On 28 March 2016 I got an warning mail from Admob team
regarding one of my android app. I tried to contact Admob team but no contact
details available to do so. Once such kind of problems reported a good firm must
provide some point of contact, otherwise it is difficult to achieve solution.
Then I read their guideline. From there I got some information, but it is not
sufficient to solve problem in existing app. After lot of thinking I found one
temporary solution to existing app and further applied permanent solution on
new version of the app.
Temporary solution
I had applied temporary solution to all the apps. My
temporary solution is to place a html fader or blank (fixed) element behind the
Admob add location. As I am using webview I had applied temporary fix from my
hosting. So temporary solution will disable content come behind ads in current
app.
Permanent Solution
As I need to follow guidelines completely I had improved my
temporary solution. In new version (which is currently available in play store)
I had deployed permanent solution. In the new version I had reduced size of Webview
or the content area. Now no content come behind ads.
Removals
I had unpublished few of the apps from play store as I need
to fulfil Admob guideline.
Conclusion
Now all my apps follows Google Admob guideline. I respect my
service provider, my users as well as advertisers. But I am sad to say service
provider not doing same. If they respect clients, they will provide some point
of contact [guidelines and forums are not enough].
Here is the time line for my action.
Timeline
29-3-12 09:00 am - Read email from ad mob [Which I received yesterday]
29-3-12 09:15 am - Search Google for quick fix
29-3-12 10:00 am - Start implementing quick fix for Kerala
lottery app
29-3-12 10:30 am - Quick fix released successfully for
existing app for Kerala lottery app. [Removed Live TV links to
eTechlic.Blogspot.com and added blank element at the bottom so that Google Admob
policy will not be violated.]
29-3-12 10:30 am -
Start creating action plan to solve this issue.
29-3-12 11:00 am -
As it is believed to be temporary fix, I had started searching for solution to
solve this issue permanently.
29-3-12 11:59 am -
Publicly addressed issue [at Facebook, Google+, and twitter]
29-3-12 03:00 pm -
I planned to get some solution from public. The issue is regarding 'Ad overlapping with app content'. You can find my mobile apps at https://goo.gl/loClAH and please suggest some solution. Please write your suggestions to admin@keralaLotterys.com
29-3-12 06:00 pm -
Temporarily fix had added to majority of apps. 3 Apps are remaining and that
also complete today. But still permanent solution is not found. Readers pls
help me. Please provide your suggestion.
29-3-12 08:30 pm -
applied temporary solution to all remaining apps and tested them from my phone.
29-3-12 10:00pm -
Unpublished one of my mobile app (https://goo.gl/W4jkrP) as it may violate
admob policy.
29-3-12 11:00pm -
Stoped avertisment on other three apps [https://goo.gl/xl2mkJ, https://goo.gl/Sk3qJD, https://goo.gl/qZBKGG ] by increasing eCPM
floor to $1000. I belive there will be no ad with $1000 as floor rate. So ads
are disabled for the following app.
30-3-12 09:00am - Start examine few solutions suggested by public.
30-3-12 05:00pm - Takes to long to completed suggestion made by public. Few of the suggestions are selected. Now I am going to test them.
30-3-12 11:00pm - Tried few public solution. I had found that to implement few of the solutions suggested by public I need to study few technique. As I am tired, I am planing that to be done next day.
31-3-12 10:30am - Start searching Google as well as youtube to study techniques to implement solution suggested by users.
31-3-12 03:00pm - Studied those techniques. Now I am going to test those solutions.
31-3-12 08:30pm - Tested those solution by users. But not working.
01-4-12 07:00am - Today I had new idea. I belive it will work.
01-4-12 07:00am - Start implementing new idea. I am planing to create a test app.
01-4-12 04:00pm - Implemented test app. But require some improvement.
01-4-12 11:30pm - Successful, New solution will work. I will Implement it in all my app tomorrow.
02-4-12 01:00pm - Applied solution to one of the app and published at play store. And also unpublished one other app my solution will not work for that application [Kerala IT Association App].
02-4-12 01:00pm - Applied solution to one of the app and published at play store. And also unpublished one other app my solution will not work for that application [Kerala IT Association App].
02-4-12 05:51pm - Applied solution to second app too.
02-4-12 11:57pm - Applied solution to third app too.
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03-div 09:00pm - Applied solution all my apps.
30-3-12 09:00am - Start examine few solutions suggested by public.
30-3-12 05:00pm - Takes to long to completed suggestion made by public. Few of the suggestions are selected. Now I am going to test them.
30-3-12 11:00pm - Tried few public solution. I had found that to implement few of the solutions suggested by public I need to study few technique. As I am tired, I am planing that to be done next day.
31-3-12 10:30am - Start searching Google as well as youtube to study techniques to implement solution suggested by users.
31-3-12 03:00pm - Studied those techniques. Now I am going to test those solutions.
31-3-12 08:30pm - Tested those solution by users. But not working.
01-4-12 07:00am - Today I had new idea. I belive it will work.
01-4-12 07:00am - Start implementing new idea. I am planing to create a test app.
01-4-12 04:00pm - Implemented test app. But require some improvement.
01-4-12 11:30pm - Successful, New solution will work. I will Implement it in all my app tomorrow.
02-4-12 01:00pm - Applied solution to one of the app and published at play store. And also unpublished one other app my solution will not work for that application [Kerala IT Association App].
02-4-12 01:00pm - Applied solution to one of the app and published at play store. And also unpublished one other app my solution will not work for that application [Kerala IT Association App].
02-4-12 05:51pm - Applied solution to second app too.
02-4-12 11:57pm - Applied solution to third app too.
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03-div 09:00pm - Applied solution all my apps.