Ok so I ended up implementing my own consent mechanism. I think that it complies with the requirements, so for the benefit of others, here it is:
First, declare these variables. These will be used to decide if you need to show consent form:
boolean shouldShowConsentForm = false;
boolean goAdFreeChosen = false; // to prevent firing the consent dialog when going into settings.
Use this method to tell the user that you are going to ask for consent:
void showConsentDialogIntro(final Context context) {
Bundle params = new Bundle();
params.putString("what", "showConsentDialogIntro");
mFirebaseAnalytics.logEvent(CONSENT_COLLECTION, params);
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
builder.setTitle("Something important before you continue...").
setMessage("This app is kept free by showing ads. Tap next to see privacy options regarding this.\n\n(You can change this later in Settings too)").
setPositiveButton("Next", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
showYesNoDialog(context, true);
}
})
//.setNegativeButton("Cancel", null)
.show();
}
Then this method will give the user 3 choices - Give consent, don't give consent, or remove ads altogether:
private void showYesNoDialog(final Context context, boolean shouldReportInFirebase) {
if (shouldReportInFirebase) {
Bundle params = new Bundle();
params.putString("what", "showYesNoDialog");
mFirebaseAnalytics.logEvent(CONSENT_COLLECTION, params);
}
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
final CharSequence[] items = {"Yes - Shows relevant ads", "No - Shows less relevant ads", "Go Ad free",
"Learn how our partners collect and use your data"};
builder.setTitle("Can THIS_APP_NAME use your data to tailor ads for you?").
setItems(items, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
Bundle params = new Bundle();
switch (which) {
case 0: // yes
ConsentInformation.getInstance(context)
.setConsentStatus(ConsentStatus.PERSONALIZED);
shouldShowConsentForm = false;
mInterstitialAd.loadAd(new AdRequest.Builder()
.addTestDevice(TEST_DEVICE_FOR_ADS)
.build());
params.putString("what", "yes");
break;
case 1: // no
ConsentInformation.getInstance(context)
.setConsentStatus(ConsentStatus.NON_PERSONALIZED);
shouldShowConsentForm = false;
Bundle extras = new Bundle();
extras.putString("npa", "1");
mInterstitialAd.loadAd(new AdRequest.Builder()
.addNetworkExtrasBundle(AdMobAdapter.class, extras)
.addTestDevice(TEST_DEVICE_FOR_ADS)
.build());
params.putString("what", "no");
Snackbar.make(myToolbar, "We'll partner with Google and use a unique identifier to respect your choice.",
Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG).addCallback(new BaseTransientBottomBar.BaseCallback<Snackbar>() {
@Override
public void onDismissed(Snackbar transientBottomBar, int event) {
super.onDismissed(transientBottomBar, event);
Snackbar.make(myToolbar, "You can change your choice later in Settings.", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
})
//.setDuration(3500)
.show(); // 3500 is perhaps the duration for LENGTH_LONG.
/*
new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
Snackbar.make(myToolbar, "You can change your choice later in Settings.", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}, 3500);
*/
break;
case 2: // ad free
// drawer.setSelection(settings, true);
goAdFreeChosen = true;
drawer.setSelection(DRAWER_IDENTIFIER_SETTINGS, true);
params.putString("what", "ad_free");
break;
case 3: // learn more
showLearnMoreDialog(context);
params.putString("what", "showLearnMoreDialog");
break;
}
mFirebaseAnalytics.logEvent(CONSENT_COLLECTION, params);
}
})
// .setNegativeButton("Cancel", null)
.show();
}
If user taps Learn More (the 4th option in the menu above), they will be presented a list of all providers which they can tap to view their respective privacy policies:
private void showLearnMoreDialog(final Context context) {
List<AdProvider> adProviders =
ConsentInformation.getInstance(context).getAdProviders();
final CharSequence[] itemsName = new CharSequence[adProviders.size()];
final String[] itemsURL = new String[adProviders.size()];
int i = 0;
for (AdProvider adProvider : adProviders) {
itemsName[i] = adProvider.getName();
itemsURL[i] = adProvider.getPrivacyPolicyUrlString();
i++;
}
ArrayAdapter adapter = new ArrayAdapter<>(context,
android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, itemsName);
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
builder.setTitle("Tap on our partners to learn more about their privacy policies")
.setNegativeButton("Back", null)
.setSingleChoiceItems(adapter, -1, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
/* Toast.makeText(context,
"URL: " + itemsURL[which].toExternalForm(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();*/
Intent browserIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
Uri.parse(itemsURL[which]));
startActivity(browserIntent);
Bundle params = new Bundle();
params.putString("what", "showLearnMoreDialog_open_privacy_policy");
mFirebaseAnalytics.logEvent(CONSENT_COLLECTION, params);
}
})
.setCancelable(true)
.setOnDismissListener(new DialogInterface.OnDismissListener() {
@Override
public void onDismiss(DialogInterface dialog) {
showYesNoDialog(context, false);
}
})
.show();
}
Note that I have also implemented firebase analytics in this but you can remove the lines relating to "params" if you don't want to log these events.
You can see the status of consent using this method:
private void getConsentStatusAndLoadAdAccordingly(final Context context) {
ConsentInformation consentInformation = ConsentInformation.getInstance(context);
// consentInformation.addTestDevice(TEST_DEVICE_FOR_ADS);
// consentInformation.setDebugGeography(DebugGeography.DEBUG_GEOGRAPHY_EEA); // for forcing Europe area; testing.
// consentInformation.setConsentStatus(ConsentStatus.UNKNOWN); // useful for triggering it after saving status; testing.
String[] publisherIds = {MY_PUBLISHER_ID};
consentInformation.requestConsentInfoUpdate(publisherIds, new ConsentInfoUpdateListener() {
@Override
public void onConsentInfoUpdated(ConsentStatus consentStatus) {
loog("consentInformation", "onConsentInfoUpdated");
// User's consent status successfully updated.
if (ConsentInformation.getInstance(context).isRequestLocationInEeaOrUnknown()) {
loog("consentInformation", "isRequestLocationInEeaOrUnknown = true");
/* If the isRequestLocationInEeaOrUnknown() method returns false, the user is not
located in the European Economic Area and consent is not required under the EU User Consent Policy.
If the isRequestLocationInEeaOrUnknown() method returns true:
If the returned ConsentStatus is PERSONALIZED or NON_PERSONALIZED, the user has already provided consent.
You can now forward consent to the Google Mobile Ads SDK.
If the returned ConsentStatus is UNKNOWN, you need to collect consent. */
loog("consentInformation", "consentStatus = " + consentStatus);
if (consentStatus == ConsentStatus.UNKNOWN) {
// showGoogleConsentForm(DrawerAndFragmentActivity.this);
shouldShowConsentForm = true;
} else if (consentStatus == ConsentStatus.NON_PERSONALIZED) {
/* The default behavior of the Google Mobile Ads SDK is to serve personalized ads. If a user
has consented to receive only non-personalized ads, you can configure an AdRequest object
with the following code to specify that only non-personalized ads should be returned: */
Bundle extras = new Bundle();
extras.putString("npa", "1");
mInterstitialAd.loadAd(new AdRequest.Builder()
.addNetworkExtrasBundle(AdMobAdapter.class, extras)
.addTestDevice(TEST_DEVICE_FOR_ADS)
.build());
} else if (consentStatus == ConsentStatus.PERSONALIZED) {
mInterstitialAd.loadAd(new AdRequest.Builder()
.addTestDevice(TEST_DEVICE_FOR_ADS)
.build());
}
} else {
loog("consentInformation", "isRequestLocationInEeaOrUnknown = false");
mInterstitialAd.loadAd(new AdRequest.Builder()
.addTestDevice(TEST_DEVICE_FOR_ADS)
.build());
}
}
@Override
public void onFailedToUpdateConsentInfo(String errorDescription) {
// User's consent status failed to update.
loog("consentInformation", "onFailedToUpdateConsentInfo: errorDescription = " + errorDescription);
mInterstitialAd.loadAd(new AdRequest.Builder()
.addTestDevice(TEST_DEVICE_FOR_ADS)
.build());
}
});
}
Finally, when you need to decide whether to show ad or show consent form, you can use a logic like this: (shouldShowAd is an optional boolean which I like to put for more clarity)
if (shouldShowAd) {
if (shouldShowConsentForm) {
if (!goAdFreeChosen)
showConsentDialogIntro(DrawerAndFragmentActivity.this);
goAdFreeChosen = false;
} else {
if (mInterstitialAd != null)
if (mInterstitialAd.isLoaded()) {
mInterstitialAd.show();
}
}
}
