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Google ad click is not opening the external web browser

I am trying to implement the ad in my app with Custom Native Ad Format - https://developers.google.com/ad-manager/mobile-ads-sdk/android/native/custom-formats#java_1
So, according to the documentation I am going with the approach described there and creating the ad
...
private void setListeners() {
...
imageView.setOnClickListener(v -> {
nativeCustomFormatAd.performClick("IMAGE");
});
...
}
private NativeCustomFormatAd nativeCustomFormatAd;
AdLoader adLoader = new AdLoader.Builder(context, "/6499/example/native")
.forCustomFormatAd("10063170",
new NativeCustomFormatAd.OnCustomFormatAdLoadedListener() {
#Override
public void onCustomFormatAdLoaded(NativeCustomFormatAd ad) {
// Show the custom format and record an impression.
nativeCustomFormatAd = ad;
Drawable drawable = vm.nativeCustomFormatAd.getImage("IMAGE").getDrawable();
imageView.setDrawable(drawable);
}
},
new NativeCustomFormatAd.OnCustomClickListener() {
#Override
public void onCustomClick(NativeCustomFormatAd ad, String s) {
// Handle the click action
}
})
.withAdListener( ... )
.withNativeAdOptions( ... )
.build();
#SuppressLint("VisibleForTests")
AdManagerAdRequest adManagerAdRequest = new AdManagerAdRequest.Builder().build();
adLoader.loadAd(adManagerAdRequest);
...
So, it looks pretty simple I try to make a request for the ad then I got (in a callback) NativeCustomFormatAd, save it as a class member, and along with it get drawable and set it to the imageView (to present it in the UI). Once a user clicks on the imageView I get an event in the click listener and invoke nativeCustomFormatAd.performClick("IMAGE");.
The problem is that I expect that once I transfer the ad click to the SDK (by nativeCustomFormatAd.performClick("IMAGE");) SDK is supposed to open the external browser, but instead nothing happens.
P.S. I am sure that nativeCustomFormatAd.performClick("IMAGE"); getting invoked and also I see that SDK gets the click as I got a callback event here:
...
new NativeCustomFormatAd.OnCustomClickListener() {
#Override
public void onCustomClick(NativeCustomFormatAd ad, String s) {
// Handle the click action
}
})
...
What am I missing here?

According to the docs you linked:
When a click is performed on a custom format ad, there are three possible responses from the SDK, attempted in this order:
Invoke the OnCustomClickListener from AdLoader, if one was provided.
For each of the ad's deep link URLs, attempt to locate a content resolver and start the first one that resolves.
Open a browser and navigate to the ad's traditional Destination URL.
Also:
If you pass a listener object in, the SDK instead invokes its onCustomClick method and takes no further action.
Therefore, it seems you have to pass a null OnCustomClickListener.

GDPR consent dialog not showing

I followed the guide on the Android docs but for some reason nothing is showing when i start my app.
I even tried logging the listeners but nothing is showing up in logcat.
I also changed the ad technology in admob setting to Custom set of ad technology providers, but still not working.
My code
ConsentInformation consentInformation = ConsentInformation.getInstance(getApplicationContext());
ConsentInformation.getInstance(getApplicationContext()).addTestDevice("6AE7D8950FE9E464D988F340C0D625B0");
ConsentInformation.getInstance(getApplicationContext()).
setDebugGeography(DebugGeography.DEBUG_GEOGRAPHY_EEA);
String[] publisherIds = {""};
consentInformation.requestConsentInfoUpdate(publisherIds, new ConsentInfoUpdateListener() {
#Override
public void onConsentInfoUpdated(ConsentStatus consentStatus) {
// User's consent status successfully updated.
Log.d(TAG,"onConsentInfoUpdated");
}
#Override
public void onFailedToUpdateConsentInfo(String errorDescription) {
// User's consent status failed to update.
Log.d(TAG,"onFailedToUpdateConsentInfo");
}
});
form = new ConsentForm.Builder(this, privacyUrl)
.withListener(new ConsentFormListener() {
#Override
public void onConsentFormLoaded() {
// Consent form loaded successfully.
Log.d(TAG,"form loaded!");
form.show();
}
#Override
public void onConsentFormOpened() {
// Consent form was displayed.
}
#Override
public void onConsentFormClosed(
ConsentStatus consentStatus, Boolean userPrefersAdFree) {
// Consent form was closed.
}
#Override
public void onConsentFormError(String errorDescription) {
// Consent form error.
Log.d(TAG,"form error!");
}
})
.withPersonalizedAdsOption()
.withNonPersonalizedAdsOption()
.withAdFreeOption()
.build();
form.load();
Gradle
dependencies {
classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.2'
}
implementation 'com.google.android.ads.consent:consent-library:1.0.7'
implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-plus:17.0.0'
implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:18.2.0'
EDIT
I tried it on a project which was pre android x and now it calls the listener onFailedToUpdateConsentInfo.
With following error message:
onFailedToUpdateConsentInfoCould not parse Event FE preflight response.
Searched a bit and found this could be because of an invalid pub id, but i'm certain i'm using the right one.

1) I think you forget to check isRequestLocationInEeaOrUnknown() method.
It will return true If user already agreed to the consent. In this case, you don't need to ask it again. I think you already agreed to consent.
wrap your code with
if(ConsentInformation.getInstance(context).isRequestLocationInEeaOrUnknown()){
//setup admob
}else{
//Ask for consent
}
2) You have to call form.show(); to present the form to the user, check Google Doc

I was still using test app id and test ad ids, remove them and change it with your id's and make sure you use it as a testdevice so you don't violate admob policies.
Like this
adLoader.loadAd(new AdRequest.Builder().addTestDevice(AdRequest.DEVICE_ID_EMULATOR).build());

Twitter Android SDK not executing Callback

I'm running this code with a Twitter handle I'm pretty sure doesn't exist in order to test error handling. The breakpoints on the Callback are never hit, neither for success nor failure.
Any pointers on why this is?
Just as a note, this code works fine with a valid Twitter handle, but doesn't call the Callback either.
final Callback<Tweet> actionCallback = new Callback<Tweet>() {
#Override
public void success(Result<Tweet> result) {
int x = 1;
x++; // This code is just so I can put a breakpoint here
}
#Override
public void failure(TwitterException exception) {
DialogManager.showOkDialog(context, R.string.twitter_feed_not_found);
}
};
final UserTimeline userTimeline = new UserTimeline.Builder().screenName(handleStr + "dfdfddfdfdfasdf") // Handle that doesn't exist
.includeReplies(false).includeRetweets(false).maxItemsPerRequest(5).build();
final TweetTimelineListAdapter adapter = new TweetTimelineListAdapter.Builder(context)
.setTimeline(userTimeline)
.setViewStyle(R.style.tw__TweetLightWithActionsStyle)
.setOnActionCallback(actionCallback)
.build();
listView.setAdapter(adapter);

I think you misundestood the purpose of the actionCallback. From the source code of the TweetTimelineListAdapter you can see that this callback is for the actions on tweet view,ie, when you click on favorite icon for example. I've test with the favorite icon and the callback gets called.
Take a look at this comment at the getView method of the source code.
/**
* Returns a CompactTweetView by default. May be overridden to provide another view for the
* Tweet item. If Tweet actions are enabled, be sure to call setOnActionCallback(actionCallback)
* on each new subclass of BaseTweetView to ensure proper success and failure handling
* for Tweet actions (favorite, unfavorite).
*/
The callback is not intended to handle a screenname that does not exist and indeed the actions/buttons of a specific tweet.
Hope this helps.
UPDATED: You don't need to detect any erros on UserTimeLine, since the builder does not throw any exception and the adapter will be empty, with no rows/views showing on the screen. But if you still need to detect some "error" in the loading you have to rely on the "next" method of the UserTimeLine.
Take a look
userTimeline.next(null, new Callback<TimelineResult<Tweet>>() {
#Override
public void success(Result<TimelineResult<Tweet>> result) {
}
#Override
public void failure(TwitterException exception) {
Log.d("TAG",exception.getMessage());
}
});
This method shows the next tweet for the user, if the failure callback get called you will know for sure that this user does not have any tweet or the user does not exist.

Checking Azure connected Database onClick for login

So Azure spit the following code for me to insert into an activity (Android Studio is what I'm using)
Add the following line to the top of the .java file containing your launcher activity:
import com.microsoft.windowsazure.mobileservices.*;
Inside your activity, add a private variable
private MobileServiceClient mClient;
Add the following code the onCreate method of the activity:
mClient = new MobileServiceClient("https://pbbingo.azurewebsites.net", this);
Add a sample item class to your project::
public class ToDoItem{ public String id; public String Text;}
In the same activity where you defined mClient, add the following code:
ToDoItem item = new ToDoItem();
item.Text = "Don't text and drive";
mClient.getTable(ToDoItem.class).insert(item, new TableOperationCallback<item>(){
public void onCompleted(ToDoItem entity, Exception exception, ServiceFilter response)
{
if(exception == null){
//Insert Succeeded
} else {
//Insert Failed
}
}});
My goal is to create a login page. I understand that the above was probably offered up more with a ToList in mind. I just want to get the syntax correct today. The problem I think, is my basic class structure. I have created an OnClick Listener within my on create that gets the ID from a button in my layout. I don't need it checking for anything in the database until the button has been actually clicked to either login or register.
public class LoginClass extends AppCompatActivity{
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
setContentView(R.layout.MyLoginLayout);
MobileServiceClient mClient = null;
try {
mClient = new MobileServiceClient ("myAzureWebsite", "AzureKey", this);
} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
Button Attempt = (Button) findViewById (R.id.mySubmitButton);
final MobileServiceClient finalMClient = mClient; // finalized so I can use it later.
Attempt.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick (View v) {
final View thisView = v;
final MyToDoItemClass item = new MyToDoItemClass();
In MyToDoItemClass I have two variables (Both String) Just left over from
the example of a ToDoList (they are String ID and String Text)
item.Text = "Filler";
item.ID = "Fill";
finalMClient.getTable(MyToDoItemClass.class).insert(new Table OperationCallback<item>() { //<--- I'm getting an error that the variable, item
is from an unknown class...
public void onCompleted (Item entity, Exception exception, ServiceFilterResponse response){
if(exception == null) {
Intent i = new Intent (LoginClass.this, MainActivity.class);
startActivity(i);
}else{
Toast.makeText(thisView.getContext(), "Failed", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}}
});
}
});
}}
The problem is with that the TableOperationCallback is saying that the item from MyToDoItemClass class is from an unknown class.

There are many issues in your code, as below.
According to the javadoc for class MobileServiceClient, there is not a method insert(TableOperationCallback<E> callback), so the code finalMClient.getTable(MyToDoItemClass.class).insert(new Table OperationCallback<item>() {...} is invalid.
The generics E in Table OperationCallback<E> means that you need to write a POJO class name instead of E, not an object variable name like item, so the correct code should be new Table OperationCallback<MyToDoItemClass>, please see the Oracle tutorial for Generics to know more details.
The figure below shows all methods insert of class MobileServiceClient. The bold word Deprecated under the method name means that you should not use it for developing on new project, it‘s only compatible for old project on the new version of Java SDK.
Please follow the offical tutorial to develop your app. Any concern, please feel free to let me know.

How to get visible beacons from the RegionBootstrap AltBeacon method

I'm using the example code on this page (http://altbeacon.github.io/android-beacon-library/samples.html) in the Starting an App in the Background section and I've got a working app.
It detects whenever a beacon is in range even on background.
The problem is I need to know which beacon is it (UUID, Major, Minor) to then match it against my local database and throw a notification with the app still on background.
The didEnterRegion(Region region) function only has a matchesBeacon method, and I've tried doing the following to identify which of the beacons is being seen but it's throwing a NullPointerException:
public class SightSeeing extends Activity implements BootstrapNotifier, RangeNotifier {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
Region region = new Region("sightRegion", null, null, null);
regionBootstrap = new RegionBootstrap(this, region);
BeaconManager.getInstanceForApplication(this).getBeaconParsers().add(
new BeaconParser(). setBeaconLayout("m:2-3=0215,i:4-19,i:20-21,i:22-23,p:24-24")
);
BeaconManager.getInstanceForApplication(this).setRangeNotifier(this);
}
#Override
public void didEnterRegion(Region region) {
regionBootstrap.disable();
BeaconManager.getInstanceForApplication(this).setRangeNotifier(this);
try {
BeaconManager.getInstanceForApplication(this).startRangingBeaconsInRegion(region);
}
catch (RemoteException e) {
Log.e(TAG, "Can't start ranging");
}
}
#Override
public void didRangeBeaconsInRegion(Collection<Beacon> beacons, Region region) {
if (beacons.size() > 0) {
Iterator<Beacon> beaconIterator = beacons.iterator();
while (beaconIterator.hasNext()) {
Beacon beacon = beaconIterator.next();
//check if beacon exists in our DB and throw notification
}
}
}
Am I missing something obvious or isn't this possible with this library?
EDIT:
I've updated the code sample to give you guys a broader idea and I've tried implementing the suggestion by FOliveira without any success.
EDIT2:
Updated code to reflect the davidgyoung's suggestion. Still no luck. I have a Log.d() right on the first line of the didRangeBeaconsInRegion() function and it isn't being called.
I've tried adding BeaconManager.getInstanceForApplication(this).setRangeNotifier(this); before the try/catch block and the result is the same.
Did I implement the suggestion wrong or is there any other way to get this working?

If you want the app to launch itself on beacon detection, then the RegionBootstrap is the easiest way to go. In order to combine this with Ranging needed to detect individual beacons, then add code in your didEnterRegion method like this:
try {
BeaconManager.getInstanceForApplication(this).startRangingBeaconsInRegion(region);
}
catch (RemoteException e) {
Log.e(TAG, "Can't start ranging");
}
Then implement a ranging callback like you have.
You also need to remove the code below, which is probably what is causing your NullPointerException, because the :
for(int i=0; i< beaconsList.size(); i++) {
Beacon b = new Beacon.Builder()
.setId1(beaconsList.get(i).get("uuid"))
.setId2(beaconsList.get(i).get("major"))
.setId3(beaconsList.get(i).get("minor"))
.build();
if(region.matchesBeacon(b)) {
//get info from DB and throw notification
}
}
EDIT: I have updated the library's reference application to show how this can be done successfully. See here: https://github.com/AltBeacon/android-beacon-library-reference/blob/master/src/org/altbeacon/beaconreference/BeaconReferenceApplication.java

you can implement RangeNotifier interface and you can access all the beacon information captured in the public void didRangeBeaconsInRegion(Collection<Beacon> Beacons, Region region) method of that interface. Hope i got the question right