TEST ADVERTISEMENT.... in the Appstore App!!!

sebmacfly

Hi there...

My 2.5 update is now ready for sale (iPad Poker game) and i downloaded it...
I see the Test Advertisement on my scenes!!!
What's that, a bug?

Who can download it to see? i'll send a promo code...

THANKS A LOT GUYS

Scoots

I can check

alex at scootsgaming dot com

sebmacfly

Sent...

zombots

i think this happens if you havnt turn on iads in itunes connect. and if u havent turned them on u need to update your app on the store

Scoots

How can this get pass Review?

almost updated Seb

sebmacfly

zombots said:
i think this happens if you havnt turn on iads in itunes connect. and if u havent turned them on u need to update your app on the store

Hummm, this is not the problem... my iAd status is Live Ads :

sebmacfly

Scoots said:
How can this get pass Review?

almost updated Seb

I don't know.... Do you have this advertisement???

sebmacfly

Need an iPad with iOS4+ to test it...

Anybody here can test it?
Thanks, i'll send the promo code

Scoots

when do the ads appear? just played a hand and nothing yet

EDIT: 4 hands no ads at all yet BTW, game looks great!

sebmacfly

Thanks Scoots...

I don't know why here i have Test Ads...
Maybe because i had the adhoc installed on my device...
But was deleted before installing the release version from the appstore.

I'm missing something?

Scoots

Yeah haven't seen an ad yet, Not sure why that would be unless Apple isn't filling them at the moment?

If you need anything else just ask, Good Luck, off to leave a review ;-)

sebmacfly

Thanks again Scoots, you Rock!

sebmacfly

I still have a lot of Promo codes for you guys...
Feel free to leave a good review... I thank you

Just write your email here and i'll send the promo codes.

Good night

jonmulcahy

i saw test advertisment in another non GS app I downloaded yesterday, so i think it's something to do with apple's servers

RacetotheMoon

This has nothing to do with GameSalad and everything to do with this (http://www.tuaw.com/2011/02/10/rumor-apples-iads-in-trouble/).

Apple's idea of only having huge stellar marketing campaigns run on its service has bitten them in the butt. There simply aren't that many companies looking to advertise in the space. The iAd gold rush is currently on hold.

Scoots

I have seen that some members have the iAd behavior run their own personal ad when apple isn't delivering the ads. How is this done?

Rob2

If no add is served the banner should not appear.

Scoots

Rob2 said:
If no add is served the banner should not appear.

Right, but some members have their own running in those down times that is what I'm curious about

Rob2

Just have an Open URL behind the iad.

iTouchGamer

I'll test it: letsgodevils123@gmail.com

osucowboy18

For my apps, I have an actor with my add in it positioned at the top of the screen. Then I have another actor positioned out of the camera view that actually displays the iAd. When there is an ad available, it covers my banner, but when an ad isn't available, the user can tap my ad to go to the App Store and download it. Hope this helps.

- Alex

xarmian

For both of my games, on my device I get test iAds and another device I did adhoc development builds for gets test ads too, even both in both cases I deleted the app from the device and installed it through the app store. On other devices that were not used as test devices, iAds are served without a problem.

The people on here who tried to play the game and saw no ads were likely because the fill rates are somewhat terrible, especially during the day. It seems like at midnight something resets and ads get filled consistently for a couple hours then the rest of the day is hit or miss.