FRUIT WAR WITH ADMOB – ANDROID STUDIO & ECLIPSE FILE

Introduction

Welcome to the tutorial on how to use the Fruit War game with AdMob in Android Studio and Eclipse. In this tutorial, we will cover the steps to integrate AdMob into your Fruit War game and display ads in your game. AdMob is a popular mobile advertising platform that allows you to monetize your Android apps by displaying ads to your users.

Prerequisites

Before starting this tutorial, you should have:

1. Android Studio or Eclipse installed on your computer.
2. The Fruit War game project set up in your IDE.
3. A Google AdMob account and a project created in the AdMob dashboard.

Step 1: Add the AdMob SDK to Your Project

To add the AdMob SDK to your project, you need to add the following lines of code to your AndroidManifest.xml file:

<application...>
   ...
    <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
        android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />
    <activity
        android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.AdActivity"
        android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize"
        android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent" />
</application>

For Android Studio:

• Open the AndroidManifest.xml file in your project directory.
• Add the above code to the application section.
• Save the file.

For Eclipse:

• Open the AndroidManifest.xml file in your project directory.
• Add the above code to the application section.
• Save the file.

Step 2: Create an AdMob Banner Ad

To create a banner ad, you need to create a new layout file and add a BannerAdView to it. Here's how:

For Android Studio:

• Create a new layout file in your project directory, for example, activity_main.xml.

• Add the following code to the layout file:

  
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="match_parent"
  android:orientation="vertical">
  
  <com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
      android:id="@+id/adView"
      android:layout_width="wrap_content"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
      android:layout_centerVertical="true"
      ads:adSize="BANNER"
      ads:adUnitId="YOUR_AD_UNIT_ID_HERE">
  </com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView>

Replace `YOUR_AD_UNIT_ID_HERE` with your actual AdMob ad unit ID.

* Save the file.

For Eclipse:

* Create a new layout file in your project directory, for example, `activity_main.xml`.
* Add the following code to the layout file:
```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
        android:id="@+id/adView"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
        android:background="#000000"
        android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
        ads:adSize="BANNER"
        ads:adUnitId="YOUR_AD_UNIT_ID_HERE">
    </com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView>

</LinearLayout>

Replace YOUR_AD_UNIT_ID_HERE with your actual AdMob ad unit ID.

• Save the file.

Step 3: Load the AdMob Ad

To load the AdMob ad, you need to create a new Java class and add the following code to it:

import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdRequest;
import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    private AdView adView;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        adView = (AdView) findViewById(R.id.adView);
        AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().build();
        adView.loadAd(adRequest);
    }
}

This code loads the AdMob ad when the activity is created.

Step 4: Add the AdMob Ad to Your Game

To add the AdMob ad to your game, you need to add the following code to your game's main activity:

import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdRequest;
import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView;

public class GameActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    private AdView adView;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_game);

        adView = (AdView) findViewById(R.id.adView);
        AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().build();
        adView.loadAd(adRequest);
    }
}

This code loads the AdMob ad when the game activity is created.

Step 5: Test the AdMob Ad

To test the AdMob ad, you need to run your app on a physical device or an emulator. You can do this by clicking the "Run" button in your IDE or by clicking the "Debug" button and selecting the device or emulator you want to run the app on.

Once the app is running, you should see the AdMob ad displayed on the screen. You can click on the ad to see if it is working correctly.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully integrated AdMob into your Fruit War game and displayed ads in your game. AdMob is a powerful tool that allows you to monetize your Android apps and earn revenue from advertising. By following this tutorial, you have learned how to use AdMob in your Android app and how to display ads in your app.