Ads SDK was initialized without an application ID

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Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'GADInvalidInitializationException', reason: 'The Google Mobile Ads SDK was initialized without an application ID. Google AdMob publishers, follow instructions here: https://googlemobileadssdk.page.link/admob-ios-update-plist to set GADApplicationIdentifier with a valid App ID. Google Ad Manager publishers, follow instructions here: https://googlemobileadssdk.page.link/ad-manager-ios-update-plist

score 48 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 16 '19 at 04:44

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you can work around it by adding the key-value pair in the documentation linked above to your Info.plist file.

Open your info.plist file and put that line:

key = GADIsAdManagerApp

value = true

answered Oct 16 '19 at 04:44

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This actually works! I've got GADApplicationIdentifier already and still having the problem, adding GADIsAdManagerApp works! – Richard Fu Apr 01 '20 at 00:25
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This is not the correct way to solve this issue. – der_michael Jan 22 '21 at 07:17
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Worked for me, too. So, if "This is not the correct way to solve this issue", please enlighten us. – mrzzmr Nov 24 '21 at 04:49
This key is for ad publishers, not for the client apps! – kelin May 29 '23 at 12:04

Soufiane ROCHDI · Answer 2 · 2020-11-03T13:02:10.990

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An update is made, see the official link: https://firebase.google.com/docs/admob/ios/quick-start#add-app-id-to-info-plist

You should add the following pair (key, value) to your Info.plist file:

<key>GADApplicationIdentifier</key>
<string>ca-app-pub-3940256099942544~1458002511</string><!-- add your AdMob app ID-->

I hope this will help.

edited Nov 03 '20 at 13:02

answered Mar 24 '20 at 23:08

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score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 22 '21 at 07:19

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Please make sure that you add your actual admob app id in Info.plist and not an ad id. If you use an ad id as app id in the Info.plist, the SDK will crash.

answered Jan 22 '21 at 07:19

der_michael

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This was the mistake I was making - thank you! – Justin Frazer Mar 18 '21 at 03:33

score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 03 '21 at 23:44

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In my case, I misspelled -ObjC. Check the capital letters and the hyphen, as well as the position where you write it. You should write it in: Other Linker Flags in your project's build settings

answered Feb 03 '21 at 23:44

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This tip saved my day - scratched my head all over couldn't figure out where to place it. Thanks for posting – mac_eric Feb 05 '21 at 08:06

score 4 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 14 '21 at 09:27

As google mentioned in their guide under "Manual download" tab :

You must do the following :

Go to your project XCode >Targets > Build settings > Other linker flags and add "-ObjC" as shown in the guide :

Comes to think of it every one is trying to use the Admob using CocoaPods, tend to jump the manual download tab, but the issue is that the section related to "Other Linked Flags" is inside this last, so it must be separated in order to make it visible as a "To Do" step to accomplish the guide.

Enjoy;

Mahmut K. · Answer 6 · 2021-08-16T09:47:43.473

This way you can use. It worked for me for Google Mobile Ads SDK 8.1.0:

<key>GADApplicationIdentifier</key>
<string>ca-app-pub-xxxxYOUR_IDxxxxx</string>
<key>NSUserTrackingUsageDescription</key>
    <string>This identifier will be used to deliver personalized ads to you.</string>
    <key>SKAdNetworkItems</key>
      <array>
        <dict>
          <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
          <string>cstr6suwn9.skadnetwork</string>
        </dict>
      </array>
        <key>GADIsAdManagerApp</key>
        <true/>

All Ad Networks added: (https://developers.google.com/admob/ios/ios14)

<key>GADApplicationIdentifier</key>
<string>ca-app-pub-xxxxYOUR_IDxxxxx</string>
<key>NSUserTrackingUsageDescription</key>
    <string>This identifier will be used to deliver personalized ads to you.</string>
    <key>SKAdNetworkItems</key>
<array>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>cstr6suwn9.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>4fzdc2evr5.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>2fnua5tdw4.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>ydx93a7ass.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>5a6flpkh64.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>p78axxw29g.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>v72qych5uu.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>c6k4g5qg8m.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>s39g8k73mm.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>3qy4746246.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>3sh42y64q3.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>f38h382jlk.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>hs6bdukanm.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>prcb7njmu6.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>wzmmz9fp6w.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>yclnxrl5pm.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>4468km3ulz.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>t38b2kh725.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>7ug5zh24hu.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>9rd848q2bz.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>n6fk4nfna4.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>kbd757ywx3.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>9t245vhmpl.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>2u9pt9hc89.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>8s468mfl3y.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>av6w8kgt66.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>klf5c3l5u5.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>ppxm28t8ap.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>424m5254lk.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>uw77j35x4d.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>e5fvkxwrpn.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>zq492l623r.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key>
        <string>3qcr597p9d.skadnetwork</string>
    </dict>
</array>
        <key>GADIsAdManagerApp</key>
        <true/>

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Sep 28 '20 at 13:58

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Do not forget these steps on iOS. That solved the problem for me.

"This step is required as of Google Mobile Ads SDK version 7.42.0."

answered Sep 28 '20 at 13:58

M_droid

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score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Dec 06 '20 at 12:04

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So, for my case, I had 2 targets, 1 pro app and another free app. And I added the GADthingamabob key in the Info.plist file found under left panel. Turns out this one only updates the Pro app info plist. What you need to do is to select the Lite target, and then goto Info panel and add the GADthingamabob there then it no longer crashes. I don't even need to add GADIsAdManagerApp thingy.

answered Dec 06 '20 at 12:04

GeneCode

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Same problem, thanks! – Mona Dec 12 '21 at 08:31
I had moved the info.plist file to a new location and didn't update the address under build setting so the app couldn't locate the file to access the info.plist data – Mona Dec 20 '21 at 20:47

score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Sep 27 '21 at 06:27

on info.plist always use your actual project id.(ca-app-pub-xxxxYOUR_IDxxxxx)

and if you're debugging then at the time of instantiation of GADBannerView, use the dummy adUnitID("ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/2934735716")

make sure you replace this dummy adUnitID by your actual project id.

for more detailed information, please visit:- google admob documentation

score 0 · Answer 10 · answered May 31 '22 at 10:58

To do it, simply

Go to Info.plist in your runner folder and click on the " + " button next to the properties list. Add GADApplicationIdentifier property of type string and set its value to the AdMob app ID but not unit ID.
Again click on " + " next to the properties list. Add SKAdNetworkItems and change its type to an array.
Inside SKAdNetworkItems add a new property with the name SKAdNetworkIdentifier with the value cstr6suwn9.skadnetwork

It should work fine.

Clouney Creature · Answer 11 · 2022-07-21T21:42:12.977

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Delete 'GADApplicationIdentifier' and it's VALUE from Info.plist
Add 'GADApplicationIdentifier' and it's VALUE manually again
Build an App

edited Jul 21 '22 at 21:42

answered Jul 21 '22 at 21:31

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score 0 · Answer 12 · answered Sep 27 '22 at 15:51

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Add key, value in info-plist

<key>GADApplicationIdentifier</key>
<string>ca-app-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxx</string>
<key>GADIsAdManagerApp</key>
<true/>

answered Sep 27 '22 at 15:51

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