A simple and robust library for creating & displaying Admob Native Advanced Ads in your React Native App using Native Views.
If you are working on a React Native Application, you might have felt limited when it comes to displaying ads that look beautiful and match the app design. Not just displaying ads but making them look as good as your app design (Not the old banner and interstitials).
This library aims to solve that problem by providing complete support for Admob Native Ads which is dead simple and easy to use. Now you can create your own ads from ground up using custom React Native Views.
- Admob Native Advanced Ads
- Cross Platform (iOS and Android)
- Identical Working on both platforms
- You can create your ads from ground up as you desire, no limits.
- No need to manage any .xml or .xib layout files!
- AutoRefresh ad at specific intervals
- Support for Video Ads
git clone https://github.com/ammarahm-ed/react-native-admob-native-ads.git
then run yarn or npm install
in the example folder and finally to run the example app:
react-native run-android
npm install react-native-admob-native-ads --save
or if you use yarn:
yarn add react-native-admob-native-ads
Also install the following package:
yarn add react-native-vector-icons
Don't forget to setup react-native-vector-icons as the guide states for iOS & Android
Follow the guide to add Google Mobile Ads SDK to your Xcode project. Also don't forget to update your info.plist file to add AppID.
Add your AdMob App ID to AndroidManifest.xml
, as described in the Google Mobile Ads SDK documentation.
import NativeAdView, {
CallToActionView,
IconView,
HeadlineView,
TaglineView,
AdvertiserView,
AdBadge,
} from "react-native-admob-native-ads";
return (
<>
<View
style={{
flex: 1,
}}
>
<NativeAdView
style={{
width: "95%",
alignSelf: "center",
height: 100,
}}
adUnitID="ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/2247696110" // TEST adUnitID
>
<View
style={{
height: 100,
width: "100%",
}}
>
<AdBadge />
<View
style={{
height: 100,
width: "100%",
flexDirection: "row",
justifyContent: "flex-start",
alignItems: "center",
paddingHorizontal: 10,
}}
>
<IconView
style={{
width: 60,
height: 60,
}}
/>
<View
style={{
width: "65%",
maxWidth: "65%",
paddingHorizontal: 6,
}}
>
<HeadlineView
style={{
fontWeight: "bold",
fontSize: 13,
}}
/>
<TaglineView
numberOfLines={1}
style={{
fontSize: 11,
}}
/>
<AdvertiserView
style={{
fontSize: 10,
color: "gray",
}}
/>
</View>
<CallToActionView
style={{
height: 45,
paddingHorizontal: 12,
backgroundColor: "purple",
justifyContent: "center",
alignItems: "center",
borderRadius: 5,
elevation: 10,
}}
textStyle={{ color: "white", fontSize: 14 }}
/>
</View>
</View>
</NativeAdView>
</View>
</>
);
AdManager allows you to configure your ads globally when the app starts
import { AdManager } from "react-native-admob-native-ads";
Configure your Ad Requests during App Startup. You need to pass a single object as an argument with atleast one of the following properties
Name | Type | Required |
---|---|---|
testDeviceIds | Array<string> |
no |
maxAdContentRating | AdManager.MAX_AD_CONTENT_RATING | no |
tagForChildDirectedTreatment | AdManager.TAG_FOR_CHILD_DIRECTED_TREATMENT | no |
tagForUnderAgeConsent | AdManager.TAG_FOR_UNDER_AGE_CONSENT | no |
const config = {
testDeviceIds: ["YOUR_TEST_DEVICE_ID"],
maxAdContetRating: "MA",
tagForChildDirectedTreatment: false,
tagForUnderAgeConsent: false,
};
AdManager.setRequestConfiguration(config);
Check if the current device is registered as a test device to show test ads.
AdManager.isTestDevice().then((result) => console.log(result));
return: boolean
Name | Description |
---|---|
G | "General audiences." Content suitable for all audiences, including families and children. |
MA | "Mature audiences." Content suitable only for mature audiences; includes topics such as alcohol, gambling, sexual content, and weapons. |
PG | "Parental guidance." Content suitable for most audiences with parental guidance, including topics like non-realistic, cartoonish violence. |
T | "Teen." Content suitable for teen and older audiences, including topics such as general health, social networks, scary imagery, and fight sports. |
UNSPECIFIED | Set default value to "" |
Name | Description |
---|---|
TRUE | Enabled |
FALSE | Disabled |
Name | Description |
---|---|
TRUE | Enabled |
FALSE | Disabled |
NativeAdView will wrap all your views related to the ad and provides a context through which all the Views get their respective information and load it automatically. It has the following properties to it.
import NativeAdView from "react-native-admob-native-ads";
<NativeAdView
style={{
width: "95%",
alignSelf: "center",
height: 100, // Height should be provided.
}}
adUnitID="ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/2247696110" // TEST adUnitID
>
<View
style={{
height: 100, // could be '100%' too.
width: "100%",
backgroundColor: "white",
}}
>
// Everything else
</View>
</NativeAdView>;
Style your NativeAdView. Always give a width and height value.
Set Ad Unit ID for Native Advanced Ads that you created on your AdMob account.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
string |
Yes | All |
Set testDevices during testing ads or during development.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
Array<string> |
no | All |
Setting this to true will load a placeholder ad (Not from Admob server) incase you have no internet etc so you can design your ad as you want to with ease. Remember to set the adUnitID
to null when using this so the placeholder ad is not replaced by a real ad.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
boolean |
no | All |
Time in ms after which a new ad should be requested from the server.
Type | Required | Default | Platform |
---|---|---|---|
number |
no | 60000 ms (1 minute) | All |
Placement of AdChoicesView in any of the 4 corners of the ad
import AdOptions then pass the value from there. AdOptions.adChoicesPlacement
AdOptions.adChoicesPlacement
Name | Description |
---|---|
TOP_LEFT | Show AdChoices on top right side of the Ad |
TOP_RIGHT | Show AdChoices on top lef side of the Ad |
BOTTOM_LEFT | Show AdChoices on bottom right side of the Ad |
BOTTOM_RIGHT | Show AdChoices on bottom left side of the Ad |
Under the Google EU User Consent Policy, you must make certain disclosures to your users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and obtain their consent to use cookies or other local storage, where legally required, and to use personal data (such as AdID) to serve ads. This policy reflects the requirements of the EU ePrivacy Directive and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
You can use library such as: https://github.com/birgernass/react-native-ad-consent
to obtain the consent or if you are using rn-firebase you can obtain the consent from
there and then pass the consent to this library. If user has selected
non-personalized-ads then pass true
and non-personalized ads will be shown to the user.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
boolean |
no | All |
All events are available through props.The following event are available on both Android and iOS:
This event return a data object which contains all the images and text etc. related to the ad incase you need it. Usually you wont need this because everything is loaded automatically.
Called when ad has failed to load and returns reason due to which ad was not loaded.
Called when ad has successfully loaded without any errors.
Called when ad is opened.
Called when ad is closed.
Called when ad is loaded but user has left the application
User impression has been recorded
User has clicked on the ad.
The children views render different data recieved in the Ad from the server. All the values etc are assigned automatically, all you need to do is style the according to your design.
Note: Do not set nativeID
and onLayout
prop on any of the Children views as these are used to register the views on Native iOS and Android.
Renders a small {Ad} badge on top-left corner of your ad showing the user that this is an Ad.
import { AdBadge } from "react-native-admob-native-ads";
<AdBadge
style={{
width: 15,
height: 15,
borderWidth: 1,
borderRadius: 2,
borderColor: "green",
}}
textStyle={{
fontSize: 9,
color: "green",
}}
/>;
Style the outer View
Component.
Style the inner Text
Component
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
boolean |
no | All |
Whether all text should be in capital letters
Renders the headline or title for the ad recieved from server.
import { HeadlineView } from "react-native-admob-native-ads";
<HeadlineView
style={{
fontWeight: "bold",
fontSize: 13,
}}
/>;
Inherits all the props from Text Component.
Renders the description for the ad recieved from server.
import { TaglineView } from "react-native-admob-native-ads";
<TaglineView
style={{
fontWeight: "bold",
fontSize: 12,
}}
/>;
Inherits all the props from Text Component.
Renders the advertiser name for the ad recieved from server.
import { AdvertiserView } from "react-native-admob-native-ads";
<AdvertiserView
style={{
fontWeight: "bold",
fontSize: 10,
}}
/>;
Inherits all the props from Text Component.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
boolean |
no | All |
Whether all text should be in capital letters
Renders the name of the store (Google Playstore / AppStore) if the ad is for an app.
import { StoreView } from "react-native-admob-native-ads";
<StoreView
style={{
fontWeight: "bold",
fontSize: 10,
}}
/>;
Inherits all the props from Text Component.
Renders the price if the ad is from a paid service/app.
import { PriceView } from "react-native-admob-native-ads";
<PriceView
style={{
fontWeight: "bold",
fontSize: 10,
}}
/>;
Inherits all the props from Text Component.
Renders the star rating if the ad is for an app on Google Playstore or AppStore.
import { StarRatingView } from "react-native-admob-native-ads";
<StarRatingView
maxStars={5} // Always keep it to 5
/>;
Inherits all the props from react-native-star-rating library.
Note: Do not set the rating
prop. This is handled automatically.
Renders an Image for the ad recieved from server.
import { ImageView } from "react-native-admob-native-ads";
<ImageView
style={{
width: "100%",
height: 250,
}}
/>;
Inherits all the props from Image Component.
Renders the MediaView used for displaying video & image both.
import { MediaView } from "react-native-admob-native-ads";
<MediaView
style={{
width: "100%",
height: 250,
}}
/>;
Style the outer MediaView
Component.
Renders a CallToAction Button
import { CallToActionView } from "react-native-admob-native-ads";
<CallToActionView
style={{
height: 45,
paddingHorizontal: 12,
backgroundColor: "purple",
justifyContent: "center",
alignItems: "center",
borderRadius: 5,
elevation: 10,
}}
textStyle={{ color: "white", fontSize: 14 }}
/>;
Style the outer View
Component.
Style the inner Text
Component
All font scaling on text
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
boolean |
no | All |
Whether all text should be in capital letters
It costs me alot of time to keep the library updated and address all the bugs & issues. If this library has helped you buy me a coffee.
- Add a ⭐️ star on GitHub to support the project!
- Create a GitHub issue for bug reports, feature requests, or questions
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That is awesome news! There is alot happening at a very fast pace in this library right now. Every little help is precious. You can contribute in many ways:
- Suggest code improvements on native iOS and Android
- If you have suggestion or idea you want to discuss, open an issue.
- Open an issue if you want to make a pull request, and tell me what you want to improve or add so we can discuss
- I am always open to new ideas
This library is licensed under the MIT license.
Copyright © Ammar Ahmed (@ammarahm-ed)