Release Notes

    Version
    Release Date
    Notes
    0.22.0-beta01
    2025-11-20
    • Update the banner ads API:
    • Fixed a bug in mediated ads where the NativeAdRequest.Builder.setAdChoicesPlacement() was not respected, causing the Ad Choices icon placement to be incorrect.
    • Lowered the minimum required Android Gradle Plugin (AGP) version from 8.2.0 to 7.3.1.
    • Deprecated AdPreloader.getConfigurations() and AdPreloader.getConfiguration(preloadId) . There is no replacement.
    0.21.0-beta01
    2025-10-08
    • Added the InitializationConfig.Builder.disableMediationAdapterInitialization() method. Call this method prior to initializing GMA Next-Gen SDK to disable mediation adapter initialization.
    • Improved WebView initialization usage to reduce ANRs.
    • Downgraded androidx.webkit dependency from 1.13.0 to 1.12.1.
    • Removed the android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED permission used by the androidx.work package.
    • Fixed a misnamed field in the NativeAdMapper class.
    0.20.0-beta01
    2025-09-19
    • Fixed a bug where some native video ads don't autoplay.
    0.19.0-beta01
    2025-08-14
    • Downgraded versions of two dependencies.
      • androidx.work:work-runtime from 2.10.0 to 2.7.0.
      • androidx.core:core and androidx.core:core-ktx from 1.15.0 to 1.12.0.
    • Renamed the loadedAdSourceResponse property on ResponseInfo to loadedAdSourceResponseInfo .
    • Fixed a bug that allowed users to prematurely dismiss some full-screen ads with the back button.
    • Publishers with access to the feature now have placement ID support for all ad formats.
    • Added a destroy() callback to NativeAdMapper for native mediation adapters.
    0.18.0-beta01
    2025-07-17
    • Fixed a native mediation bug that broke ad serving for adapters that referenced com.google.android.gms.ads.NativeAd.MediaView .
    • Annotated MobileAds.registerCustomTabsSession() with @JvmStatic .
    • Fixed a bug where Banner ads loaded using AdMob Network Waterfall would stop refreshing.
    0.17.0-alpha02
    2025-06-23
    • Fixed a native mediation bidding bug where adapters that implement bidding but not waterfall (e.g. Meta Audience Network) would always fail to render native ads.
    • Fixed a crash that occurring when a mediation adapter invokes multiple MediationAdLoadCallback methods for a single ad request.
    0.17.0-alpha01
    2025-06-18
    • Version 0.17.0-alpha01 was an accidental release that does not contain the intended new features. Use 0.17.0-alpha02 instead.
    0.16.0-alpha01
    2025-05-23
    • It is no longer required to enable Java 8+ API desugaring support .
    • Updated User Messaging Platform SDK dependency to version 3.2.0.
    • Fixed a native ads mediation bug that caused crashes in adapters referencing the com.google.android.gms.ads.formats.MediaView class.
    • Ad Preloading : Added getNumAdsAvailable() and deprecated numAdsAvailable() .
    • Removed the android.adservices.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG property tag from the SDK's manifest file to prevent merge conflicts for apps that Configure API-specific Ad Services .
    0.15.1-alpha01
    2025-04-28
    • It is now required to enable Java 8+ API desugaring support .
    • For apps developed using Kotlin, reduced minimum required Kotlin version from 2.1 to 1.9.
    0.15.0-alpha01
    2025-04-24
    • Native ads : Added support for loading multiple native ads.
      • Added a NativeAdLoader.load(NativeAdRequest, numberOfAds, NativeAdLoaderCallback) method that requests multiple ads at once.
      • Added a NativeAdLoaderCallback.onAdLoadingCompleted() callback that fires when all native ads complete loading.
      • To support Kotlin asynchronous loading, added a NativeAdLoader.load(NativeAdRequest, numberOfAds) method that returns a Flow<NativeAdLoadResult> .
    • Updated kotlinx-coroutines-android dependency from version 1.7.3 to 1.9.0.
    0.14.0-alpha01
    2025-03-20
    • Ad requests fail if you initialize the SDK with an invalid application ID.
    • The AdPreloader.start() method no longer requires a PreloadCallback callback.
    • The bufferSize property is optional when creating an object through PreloadConfiguration data class. To enable Google to optimize the buffer size, don't set the bufferSize property.
    • Removed the maxAdsPerSession property in PreloadConfiguration data class.
    • Added shouldRequestMultipleImages and shouldReturnUrlsForImageAssets properties to NativeAdOptions class.
    0.13.0-alpha01
    2025-02-26
    • Added MediationRewardedAdCallback.onUserEarnedReward() and deprecated MediationRewardedAdCallback.onUserEarnedReward(RewardItem) .
    • Added ad preloading APIs.
    0.12.0-alpha01
    2025-01-22
    • Fixed a bug where some methods inside AdRequest , AdRequest.Builder , SignalRequest , and SignalRequest.Builder were obfuscated.
    • For WebView API for Ads users that don't have an AdMob application ID, added InitializationConfig.WEBVIEW_APIS_FOR_ADS_APPLICATION_ID that can be passed during SDK initialization.
    • Added support for combining native and banner ads in Ad Manager ad requests.
    0.11.0-alpha01
    2024-12-12
    • Updated the dependency on User Messaging Platform SDK to version 3.1.0.
    • Added support for custom click gestures in native ads.
    0.10.0-alpha01
    2024-11-08
    • Added DSL functions for VideoOptions and RequestConfiguration for better Kotlin support.
    • Added support for the Publisher Privacy Treatment API with RequestConfiguration.setPublisherPrivacyPersonalizationState() .
    • Added Kotlin suspend APIs for loading ads and generating signals.
    • Removed IconAd.LoadAdResult and replaced it with AdLoadResult .
    • Fixed an issue where OMID sessions did not start for native video ads.
    0.9.0-alpha01
    2024-10-02
    0.8.0-alpha01
    2024-08-22
    • Updated the dependency on User Messaging Platform SDK to version 3.0.0.
    • Native Ads:
      • Official release version for the native ad format.
      • Added support for serving video in the MediaContent asset.
      • Added video lifecycle callbacks.
      • Added video playback custom controls.
      • Enabled Open Measurement for native and custom native ads.
    • signalType is now a required field when building a SignalRequest .
    0.6.0-alpha01
    2024-06-20
    • Added code that uses Java 8+ APIs available through desugaring . Apps that use minSdkVersion lower than 26 must enable Java 8+ API desugaring support .
    • Added support for native and custom native ad formats that don't include video assets.
    • Added support for MRAID v3.
    • Added dependency on User Messaging Platform SDK version 2.2.0.
    • Updated error domain for Google errors from com.google.android.gms.ads to com.google.android.libraries.ads.mobile.sdk .
    • Added MobileAds.isInitialized() method to check if the SDK has already been initialized.
    • Added BannerAd.isCollapsible() to check if the returned banner ad is collapsible.
    • Added MobileAds.registerCustomTabsSession() to improve monetization for ads in Custom Tabs.
    • Renamed OnInitializationCompleteListener to OnAdapterInitializationCompleteListener .
    • Renamed AdapterResponseInfo to AdSourceResponseInfo .
    • Renamed AdRequest.Builder.putAdNetworkExtrasBundle() to AdRequest.Builder.putAdSourceExtrasBundle() .
    • Fixed a bug where bidding adapter classes weren't instantiated correctly.
    0.3.0-alpha01
    2024-03-20
    • Initial release of the GMA Next-Gen SDK.
    • Supports banner, interstitial, rewarded, rewarded interstitial, and app open ads.
    • Supports mediation for all ad formats. Adapters written for the current Mobile Ads SDK are forward-compatible with the GMA Next-Gen SDK.
    • Added dependency on Open Measurement SDK version 1.4.10.
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