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Integration Guide for Publishers with MoPub as a Primary Ad Server

(Android NextGen SDK version 21.5.7)

Attention: If you are a publisher that has a custom adapter or intends to have a custom integration, please contact our Sales Engineering team before you begin.

MoPub Dashboard setup

1. Go to the MoPub Dashboard –https://app.mopub.com/networks

2. Click on “New network” button

3. Choose “Custom SDK network” from the bottom of the list

4. Set the desired parameters in the next two tabs.

5. On “App & ad unit setup” tab, set the following:

- Custom event classes:
  - For Banner: com.mopub.mobileads.SMAMoPubSmaatoBannerAdapter
  - For Interstitial: com.mopub.mobileads.SMAMoPubSmaatoInterstitialAdapter
  - For Rewarded Video: com.mopub.mobileads.SMAMoPubSmaatoRewardedVideoAdapter
  - For Native: com.mopub.nativeads.SmaatoMoPubNativeAdapter

- Custom event class data:
  - {"adspaceId":"<YOUR_SPX_ADSPACE_ID>"}

Integrate the NextGen SDK

Set up your account on SPX

https://spx.smaato.com/

Configure your Android project

Add the following repository setup to your project’s main build.gradle file:

allprojects {
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
        maven {
            url "https://s3.amazonaws.com/smaato-sdk-releases/"
        }
    }
}

Set the compile options to Java 8, (i.e. place the following line into your application module build.gradle file):

android {
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }
}

Important Note: Smaato SDK minSdkVersion is Android 4.1 (API level 16).

Add dependencies to your application module build.gradle file.

Integration Options (MoPub 5.12 and lower)

For Banner ads, then make sure the following dependencies are in place:

implementation 'com.smaato.android.sdk:mopub-banner-adapter:21.5.7'

For Interstitial ads, then make sure the following dependencies are in place:

implementation 'com.smaato.android.sdk:mopub-interstitial-adapter:21.5.7'

For Rewarded ads, then make sure the following dependencies are in place:

implementation 'com.smaato.android.sdk:mopub-rewarded-video-adapter:21.5.7'

For Native ads, make sure the following dependencies are in place:

implmentation 'com.smaato.android.sdk:mopub-native-adapter:21.5.7'

Integration Options (MoPub 5.13+)

Important: If your application uses MoPub 5.13.1 and above, make sure your application is running on Android 19 and above.

For Banner ads, then make sure the following dependencies are in place:

implementation 'com.smaato.android.sdk:mopub-banner-adapter-5-13:21.5.7'

For Interstitial ads, then make sure the following dependencies are in place:

implementation 'com.smaato.android.sdk:mopub-interstitial-adapter-5-13:21.5.7'

For Rewarded ads, then make sure the following dependencies are in place:

implementation 'com.smaato.android.sdk:mopub-rewarded-video-adapter-5-13:21.5.7'

For Native ads, make sure the following dependencies are in place:

implmentation 'com.smaato.android.sdk:mopub-native-adapter:21.5.7'

Add the following permissions to your application AndroidManifest.xml file:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />

If your application targets Android 5.0 (API level 21) or higher, then you need to add the following line to your application AndroidManifest.xml file:

<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.location.network" />

If your application targets Android 9 Pie (API level 28) or higher, in order to send HTTP requests (so that more Ads can be shown), then you need to configure the networkSecurityConfig attribute in the application tag in AndroidManifest.xml:

android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config"

Now create the network_security_config.xml in the XML resource directory with:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<network-security-config>
    <base-config cleartextTrafficPermitted="true" />
</network-security-config>

For more details regarding the Network security configuration, please see the official Google documentation: https://developer.android.com/training/articles/security-config

Proguard Configuration

If you’re using Proguard in your project, please add the following lines to your Proguard config file, as per your requirements:

	-keep public class com.smaato.sdk.** { *; }
	-keep public interface com.smaato.sdk.** { *; }

Initialize the NextGen SDK

Add the following to your YourApplication.OnCreate() method, to initialize the Smaato SDK. Additionally, it is recommended to configure the SDK with user information. This is an optional step and can be implemented at a later time.

import android.app.Application;
import com.smaato.sdk.core.AdContentRating;
import com.smaato.sdk.core.Config;
import com.smaato.sdk.core.Gender;
import com.smaato.sdk.core.SmaatoSdk;
import com.smaato.sdk.core.log.LogLevel;

public class YourApplication extends Application {

    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        super.onCreate();

        // // initialize SDK first!
        Config config = Config.builder()
                // log errors only
                .setLogLevel(LogLevel.ERROR)
                // allow HTTPS traffic only
                .setHttpsOnly(true)
                .build();
        // initialize the Smaato SDK
        SmaatoSdk.init(this, config, "SMAATO_PUBLISHER_ID");
      
        // You can also initialize the Smaato SDK without configuration:
        // SmaatoSdk.init(this, "SMAATO_PUBLISHER_ID");

        // optional configuration
        SmaatoSdk.setSearchQuery("bitcoin, lamborghini, san-francisco");
        SmaatoSdk.setGender(Gender.MALE); // usually set after user logs in
        SmaatoSdk.setAge(40); // usually set after user logs in
        // allow the Smaato SDK to automatically get the user's location
        SmaatoSdk.setGPSEnabled(true);
    }
}

Important Note: Starting from NextGen SDK version 21.2.1, the new GPSEnabled flag allows the SDK to automatically get the user’s location when permission is given by the user. By default, this flag is set to off and the user location will not be provided in the ad request. To enable this the GPSEnabled flag must be set to yes.

SDK Initialization Using MoPub SDK Mediation Configuration Class

Important Note: If you have already initialized SmaatoSDK upon application launch, the below step can be ignored.

Map smaatoAdapterConfiguration = new HashMap<>();
smaatoAdapterConfiguration.put(SmaatoAdapterConfiguration.KEY_ENABLE_LOGGING, String.valueOf(true));
smaatoAdapterConfiguration.put(SmaatoAdapterConfiguration.KEY_HTTPS_ONLY, String.valueOf(true));
smaatoAdapterConfiguration.put(SmaatoAdapterConfiguration.KEY_LOG_LEVEL, String.valueOf(LogLevel.DEBUG));
smaatoAdapterConfiguration.put(SmaatoAdapterConfiguration.KEY_MAX_AD_CONTENT_RATING, String.valueOf(AdContentRating.MAX_AD_CONTENT_RATING_UNDEFINED));
smaatoAdapterConfiguration.put(SmaatoAdapterConfiguration.KEY_PUBLISHER_ID, "SMAATO_PUBLISHER_ID");
 
SdkConfiguration sdkConfiguration = new SdkConfiguration.Builder("MOPUB_AD_UNIT_ID")
        .withLogLevel(MoPubLog.LogLevel.DEBUG)
        .withAdditionalNetwork(SmaatoAdapterConfiguration.class.getName())
        .withMediatedNetworkConfiguration(SmaatoAdapterConfiguration.class.getName(), smaatoAdapterConfiguration)
        .build();
MoPub.initializeSdk(this, sdkConfiguration, () -> {
    SmaatoSdk.setGPSEnabled(true);
    SmaatoSdk.setGender(Gender.FEMALE);
    SmaatoSdk.setAge(30);
    SmaatoSdk.setKeywords("yoga, vegan, san+francisco");
});

Here, SmaatoAdapterConfiguration.KEY_PUBLISHER_ID is a mandatory param while others are optional.
For more information, visit https://developers.mopub.com/publishers/android/initialize/#initialize-custom-ad-networks

Important Details About GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was created to provide European users with greater transparency and control over their personal information. As a publisher, you should integrate a Consent Management Platform (CMP) and request for user, vendor, and purpose consents as outlined in IAB Europe’s IAB Tech Lab – CMP API v2. You can find an example implementation of a web-based CMP and the corresponding native wrappers here in the IAB’s GDPR-Transparency-and-Consent-Framework.

You can also make your own custom CMP. The collected end-user consent information needs to be stored in SharedPreferences using the following keys:

Important Note: Smaato SDK minSdkVersion is Android 4.1 (API level 16).

Transparency and Consent Framework v2:

Key	Type	Description
IABTCF_gdprApplies	Number	1 = Subject to GDPR 0 = Not subject to GDPR -1 or unset = Undetermined (default before initialization)
IABTCF_TCString	String	Base64-encoded consent string as defined in IAB Tech Lab – Consent string and vendor list formats v2

Important Note: If the key IABTCF_gdprApplies is set to 1, then you as a publisher need to make sure the key IABTCF_TCString contains a valid consent string (user was asked to provide consent before serving the ad). Otherwise, such ad requests will be dropped on the server-side without a return.

Sample of GDPR Saving in SharedPreferences

import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.preference.PreferenceManager;

...
// User is not subject to GDPR
SharedPreferences sharedPref = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context_here);
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedPref.edit();
editor.putString("IABTCF_gdprApplies", "0");
editor.commit();
// Use this example above to set values for the rest of the GDPR keys

Important Details About CCPA

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was created to provide California consumers with greater transparency and control over their personal information.

For more information about the CCPA regulation, please check out the Smaato FAQ. You can also review the IAB’s U.S. Privacy String documentation.

For Publishers with California-Based Users

As a publisher, you need to make sure to request consent from California-based users (to give or refuse consent / to opt-out or opt-in ) about private data transfer. This answer should be saved in SharedPreferences with key “IABUSPrivacy_String” in the US Privacy String format (CCPA Opt-Out Storage Format).

The Smaato NextGen SDK reads this value in the key “IABUSPrivacy_String” if it exists and uses this as an optional parameter for all ad requests.

Sample of CCPA Saving in SharedPreferences

import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.preference.PreferenceManager;

...
// save the user's consent
SharedPreferences sharedPref = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context_here);
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedPref.edit();
editor.putString("IABUSPrivacy_String", "1YNN"); // for example "1YNN"
editor.commit();

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please review the IAB’s guidelines for entering and formatting the U.S. Privacy String (CCPA Opt-Out Storage Format). Our sample provided above (“1YNN”) for the US Privacy String demonstrates when the user has not made a choice to opt-out.

Further Examples of the U.S. Privacy String 1YNN: User has not made a choice to opt-out 1NYY: User has made a choice to opt-out 1—: A Digital Property has determined to use a U.S. Privacy string version 1 and that CCPA does not apply to the transaction.

Ads for Testing Purposes

Important Note: All ad spaces can be used on both Android and iOS platforms and do not require any SPX changes. It is mandatory to the use the ad space IDs provided in the table below for testing. You can use these ad space IDs without changing your production publisher ID, as long as you move back to your production ad space IDs when publishing your app.

Adspace ID	Type	Description
130626424	Rich Media	Banner / Med-rect / Leaderboard / Skyscraper
130635694	Static Image	Banner / Med-rect / Leaderboard / Skyscraper
130635706	MRAID	Banner / Med-rect / Leaderboard / Skyscraper
130626426	Rich Media / Video	Interstitial (Video with an end-card + Rich Media Interstitial for 320×480, 480×320, 1024×768 & 768×1024)
130626427	Video	Skippable Video
130626428	Rewarded	Rewarded Video
130635048	Rewarded	Rewarded Video without an end-card
130783664	Native	Native with static image main creative

Supported Callbacks

Banners

Callback Message	Reason
onBannerLoaded	This will be invoked when an advertisement is successfully received.
onBannerFailed	This will be invoked when an advertisement request is failed or time-to-live of the ad has been expired.
onBannerClicked	This will be invoked when a click event is registered for an advertisement.
onBannerImpression	This will be invoked when an impression occurred.

Interstitials

Callback Message	Reason
onInterstitialLoaded	This will be invoked when an advertisement is successfully received
onInterstitialFailed	This will be invoked when there was an error during loading/showing an ad or time-to-live of the ad has been expired.
onInterstitialShown	This will be invoked when a Fullscreen Interstitial Ad ad is opened.
onInterstitialDismissed	This will be invoked when a Fullscreen Interstitial Ad ad is closed.
onInterstitialClicked	This will be invoked when a user clicks on an ad.
onInterstitialImpression	This will be invoked when an impression occurred.

Rewarded Video

Callback Message	Reason
onRewardedVideoLoadSuccess	This will be invoked when the Rewarded Video Ad is successfully received.
onRewardedVideoLoadFailure	This will be invoked when there was an error during loading/showing an ad or time-to-live of the Rewarded Video Ad is expired.
onRewardedVideoPlaybackError	This will be invoked when there is an error during the Rewarded Video Ad playback.
onRewardedVideoClosed	This will be invoked when the Rewarded Video Ad is closed.
onRewardedVideoClicked	This will be invoked when the Rewarded Video Ad is clicked.
onRewardedVideoStarted	This will be invoked when the Rewarded Video Ad starts playing.
onRewardedVideoCompleted	This will be invoked when the Rewarded Video Ad is completed and the user should be rewarded.

Last Modified: January 14, 2021 at 3:25 am