Official Appodeal React Native Plugin for your React Native application.
Appodeal SDK 3.10.1
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Google CMP and TCF v2 Support
- To enhance the relevance of ads for your users and comply with regulations like GDPR and CCPA, explicit user consent is required for collecting personal data.
- We recommend using the Stack Consent Manager, built on Google User Messaging Platform (UMP), as a ready-made solution to obtain user consent.
- Follow this instruction to configure Google UMP and set up a consent form.
- If you have questions about Stack Consent Manager and Google UMP, please contact our support team.
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AdMob Bidding Support
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Already included ready-made consent solution
- Starting from Appodeal SDK 3.0, during the first initialization, a ready-made consent window will be shown if the user is in regions covered by GDPR and CCPA. See more about this behavior
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Support Monetization + UA + Analytics data services
- Get insights and find out if your active UA campaigns bring you revenue or make you lose money.
- Track your metrics with Firebase Keywords. Analyze how product A/B test (via Firebase remote config) affects both your product and monetization. See more about services
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🚀 Turbo Modules Implementation
- This library has been migrated to use React Native's Turbo modules architecture, providing better performance, type safety, and future compatibility.
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New and Old Architecture Support
- Full support for both React Native Old Architecture (0.68+) and New Architecture (0.74+)
- Seamless integration with Fabric renderer and TurboModules
- Backward compatibility maintained for existing projects
Migration Guide
Important
Migrating from version 3.5.0 to 3.10.1 This is a major update with breaking changes. Please read our Migration Guide carefully before updating.
Key Changes in 3.10.1:
- Updated to Appodeal SDK 3.10.0
- Migrated to React Native Turbo Modules
- New Architecture support (Fabric + TurboModules)
- Updated TypeScript definitions
- New event system with better type safety
- đź’Ą Breaking changes in API methods and event names
- 🛠️ Updated Kotlin to version 2.1.0 — this may be a ⚠️ breaking change for projects still using Kotlin < 2.0.0
Table of Contents
- Installation
- Services
- Usage
- Privacy Policy and Consent
- App-ads.txt
- App Tracking Transparency
- Changelog
Installation
Add the dependency to your React Native project:
npm install react-native-appodeal
# or
yarn add react-native-appodealiOS
Important
- iOS 13.0 and above for Firebase, IronSource, LevelPlay, DTExchange, Unity, and Yandex. iOS 12.4 for MyTarget. In all other cases, iOS 12.0 is sufficient. You still can integrate Appodeal SDK into a project with a lower value of minimum iOS version. However, on devices that don't support the required iOS version our SDK will just be disabled.
- Appodeal SDK is compatible with both ARC and non-ARC projects.
- Xcode 16.1 or higher.
- Go to
ios/folder and open Podfile - Add Appodeal adapters. Add pods into
./ios/Podfile:
source 'https://cdn.cocoapods.org' source 'https://github.com/appodeal/CocoaPods.git' source 'https://github.com/bidon-io/CocoaPods_Specs.git' platform :ios, '13.0' use_frameworks! def appodeal pod 'Appodeal', '3.10.0' pod 'APDAmazonAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDAppLovinAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDAppLovinMAXAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDBidMachineAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDBidonAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDBigoAdsAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDDTExchangeAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDGoogleAdMobAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDIABAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDInMobiAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDIronSourceAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDLevelPlayAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDMetaAudienceNetworkAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDMintegralAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDMyTargetAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDPangleAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDSentryAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDSmaatoAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDUnityAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDVungleAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'APDYandexAdapter', '3.10.0.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationAmazonAdMarketplaceAdapter', '5.3.0.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationBidMachineAdapter', '3.4.0.0.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationBidonAdapter', '0.11.0.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationBigoAdsAdapter', '4.9.0.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationByteDanceAdapter', '7.4.1.1.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationChartboostAdapter', '9.9.2.1' pod 'AppLovinMediationFacebookAdapter', '6.20.1.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationFyberAdapter', '8.3.8.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationGoogleAdManagerAdapter', '12.8.0.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationGoogleAdapter', '12.8.0.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationInMobiAdapter', '10.8.6.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationIronSourceAdapter', '8.10.0.0.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationMintegralAdapter', '7.7.9.0.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationMobileFuseAdapter', '1.9.2.1' pod 'AppLovinMediationMolocoAdapter', '3.12.0.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationMyTargetAdapter', '5.33.0.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationOguryPresageAdapter', '5.0.2.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationPubMaticAdapter', '4.8.0.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationSmaatoAdapter', '22.9.3.1' pod 'AppLovinMediationUnityAdsAdapter', '4.16.0.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationVerveAdapter', '3.6.0.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationVungleAdapter', '7.5.2.0' pod 'AppLovinMediationYandexAdapter', '7.14.1.0' pod 'BidMachineAmazonAdapter', '3.4.0.0' pod 'BidMachineIronSourceCustomAdapter', '3.4.0.0' pod 'BidMachineMetaAudienceAdapter', '3.4.0.0' pod 'BidMachineMintegralAdapter', '3.4.0.0' pod 'BidMachineMyTargetAdapter', '3.4.0.0' pod 'BidMachinePangleAdapter', '3.4.0.0' pod 'BidMachineVungleAdapter', '3.4.0.0' pod 'BidonAdapterAmazon', '0.11.0.0' pod 'BidonAdapterBidMachine', '0.11.0.0' pod 'BidonAdapterBigoAds', '0.11.0.0' pod 'BidonAdapterChartboost', '0.11.0.0' pod 'BidonAdapterDTExchange', '0.11.0.0' pod 'BidonAdapterInMobi', '0.11.0.0' pod 'BidonAdapterIronSource', '0.11.0.0' pod 'BidonAdapterMetaAudienceNetwork', '0.11.0.0' pod 'BidonAdapterMintegral', '0.11.0.0' pod 'BidonAdapterMobileFuse', '0.11.0.0' pod 'BidonAdapterMoloco', '0.11.0.0' pod 'BidonAdapterMyTarget', '0.11.0.0' pod 'BidonAdapterUnityAds', '0.11.0.0' pod 'BidonAdapterVungle', '0.11.0.0' pod 'BidonAdapterYandex', '0.11.0.0' pod 'ISBidonCustomAdapter', '0.11.0.0' pod 'IronSourceAPSAdapter', '4.3.21.0' pod 'IronSourceAdMobAdapter', '4.3.69.0' pod 'IronSourceAppLovinAdapter', '4.3.56.0' pod 'IronSourceBidMachineAdapter', '4.3.20.0' pod 'IronSourceBigoAdapter', '4.3.8.0' pod 'IronSourceFacebookAdapter', '4.3.51.0' pod 'IronSourceFyberAdapter', '4.3.44.0' pod 'IronSourceInMobiAdapter', '4.3.30.0' pod 'IronSourceMintegralAdapter', '4.3.37.0' pod 'IronSourceMobileFuseAdapter', '4.3.8.1' pod 'IronSourceMolocoAdapter', '4.3.22.0' pod 'IronSourceMyTargetAdapter', '4.3.6.0' pod 'IronSourceOguryAdapter', '4.3.3.1' pod 'IronSourcePangleAdapter', '4.3.51.0' pod 'IronSourceSmaatoAdapter', '4.3.17.1' pod 'IronSourceUnityAdsAdapter', '4.3.54.0' pod 'IronSourceVerveAdapter', '4.3.6.1' pod 'IronSourceVungleAdapter', '4.3.46.0' pod 'IronSourceYandexAdapter', '4.3.21.0' end target 'YourAppName' do use_frameworks! use_modular_headers! appodeal config = use_native_modules! use_react_native!(:path => config[:reactNativePath]) end
You can change following implementation to use custom mediation setup. See docs.
Note: Appodeal requires to use
use_frameworks!. You need to remove Flipper dependency from Podfile and AppDelegate.
- Call
pod install - Open
.xcworkspace - Configure
info.plist.
SKAdNetworkIds
Ad networks used in Appodeal mediation support conversion tracking using Apple's SKAdNetwork,
which means ad networks are able to attribute an app install even when IDFA is unavailable. To
enable this functionality, you will need to update the SKAdNetworkItems key with an additional
dictionary in your Info.plist.
- Select Info.plist in the Project navigator in Xcode
- Right-click on Info.plist file → Open as → Source Code
- Add SKAdNetworkIds according to doc
App Transport Security
In order to serve ads, the SDK requires you to allow arbitrary loads. Set up the following keys
in Info.plist of your app:
- Go to your Info.plist file, then press Add+ anywhere in the first column of the key list.
- Add App Transport Security Settings key and set its type to Dictionary in the second column.
- Press Add+ at the end of the name App Transport Security Settings key and choose Allow Arbitrary loads. Set its type to Boolean and its value to Yes.
There is App Transport Security settings in Info.plist format
<key>NSAppTransportSecurity</key> <dict> <key>NSAllowsArbitraryLoads</key> <true/> </dict>
Other feature usage descriptions
To improve ad performance the following entries should be added:
- NSUserTrackingUsageDescription - Starting from iOS 14, using IDFA requires permission from the user. The following entry must be added in order to improve ad performance.
- NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription - Entry is required if your application allows Appodeal SDK to use location data.
- NSCalendarsUsageDescription - Recommended by some ad networks.
There is Other feature usage descriptions settings in Info.plist format
<key>NSUserTrackingUsageDescription</key> <string><App Name> needs your advertising identifier to provide personalised advertising experience tailored to you</string> <key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key> <string><App Name> needs your location for analytics and advertising purposes</string> <key>NSCalendarsUsageDescription</key> <string><App Name> needs your calendar to provide personalised advertising experience tailored to you</string>
- Build your project
Android
Important
- Android API level 23 (Android OS 6.0) or higher.
- Kotlin 2.1.0
- Add Appodeal adapters.
Add dependencies into android/app/build.gradle
dependencies {
// ... other project dependencies
implementation ('com.appodeal.ads:sdk:3.10.0.0') {
exclude group: 'com.appodeal.ads.sdk.services', module: 'adjust'
exclude group: 'com.appodeal.ads.sdk.services', module: 'appsflyer'
exclude group: 'com.appodeal.ads.sdk.services', module: 'firebase'
exclude group: 'com.appodeal.ads.sdk.services', module: 'facebook_analytics'
}
...
}Add repository into android/build.gradle
allprojects {
repositories {
...
jcenter()
maven { url "https://artifactory.appodeal.com/appodeal" }
...
}
}Note: You can change following implementation to use custom mediation setup. See Docs.
- Build your project
AdMob configuration
Warning
AdMob Bidding is now available since Appodeal SDK 3.2.0. Don't forget to download our newest version of AdMob Sync tool from this page and perform sync. You can read more about AdMob Sync in our guide.
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How to add AdMob Ad Network to your project:
Add your AdMob app id to
meta-datatag inandroid/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml:<manifest> <application> <!-- Add your AdMob App ID --> <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APPLICATION_ID" android:value="ca-app-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx~yyyyyyyyyy"/> </application> </manifest>
Add your AdMob app id to
Info.plist. Use the key GADApplicationIdentifier with the value being your AdMob app ID:<key>GADApplicationIdentifier</key> <string>YOUR_ADMOB_APP_ID</string>
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How to remove AdMob Ad Network from your project:
Change next dependencies into
android/app/build.gradledependencies { ... // ... other project dependencies implementation('com.appodeal.ads:sdk:3.10.0.0') { // ad networks exclude group: "com.appodeal.ads.sdk.networks", module: "admob" exclude group: "com.applovin.mediation", module: "google-adapter" exclude group: "com.applovin.mediation", module: "google-ad-manager-adapter" exclude group: "com.unity3d.ads-mediation", module: "admob-adapter" // services exclude group: 'com.appodeal.ads.sdk.services', module: 'adjust' exclude group: 'com.appodeal.ads.sdk.services', module: 'appsflyer' exclude group: 'com.appodeal.ads.sdk.services', module: 'firebase' exclude group: 'com.appodeal.ads.sdk.services', module: 'facebook_analytics' } ... }Remove next pods from
Podfile:pod 'APDGoogleAdMobAdapter' pod 'AppLovinMediationGoogleAdManagerAdapter' pod 'AppLovinMediationGoogleAdapter' pod 'IronSourceAdMobAdapter'
Services
Please, read iOS and Android docs at wiki to get deeper understanding how Appodeal SDK Services works.
Adjust
Add dependencies into android/app/build.gradle
dependencies {
// ... other project dependencies
implementation 'com.appodeal.ads.sdk.services:adjust:3.10.0.0'
}Add dependencies into Podfile
def appodeal // ... other project pods pod 'APDAdjustAdapter', '3.10.0.0' end
AppsFlyer
Add dependencies into android/app/build.gradle
dependencies {
// ... other project dependencies
implementation 'com.appodeal.ads.sdk.services:appsflyer:3.10.0.0'
}Add dependencies into Podfile
def appodeal // ... other project pods pod 'APDAppsFlyerAdapter', '3.10.0.0' end
Firebase
Add dependencies into android/app/build.gradle
dependencies {
// ... other project dependencies
implementation 'com.appodeal.ads.sdk.services:firebase:3.10.0.0'
}Add dependencies into Podfile
def appodeal // ... other project pods pod 'APDFirebaseAdapter', '3.10.0.0' end
Meta
Add dependencies into android/app/build.gradle
dependencies {
// ... other project dependencies
implementation 'com.appodeal.ads.sdk.services:facebook_analytics:3.10.0.0'
}Add dependencies into Podfile
def appodeal // ... other project pods pod 'APDFacebookAdapter', '3.10.0.0' end
Tracking In-App Purchases
Note: In-App purchase tracking will work only with connection with Adjust/AppsFlyer.
It's possible to track in-app purchase information and send info to Appodeal servers for analytics. It allows to group users by the fact of purchasing in-apps. This will help you to adjust the ads for such users or simply turn it off, if needed. To make this setting work correctly, please submit the purchase info via the Appodeal SDK.
- For App Store:
import { AppodealIOSPurchaseType } from 'react-native-appodeal'; const purchase = { productId: 'com.example.product', productType: AppodealIOSPurchaseType.CONSUMABLE, // or NON_CONSUMABLE, AUTO_RENEWABLE_SUBSCRIPTION, NON_RENEWING_SUBSCRIPTION price: 9.99, // number type currency: 'USD', transactionId: 'transaction_12345', additionalParameters: {} }; Appodeal.validateAndTrackInAppPurchase(purchase) .then((result) => { console.log('Purchase validation result:', result); console.log('Order ID:', result.orderId); console.log('Price:', result.price, result.currency); }) .catch((error) => { console.log('Purchase validation failed:', error); });
- For Play Store:
import { AppodealAndroidPurchaseType } from 'react-native-appodeal'; const purchase = { publicKey: 'your_public_key', productType: AppodealAndroidPurchaseType.IN_APP, // or SUBSCRIPTION signature: 'purchase_signature', purchaseData: 'purchase_data_json', purchaseToken: 'purchase_token', timestamp: Date.now(), // Purchase timestamp in milliseconds developerPayload: 'developer_payload', price: '9.99', // string type for Android currency: 'USD', orderId: 'order_12345', sku: 'com.example.product', additionalParameters: {} }; Appodeal.validateAndTrackInAppPurchase(purchase) .then((result) => { console.log('Purchase validation result:', result); console.log('Order ID:', result.orderId); console.log('SKU:', result.sku); console.log('Price:', result.price, result.currency); console.log('Timestamp:', new Date(result.timestamp).toLocaleString()); }) .catch((error) => { console.log('Purchase validation failed:', error); });
Event tracking
Appodeal SDK allows you to send events to all analytic services such as Firebase, AppsFlyer, Adjust and Meta using a single method:
Appodeal.trackEvent("example_event_name", { "example_param_1": "example_param_value_1", "example_param_2": 123 });
Usage
Please, read iOS and Android docs at wiki to get deeper understanding how Appodeal SDK works.
Initialisation
- Initialize Appodeal at application launch. To initialize Appodeal SDK use this following method:
import Appodeal, { AppodealAdType } from 'react-native-appodeal'; Appodeal.initialize('YOUR_APPODEAL_APP_KEY', AppodealAdType.INTERSTITIAL | AppodealAdType.REWARDED_VIDEO | AppodealAdType.BANNER | AppodealAdType.MREC );
Note: Make sure to replace "YOUR_APPODEAL_APP_KEY" with the actual app key.
Use the type codes below to set the preferred ad format:
AppodealAdType.INTERSTITIALfor interstitial.AppodealAdType.REWARDED_VIDEOfor rewarded videos.AppodealAdType.BANNERfor banners.AppodealAdType.MRECfor 300*250 banners.
- Configure SDK
- General configuration
Call this method before initialization
// Set ad auto caching enabled or disabled // By default autocache is enabled for all ad types Appodeal.setAutoCache(AppodealAdType.INTERSTITIAL, false); //default - true // Set testing mode Appodeal.setTesting(false); //default - false // Set Appodeal SDK logging level Appodeal.setLogLevel(AppodealLogLevel.VERBOSE); //default - AppodealLogLevel.NONE // Enable or disable child direct treatment Appodeal.setChildDirectedTreatment(false); //default - false // Disable network for specific ad type Appodeal.disableNetwork("admob"); Appodeal.disableNetwork("admob", AppodealAdType.INTERSTITIAL);
- Segments and targeting.
// Set extras Appodeal.setExtrasValue("attribution_id", "some value"); // Set custom state Appodeal.setCustomStateValue("user_level", 42);
- Banner specific
// Enable or disable tablet banners. Appodeal.setTabletBanners(false); //default - false // Enable or disable smart banners. Appodeal.setSmartBanners(false); //default - false // Enable or disable banner refresh animation Appodeal.setBannerAnimation(true); //default - true
Callbacks
Set callbacks listener to get track of ad lifecycle events.
- Banner
import { AppodealBannerEvents } from 'react-native-appodeal'; Appodeal.addEventListener(AppodealBannerEvents.LOADED, () => { console.log('Banner loaded'); }); Appodeal.addEventListener(AppodealBannerEvents.FAILED_TO_LOAD, () => { console.log('Banner failed to load'); }); Appodeal.addEventListener(AppodealBannerEvents.SHOWN, () => { console.log('Banner shown'); }); Appodeal.addEventListener(AppodealBannerEvents.CLICKED, () => { console.log('Banner clicked'); }); Appodeal.addEventListener(AppodealBannerEvents.EXPIRED, () => { console.log('Banner expired'); });
- Interstitial
import { AppodealInterstitialEvents } from 'react-native-appodeal'; Appodeal.addEventListener(AppodealInterstitialEvents.LOADED, () => { console.log('Interstitial loaded'); }); Appodeal.addEventListener(AppodealInterstitialEvents.FAILED_TO_LOAD, () => { console.log('Interstitial failed to load'); }); Appodeal.addEventListener(AppodealInterstitialEvents.SHOWN, () => { console.log('Interstitial shown'); }); Appodeal.addEventListener(AppodealInterstitialEvents.CLICKED, () => { console.log('Interstitial clicked'); }); Appodeal.addEventListener(AppodealInterstitialEvents.CLOSED, () => { console.log('Interstitial closed'); }); Appodeal.addEventListener(AppodealInterstitialEvents.EXPIRED, () => { console.log('Interstitial expired'); });
- Rewarded video
import { AppodealRewardedEvents } from 'react-native-appodeal'; Appodeal.addEventListener(AppodealRewardedEvents.LOADED, () => { console.log('Rewarded video loaded'); }); Appodeal.addEventListener(AppodealRewardedEvents.FAILED_TO_LOAD, () => { console.log('Rewarded video failed to load'); }); Appodeal.addEventListener(AppodealRewardedEvents.SHOWN, () => { console.log('Rewarded video shown'); }); Appodeal.addEventListener(AppodealRewardedEvents.REWARD, (reward) => { console.log('User earned reward:', reward.amount, reward.name); }); Appodeal.addEventListener(AppodealRewardedEvents.CLOSED, () => { console.log('Rewarded video closed'); }); Appodeal.addEventListener(AppodealRewardedEvents.EXPIRED, () => { console.log('Rewarded video expired'); }); Appodeal.addEventListener(AppodealRewardedEvents.CLICKED, () => { console.log('Rewarded video clicked'); });
Presentation
Note: All presentation specific methods are available only after SDK initialization
- Caching
If you disable autocache you should call cache method before trying to show any ad
Appodeal.cache(AppodealAdType.INTERSTITIAL);
- Check that ad is loaded and can be shown
// Check that interstitial can be shown const canShow = Appodeal.canShow(AppodealAdType.INTERSTITIAL); // Check that interstitial is loaded const isLoaded = Appodeal.isLoaded(AppodealAdType.INTERSTITIAL);
- Show advertising
// Show interstitial Appodeal.show(AppodealAdType.INTERSTITIAL); // Show banner Appodeal.show(AppodealAdType.BANNER_BOTTOM); // Display banner at the bottom of the screen Appodeal.show(AppodealAdType.BANNER_TOP); // Display banner at the top of the screen // Show interstitial for specific placement Appodeal.show(AppodealAdType.INTERSTITIAL, "placementName");
- Hide
You can hide banner/MREC ad after it was shown. Call hide method with another ad types won't affect anything
Appodeal.hide(AppodealAdType.BANNER_TOP); //AppodealAdType.MREC
Ad Components
Display banner/MREC ad view at a custom position
Note: Ad Components presentation support only fixed banners size -
320x50and300x250.
To display a Banner view add component:
import { AppodealBanner } from 'react-native-appodeal'; <AppodealBanner adSize="banner" placement="default" onAdLoaded={() => console.log('Banner loaded')} onAdFailedToLoad={() => console.log('Banner failed to load')} onAdClicked={() => console.log('Banner clicked')} onAdExpired={() => console.log('Banner expired')} style={{ width: 320, height: 50 }} />
To display a MREC view add component:
import { AppodealMrec } from 'react-native-appodeal'; <AppodealMrec placement="default" onAdLoaded={() => console.log('MREC loaded')} onAdFailedToLoad={() => console.log('MREC failed to load')} onAdClicked={() => console.log('MREC clicked')} onAdExpired={() => console.log('MREC expired')} style={{ width: 300, height: 250 }} />
Privacy Policy and Consent
Note: Keep in mind that it's best to contact qualified legal professionals, if you haven't done so already, to get more information and be well-prepared for compliance.
The General Data Protection Regulation, better known as GDPR, took effect on May 25, 2018. It's a set of rules designed to give EU citizens more control over their personal data. Any businesses established in the EU or with users based in Europe are required to comply with GDPR or risk facing heavy fines. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020. We have put together some resources below to help publishers understand better the steps they need to take to be GDPR compliant.
Note: You can learn more about GDPR and CCPA and their. differences here.
Step 1: Update Privacy Policy
1.1 Make sure your privacy policy includes information about advertising ID collection. Don't forget to add information about IP address and advertising ID collection, as well as the link to Appodeal's privacy policy to your app's privacy policy in Google Play and App Store.
To speed up the process, you could use privacy policy generators —just insert advertising ID, IP address, and location (if you collect a user' location) in the "Personally Identifiable Information you collect" field ( in line with other information about your app) and the link to Appodeal's privacy policy in "Link to the privacy policy of third party service providers used by the app".
1.2 Add a privacy policy to your mobile app. You must add your explicit privacy policies in two places: your app's Store Listing page and within your app.
You can find detailed instructions on adding your privacy policy to your app on legal service websites. For example, Iubenda, the solution tailored to legal compliance, provides a comprehensive guide on including a privacy policy in your app.
Make sure that your privacy policy website has an SSL-certificate—this point might seem to be obvious, but it's still essential.
Here's are two useful resources that you can utilize while working on your app compliance: Privacy, Security and Deception regulations (by Google Play) Recommendations on Developing a Meaningful Privacy Policy (by Attorney General California Department of Justice)
Note: Please note that although we're always eager to back you up with valuable information, we're not authorized to provide any legal advice. It's important to address your questions to lawyers who work specifically in this area.
Step 2: Appodeal Consent Solution
In order for Appodeal and our ad providers to deliver ads that are more relevant to your users, as a mobile app publisher, you need to collect explicit user consent in the regions covered by GDPR and CCPA.
To get consent for collecting personal data of your users, we suggest you use a ready-made solution - Stack Consent Manager based on Google User Messaging Platform (UMP).
Important
STARTING FROM APPODEAL SDK 3.0, STACK CONSENT MANAGER IS INCLUDED BY DEFAULT. Consent will be requested automatically on SDK initialization, and consent form will be shown if it is necessary without any additional calls.
If you wish, you can manage and update consent manually using Stack Consent Manager calls.
- Request consent info update
Appodeal.requestConsentInfoUpdate('YOUR_APPODEAL_APP_KEY').then((status) => { console.log('Consent info updated with status:', status); });
- Show consent form if needed
Appodeal.showConsentFormIfNeeded().then((status) => { console.log('Consent form closed with status:', status); });
- Force show consent form
Appodeal.showConsentForm().then((status) => { console.log('Consent form closed with status:', status); });
- Revoke consent
Appodeal.revokeConsent();
- Get consent status
const status = Appodeal.consentStatus(); console.log('Current consent status:', status);
App-ads.txt
The app-ads.txt file is a text file which provides a mechanism for publishers to declare their authorized digital sellers.
You can find detailed information here.
App Tracking Transparency
Starting in iOS 14.5, IDFA will be unavailable until an app calls the App Tracking Transparency framework to present the app-tracking authorization request to the end-user. If an app does not present this request, the IDFA will automatically be zeroed out, which may lead to a significant loss in ad revenue.
You can read more about App Tracking Transparency in our guide.
To display the App Tracking Transparency authorization request for accessing the IDFA, update your
Info.plist to add the NSUserTrackingUsageDescription key with a custom message describing the usage.
<key>NSUserTrackingUsageDescription</key> <string>This identifier will be used to deliver personalized ads to you.</string>
Contributing
See the contributing guide to learn how to contribute to the repository and the development workflow.