Advertising Declaration ID Error

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  • Trying to update my Android game to comply with targeting API level 36 and now seeing this in the dev console in Google Play:

    Advertising ID Declaration doesn't include AD ID Permission

    Is the Admob plugin missing something? Does it need to be updated?

    Ashley please help! Thanks.

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  • We aren't really involved in publishing apps so we're not always best placed to answer such questions, but I think in this case all you need to do is update your advertising ID declaration (presumably by clicking 'Update declaration'). I believe the problem is you've effectively told Google Play your app uses an advertising ID, and then you uploaded an app that doesn't use an advertising ID, so it's asking you to resolve the discrepancy. (I don't know why they have to ask you to make a declaration when they can tell from the app you upload...)

  • From what I understand, since the Mobile Advert plugin includes the AdMob SDK, AdMob uses Advertising ID by default. The issue is not that my game isn't using AD ID, it is that the permission is missing in the manifest file. So if I were to update my declaration in the Play Console stating it does not use AD ID when it does, it would get rejected or my account could get suspended.

    Is there any way for the plugin to add this permission to the manifest automatically when buidling the app bundle?

    And I agree with you, it is silly for them to ask for declaration and permission when they already know after the bundle has been uploaded and inspected.

  • The ad SDK should be including the permission automatically, if your project uses the Mobile Advert plugin.

    Perhaps you previously uploaded some other app version that didn't use the Mobile Advert plugin? Google Play might be warning about that, rather than the latest one you uploaded. The message only says "one of your active artifacts", so it could be referring to any.

  • The app in question has been using the Mobile Advert plugin for years. I tried with another app and also got the same error. I also exported as an Android Studio Project and I confirmed the permission is not in the file AndroidManifest.xml I see other permissions, but not for AD ID.

    I am using latest stable version r495.2

    Could you try adding the plugin and exporting to see if it adds the permission to the manifest file?

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  • I resorted to using Android Studio. I exported each game from Construct as Android Project and added the following to the AndroidManifest.xml file:

    <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID"/>

    I signed them in Android Studio, uploaded them, and published without any AD ID warnings.

    The plugin isn't writing the permission in the manifest file.

    Ashley could you or someone in your crew look into this please?

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