iAD Banner only appears once

BigDave

I have a simple "Show Banner" behavior.
On adhoc it shows up but after it disappeared the first time no new banner is loaded.

Why?

BigDave

Ok I guess no one has tested it yet or it's just normal

BBEnk

If you only have the show banner behavior and nothing more it will only display once, you need to refresh it with a timer or other trick to make it show over and over, and I think it need to show for at least 35 seconds before refresh "Apple requirement".

Thunder_Child

@BigDave‌

Hmmmm. I have no timers....can let my menu scene just sit there and the iAd never goes away. This iss new nees to me. Interesting someone may have solved your refreshing of ads...35 seconds. I didnt know this. Maybe this will help you. I intend on trying a well....after I search for confirmation of this in the Apple iAd section. Surely if there is a rule its in there.

BigDave

@Thunder_Child‌
Thanks! Jeah i tested the refreshment stuff this time all without.
I think it should automatically give you ads if they have available.

BigDave

@BBEnk‌ Had this but i think the value generation for your impression gets reduced.
So you get less money for your impression that way.

BigDave

Thats just assumptions. Based on playing around with the time.

If fount this:
"Display iAd Banners for at Least 30 Seconds

If your application utilizes a timer for rotating advertisements, ensure the timer aligns with the iAd Network’s 30-second minimum rendering time in order to optimize ad performance in your application."

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/technotes/tn2264/_index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/DTS40011827-CH1-DISPLAY_IAD_BANNERS_FOR_AT_LEAST_30_SECONDS

BigDave

So maybe we have to refresh I gonna see since i just changed all my 6 apps to not use refresh any longer.

BigDave

Ok In the new live version iAd stays without circling. One disappeared after a disconnect to the internet and was not reappearing after.

What would be the best way to figure out if an iAD banner is active? Or how to detect a connection lose?

BBEnk

ok I may be confused,lol but I thought I had read you need to refresh but after some more reading and you guys maybe not. But I have a refresh now in a app which display ad for 35 seconds then skips 5 seconds and displays again and this goes over and over, but now after some reading here on another thread I changed time to display 45 seconds skip 5 seconds and display again. I will wait for that update to take place and see what happens and if nothing changes I will try with no timers and compare.

BigDave

@BBEnk‌
jeah i do the same test between
35 sec refresh and no refresh now
i can tell more in a few days

PhilipCC

@BigDave @BBEnk Have you guys resolved this yet?

Case 1.
On a Levels scene I used the Show Banner behaviour, in an invisible "iAd" actor, and it works fine in Preview (with a GS message that an Ad will be displayed here etc), in the AdHoc I get a "dummy feed" from Apple and in the AppStore build it displays real ads.

Case 2.
If I put the same invisible iAd actor on a page with a Reset scene button with the Reset Behaviour it works fine in Preview (with the GS message), but in the AdHoc I get a "dummy feed" from Apple that lasts only 2 seconds, no matter how many times I reset the scene.

Case 3.
However, in another game scene where I have the Reset scene button, when I check "Enable Advertisement" nothing happens in Preview or in the AdHoc. Is there something else I need to do here?