AI-generated Key Takeaways
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Ad Inspector is a no-code tool enabling real-time analysis of ad requests within your mobile app for debugging and optimization.
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It provides insights into ad units, mediation waterfalls, bidding details (SDK >= 8.5.0), and adapter statuses, allowing for comprehensive ad performance analysis.
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You can launch Ad Inspector via gestures, programmatically, or through the debug menu, then use it to view ad details, trigger test ads, and isolate individual ad sources for testing.
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Before using Ad Inspector, ensure you have an AdMob account, a registered test device, the Google Mobile Ads SDK (>= 7.68.0), and have completed the Get Started guide.
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Remember that Ad Inspector tests differ slightly from real ad requests and that single ad source testing overrides your existing mediation settings, so restarting the app after testing is recommended.
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 Test your app with ad inspector.
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 AdMob account. For more details, see Sign up for AdMob.
- Set up an app in AdMob.
- Complete the Get started steps.
- Install the Google Mobile Ads SDK version 7.68.0 or higher. To view the latest version, see Release notes.
Add your device as a test device. To add a test device, see Enable test devices