2. Then press "command + s", and browse to folder you want to save this project. 

sample: "Test_AIR_ANEAdMob.fla" then I just add text for test when app running on screen you don't need it.

4. In "Publish" panel click an icon "pencil" then type name "Main" and leave button as "Flash Professional" and click ok.

5. An ActionScript was created as below.

6. Add line of code as below images step by step.

6.1 import library.

6.2 implement admob instance

6.3 add listener for admob instance

6.4 create function for any event listener.

7. For this step, I've change function on line "AdEvent.INTERSTITIAL_CACHE_OK" at "onEvent" to be "onCacheEvent". Add last line of code for cache ads, change "ca-app-pub-xxxx" to your admob interstitial id. 

7.1 change function "onEvent" to be "onCacheEvent"

7.2 show interstitial ads

8. Add function for make sure interstitial ads can be cached without error and call show interstitial ads in this function like below image. After that press "command + s", and browse to folder of this project to save Main.as file. 

8.1 add "onCacheEvent" function

[Add ANEAdMob]

1. Extract ANEAdMob.zip then in flash goto File > ActionScript Settings...

2. Add swc file by click on red-f icon and browse.. to ANEAdMob/air/AdMob/bin/AdMob.swc

3. Add ane by click add path [+] icon then click ane icon, after that browse.. to ANEAdMob/AdMob.ane

4. Click ok, now you already to setting application for publish.

[AIR Android Settings]

1. In flash goto File > AIR XX.X.X for Android Settings...

2. On General tab check any value as below. don't forget App ID not allow underscore (_) in name just remove it, Version label only for test you can leave it blank. You should see AdMob.ane in Included files.

3. Just skip Deployment and goto tab "Icons" add at least one icon size, i created simple blue rectangle size 72x72 pixels for test.

4. Goto tab "Permissions" and check on "Manually manage permissions...descriptor file."

5. Goto tab "Languages" check on "English".

[Config Application-app.xml]

Open your "filename-app.xml" and paste this code after end of "</icon>" as below images and saved overwrite this files.

    <android>
        <manifestAdditions><![CDATA[<manifest><uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/><uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/><application>
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="4323000" /> <!-- should be android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" --> <activity android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.AdActivity" android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize"/>
</application></manifest>]]></manifestAdditions>
    </android>

and

<extensions>
        <extensionID>com.pozirk.ads.AdMob</extensionID>
</extensions>

Sample image:

[Publish to Android Device]

1. Goto tab "Deployment" and click "create" if you don't have filename.p12 file, fill any text field with your data, i'm just input sample data then click "Save as" to your project folder.

*If you found this error, please change "Type 1024-RSA" to "Type 2048-RSA", and save again.

2. After saved p12 file, fill in "Password" field and check setting as below image.

3. Connect your android device via usb cable. and click "Publish"

4. When your app has success installed on device, you should see this notice.

5. Let's see on your android device and don't forget to turn on your internet connection, AdMob interstitial was shows up cover overall screen.

[Sample Source code & Apk file]

Apk file: 

Source code: 

It's work!! ;)
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Learn more about ANEAdMob: https://github.com/pozirk/ANEAdMob