Recently, I got some Admob policy issues which came from Google Play Store, not from Admob policy center. This means that I need to fix those issues, otherwise those app will be removed from the Google Play Store. This is a huge changes comparing to what’s done before. Your apps can still sit in Google Play Store without fix those policy issues. Although Admob banner your app ad, those other ads in your app still work. That ‘s fine.
That is what I did it before. Because the Admob policy issue is VERY VERY hard to me to fix it. I struggled for fix it, update several versions, but the issue is still there. Of course, some of those issues were fixed, but most of the issues, specifically most of the interstitial issues still there.
But this time, I need to cold down and research what I should do with those issues, what I need to do. I found an Admob Interstital Practices Youtobe Video here:
To avoid not skip any information. I exported the video subtitles to text file, and read the content word by word, sentence by sentence to get fully understand those best practices. Then I import those words into CHATGPT, and make it explain it, extend it, and show some good and bad examples, value some cases.
After that I grab some ideas which may be good place to show interstitialis:
- game end, the level end page show up, 0.5s-1s later show interstitial;
- game pause, pause menu pop up, 0.5s-1s later, show the interstitial;
- game pause, pause menu pop up, one line show up “AD MAY SHOW IN 5 SECONDS!”, then start timer count. When 5 seconds passed way while pause menu still show up, then show the interstitial;
- game loading, click “Start Game” button, show loading screen, 0.5s-1s later, show the interstitial;
I thought I got the right way. But the truth is THEY ARE WRONG! I made the changes as above and update the app. The result is that those issues are still there. It seems they can not be fixed at all!
After think twice, I made the final decision that I give up the Admob Interstitial auto-play and place a Ad Button in pause menu to app users. If the app user like, they could click it and watch ad to support us. If they do not like to watch ad, they can ignore it totally. It is OK.
BTW, at the time I wrote those words, I think I should give some special rewards to those app users that they click and watch those ads. For example If one watch ad more than 3 or 5 times, switch on the online feature to them as bonus. Well, this MUST NOT a good design. We can archive the same effect by rewarded video ads.
To summary, The Best Practices For Admob Interstitial In 5 Seconds is to NOT USE interstitial. Please give up interstitial, otherwise the Google Play Store will give your app.
At end, CHATGPT also give some other suggestions. For example play interstitial when resume from pause menu. I do not like it personally. Some suggestions will be reverted by ChatGPT itself while I question it further. I planed for write this article last month while I believed that I got the right answer and sharing some useful experiences to those who struggles with Admob Interstitial like me. But now forgive me for those bad experience. The app upgrade/issue fixed dead line is coming! Good Luck to me!
