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I want to submit my app to pre-launch report in Android Developer Console. The app is currently Admob enabled. I heard that the test devices will automatically crawl the app and will perform basic actions every few seconds on the app, such as typing, tapping, and swiping. I fear that this will lead to invalid click on the Admob ads.Please advice me.

Vadim Kotov
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  • you can always add test ads using AdRequest.Builder.addTestDevice() which will show only test ads on selected devices. read https://firebase.google.com/docs/admob/android/quick-start for more information. – Amod Gokhale Oct 13 '16 at 14:13
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    Now google ignores invalid clicks within their infrastructures. Read the comments in bottom of the screen. https://medium.com/@danielvido/be-extremely-careful-with-pre-launch-reports-on-android-9f43c090bf4d – Daigo Sato Jan 30 '19 at 12:12

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Sadly got my AdMob suspended!

For future folks out there... STAY AWAY FROM PRE-LAUNCH AND ADMOB prior to fully reading outside the Play Developer Console. (which is the one suggest in the answer above me)

I think Google should make it more clear (they know to detect many features within the APK they should at least put it clearly somewhere!).

Well.. after I got some of my own steam in this answer. It seems the safest way at least with AdMob is a suggest here.

So there are 2 options:

  1. Make sure pre-launch is turned ON only for test apks (without Ads). to avoid release Ad Units.

  2. Add the following snippet to your code:

    private boolean isTestDevice() {  
    String testLabSetting = 
           Settings.System.getString(getContentResolver(), "firebase.test.lab");
    return "true".equals(testLabSetting);
}

Thank you for making my day Google!

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https://firebase.google.com/docs/test-lab/overview#testlab_and_mobile_advertising

You should blacklist the IP range listed in the above website.

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