AI-generated Key Takeaways
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Ad Inspector is an in-app overlay tool that lets you analyze test ad requests in real-time within your mobile app without coding.
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It helps you troubleshoot ad units by inspecting their mediation waterfall and bidding details, identify errors, and view details to resolve them.
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You can launch Ad Inspector through the debug menu, a selected gesture, or programmatically using the provided API.
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Ad Inspector enables single ad source testing to verify individual bidding or waterfall mediation ad sources, helping you isolate and resolve issues.
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It allows you to export ad request and response details for advanced debugging or sharing with Google Support.
Ad inspector is an in-app overlay that lets you perform real-time analysis of test ad requests directly within a mobile app. For a list of ad inspector features, see Ad inspector (Beta).
This guide covers how to perform the following:
- Launch ad inspector
- Verify adapter integrations
- Test ad units
- Troubleshoot ad units
- Troubleshoot privacy settings
Prerequisites
Before you can use ad inspector, you must complete the following tasks:
- Create an Ad Manager account. For more details, see Develop ads for the Google Mobile Ads SDK and Identify your Ad Manager app ID.
- Complete the Get started steps.
- Install the Google Mobile Ads Flutter plugin version 1.3.0 or higher.
Add your device as a test device. To add a test device, see Enable test devices or Inspect mobile app ad delivery.