Banner Integration for Android

Banners are rectangular, system-initiated ads that can be either static or animated that are served in a designated area around your live app content.

Step 1. Create Banner Layout 

First, you’ll need to create a Banner view to configure the Banner.

• Initiate the Banner view by calling this method (in this example it’s the BANNER banner size):

  IronSourceBannerLayout banner = IronSource.createBanner(Activity, ISBannerSize.BANNER);
  

  See table below for details about our supported standard banner sizes:

  ISBannerSize	Description	Dimensions in dp (WxH)
  BANNER	Standard Banner	320 x 50
  LARGE	Large Banner	320 x 90
  RECTANGLE	Medium Rectangular (MREC)	300 x 250
  SMART	Smart Banner (Adjusted for both mobile and tablet)	If (screen width ≤ 720) 320 x 50 If (screen width > 720) 728 x 90

• Another option is initiating the banner with Custom size, using this signature (WxH in dp):

  IronSourceBannerLayout banner = IronSource.createBanner(Activity, new ISBannerSize(320, 50));

Create and load a banner ad:

Here’s an example that initiates and loads a banner in the onCreate() method of an Activity:

/** Called when the activity is first created. */
private FrameLayout mBannerParentLayout;    
private IronSourceBannerLayout mIronSourceBannerLayout;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
// YOUR OTHER CODE //
// YOUR OTHER CODE //
// YOUR OTHER CODE //
IronSource.init(this, "YOUR_APP_KEY", IronSource.AD_UNIT.BANNER);
final FrameLayout bannerContainer = findViewById(R.id.bannerContainer);
IronSourceBannerLayout banner = IronSource.createBanner(this, ISBannerSize.BANNER);
FrameLayout.LayoutParams layoutParams = new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(FrameLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
        FrameLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
bannerContainer.addView(banner, 0, layoutParams);
banner.setBannerListener(new BannerListener() {
@Override
public void onBannerAdLoaded() {
// Called after a banner ad has been successfully loaded
}
@Override
public void onBannerAdLoadFailed(IronSourceError error) {
// Called after a banner has attempted to load an ad but failed.
    runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
        @Override
        public void run() {
            bannerContainer.removeAllViews();
        }
    });
}
@Override
public void onBannerAdClicked() {
// Called after a banner has been clicked.
}
@Override
public void onBannerAdScreenPresented() {
// Called when a banner is about to present a full screen content.
}
@Override
public void onBannerAdScreenDismissed() {
// Called after a full screen content has been dismissed
}
@Override
public void onBannerAdLeftApplication() {
// Called when a user would be taken out of the application context.
}
});
IronSource.loadBanner(banner);
// YOUR OTHER CODE //
// YOUR OTHER CODE //
// YOUR OTHER CODE //
}

For this example to work you are going to need a .xml file, to describe this bannerContainer:

<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
       xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
       android:layout_width="match_parent"
       android:layout_height="match_parent"
       tools:context=".MainActivity">
 
    <FrameLayout
       android:id="@+id/bannerContainer"
       android:layout_width="match_parent"
       android:layout_height="wrap_content"
       android:layout_gravity="bottom"
       android:visibility="visible" />
 
</FrameLayout>

Step 2. Implement the Listener

Next, implement the Banner Listener in your code. The ironSource SDK fires several callbacks to inform you of Banner activity. The SDK will notify your Listener of all possible events listed below:

banner.setBannerListener(new BannerListener() {
            @Override
            public void onBannerAdLoaded() {
                banner.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
            }
            @Override
            public void onBannerAdLoadFailed(IronSourceError error) {
               
            }
            @Override
            public void onBannerAdClicked() {
                
            }
            @Override
            public void onBannerAdScreenPresented() {
                
            }
            @Override
            public void onBannerAdScreenDismissed() {
                
            }
            @Override
            public void onBannerAdLeftApplication() {
                
            }
        });

Events with AdInfo

As part of ironSource SDK 7.2.3.1 you can use a new set of listeners to get more data in ad callbacks, including network, segment, and A/B indication. 

Check out the full list of available Ad Info data, including APIs, field description and types, here.

You can view the full listeners implementation here.

Step 3. Load Banner Ad Settings

• To load a Banner ad with the default settings, call the following method:

  IronSource.loadBanner(banner);

• We support placements, pacing and capping for Banners on the LevelPlay dashboard. Learn how to set up placements, capping and pacing for Banners to optimize your app’s user experience here.If you’ve set up placements for your Banner, call the following method to serve a Banner ad in a specific location:

  IronSource.loadBanner(banner, (String)placement);

Step 4. Destroy the Banner Ad

To destroy a banner, call the following method:

IronSource.destroyBanner(banner);

A destroyed banner can no longer be loaded. If you want to serve it again, you must initiate it again.

Step 5.  Integrate a Banner Provider

Next, integrate the ad network adapters to serve Banners through LevelPlay Mediation.
You can find the supported networks below, and bannerSize behaviour for each network below:  

Banner Size Reference

• Banner:  320 X 50
• Large Banner:  320×90  
• Medium Rectangle (MREC): 300×250 
• LeaderBoard: 728X90

* AdMob define Large as 320X100

Step 6.  Adaptive banners

The adaptive banner feature will allow you to receive the optimal banner size, based on an ad-width and the screen size. 

While using this feature, networks that support adaptive banners (Currently AdMob and Ad Manager) will return ads with best-fit-height based on your banner size.
All other networks will continue to deliver banners according to the specified ad size.  

1. When you define your banner size add the “adaptive” flag
   

   ISBannerSize.setAdaptive(true);

2. Receive the ad size as part of the load-success callback onBannerAdLoaded(), both for load and refreshed banner ads, allowing you to adjust the banner view in your app.
    

Done!
You are now all set up to serve Banners in your application. Verify your integration with our Integration Helper.

What’s Next? 

Follow our integration guides to integrate additional ad units:

• Rewarded Video
• Interstitial
• Offerwall

Interested in integrating more mediation adapters? Check out our supported Mediation Networks.