Googleads-mobile-unity: App id not be saved v6.0.0

[hoainam1593]

• Unity version: all
• Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin version: 6.0.0
• Platform: all (iOS, Android, Unity Editor)
• Platform OS version: all (eg iOS 10, Android 9)
• Any specific devices issue occurs on: n/a
• Mediation ad networks used, and their versions: n/a

In newest version 6.0.0, when I edit app id in GoogleMobileAdsSettings, then reopen Unity, I discover that app id not be saved

[hoainam1593]

for those who waiting for an official solution, you can hardcode appid at Assets\GoogleMobileAds\Editor\GoogleMobileAdsSettings.cs

[mdobele]

I had the same issue, you can also just manually add your IDs to the GoogleMobileAdsSettings.assett file by opening it in a text editor.
\Assets\GoogleMobileAds\Resources\GoogleMobileAdsSettings.assett

[bab202]

I also got the same issue, the app ids become empty every time I quit Play mode. But after I try to click Reset button in Unity inspector of GoogleMobileAdsSettings scriptable object, it become normal again, data can now be persisted. I use Unity 2020.3.8.

[ozottin]

I'm having the same issue as well.

[TheMeanFiddler]

If you tick/untick the Delay App Measurement checkbox it saves the settings, including the App IDs

[ericleich]

Just wanted to acknowledge that this is on our radar, but lower priority than a few other bugs such as https://github.com/googleads/googleads-mobile-unity/issues/1616 and this probably won't make it into the first patch release post 6.0.0 given the suggested workarounds above.

[aroman]

If you tick/untick the Delay App Measurement checkbox it saves the settings, including the App IDs

this workaround worked for me.

[thsbrown]

Just chiming in that I had this issue as well with 6.0.1 and solved it by manually entering in the values via the .asset file

[CreaProjects]

@ericleich
Google SDK should be tested before release, this shouldn't happens and I found another issue that make the app crash even with blank projects.
Every big issue I have is with Google SDK, last time it was the Google Cardboard SDK, I've lost days of work making fixes for Google untested SDKs! Grrr

[TheGoodEvilBen]

For all who are interested in a proper solution:

1. Locate the file "GoogleMobileAdsSettingsEditor.cs" in your project
2. Exchange the old "OnInspectorGUI()" method with this following code (the code tag on this side is not working properly. Sorry):

public override void OnInspectorGUI()
{
EditorGUILayout.LabelField("Google Mobile Ads App ID", EditorStyles.boldLabel);
EditorGUI.indentLevel++;
EditorGUI.BeginChangeCheck();

        GoogleMobileAdsSettings.Instance.GoogleMobileAdsAndroidAppId =
                EditorGUILayout.TextField("Android",
                        GoogleMobileAdsSettings.Instance.GoogleMobileAdsAndroidAppId);

        GoogleMobileAdsSettings.Instance.GoogleMobileAdsIOSAppId =
                EditorGUILayout.TextField("iOS",
                        GoogleMobileAdsSettings.Instance.GoogleMobileAdsIOSAppId);

        EditorGUILayout.HelpBox(
                "Google Mobile  Ads App ID will look similar to this sample ID: ca-app-pub-3940256099942544~3347511713",
                MessageType.Info);

        EditorGUI.indentLevel--;
        EditorGUILayout.Separator();

        EditorGUILayout.LabelField("AdMob-specific settings", EditorStyles.boldLabel);
        EditorGUI.indentLevel++;


        GoogleMobileAdsSettings.Instance.DelayAppMeasurementInit =
                EditorGUILayout.Toggle(new GUIContent("Delay app measurement"),
                GoogleMobileAdsSettings.Instance.DelayAppMeasurementInit);

        if (GoogleMobileAdsSettings.Instance.DelayAppMeasurementInit) {
            EditorGUILayout.HelpBox(
                    "Delays app measurement until you explicitly initialize the Mobile Ads SDK or load an ad.",
                    MessageType.Info);
        }

        EditorGUI.indentLevel--;
        EditorGUILayout.Separator();

        if (EditorGUI.EndChangeCheck())
        {
            OnSettingsChanged();
        }
    }

Greetings Ben

[estellise-yukihime]

I'm having this error also on v6.0.1

[jaslanflorencio]

Have same issue with version 6.1.0

Found two workarounds.
1 - Tick / untick "Delay App Measurement" checkbox, as our colleague says on previous comments or
2 - Edit \Assets\GoogleMobileAds\Resources\GoogleMobileAdsSettings.asset, and add manually your appID.

Both workarounds is working fine.

[JuanDavidPabon]

Solucionado escribiendo manualmente el ID en el archivo GoogleMobileAdsSettings de forma:

[SerializeField]
private string adMobAndroidAppId = "ca-app-pub-123123123123123~123123123123";

El ID es ejemplo, recuerde buscar su ID en AdMob All Apps.

[aidinzolghadr]

As of 6.0.1 none of those work in Unity 2020.3.19. Any ideas?

[AQaddora]

Hello everyone,
I am using Unity 2020.2.6, and GoogleMobileAds-v6.1.1.unitypackage
I had the pre-mentioned issue as well, meaning they still haven't fixed the issue.
Also, previous workarounds don't work on my version. So I had to rewrite the editor script...
Here is a solution that works perfectly, [2-steps]

_Note: if you tried the solution and it doesn't work then you are using a different version, so I recommend reimporting the original 2 scripts from the unity package._
_@Mention me if you need a solution for your version_

1. Replace everything in the file Assets\GoogleMobileAds\Editor\GoogleMobileAdsSettingsEditor.cs with the following:
I also trimmed the AppId in case it was pasted with spaces "Idk I find that bothering for me"

using UnityEditor;

namespace GoogleMobileAds.Editor {
    [InitializeOnLoad]
    [CustomEditor (typeof (GoogleMobileAdsSettings))]
    public class GoogleMobileAdsSettingsEditor : UnityEditor.Editor {
        SerializedProperty m_Android;
        SerializedProperty m_IOS;
        SerializedProperty m_DelayAppeasurementInit;
        [MenuItem ("Assets/Google Mobile Ads/Settings...")]
        public static void OpenInspector () {
            Selection.activeObject = GoogleMobileAdsSettings.Instance;
        }
        private void OnEnable () {
            m_Android = serializedObject.FindProperty ("adMobAndroidAppId");
            m_IOS = serializedObject.FindProperty ("adMobIOSAppId");
            m_DelayAppeasurementInit = serializedObject.FindProperty ("delayAppMeasurementInit");
        }
        public override void OnInspectorGUI () {
            serializedObject.Update ();
            EditorGUILayout.PropertyField (m_Android);
            EditorGUILayout.PropertyField (m_IOS);
            EditorGUILayout.Space (5);
            EditorGUILayout.HelpBox ("Google Mobile  Ads App ID will look similar to this sample ID: ca-app-pub-3940256099942544~3347511713", MessageType.Info);
            EditorGUILayout.Space (15);
            EditorGUILayout.Separator ();
            EditorGUILayout.PropertyField (m_DelayAppeasurementInit);
            if (m_DelayAppeasurementInit.boolValue)
                EditorGUILayout.HelpBox ("When DelayAppMeasurementInit is on it delays app measurement until you explicitly initialize the Mobile Ads SDK or load an ad.", MessageType.Info);
            if (serializedObject.hasModifiedProperties) {
                GoogleMobileAdsSettings.Instance.GoogleMobileAdsAndroidAppId = m_Android.stringValue.Trim ();
                GoogleMobileAdsSettings.Instance.GoogleMobileAdsIOSAppId = m_IOS.stringValue.Trim ();
                GoogleMobileAdsSettings.Instance.DelayAppMeasurementInit = m_DelayAppeasurementInit.boolValue;
                GoogleMobileAdsSettings.Instance.WriteSettingsToFile ();
                serializedObject.ApplyModifiedProperties ();
                EditorUtility.SetDirty ((GoogleMobileAdsSettings) target);
            }
        }
    }
}

1. I found this instance bug, maybe only in this version, but you need to go to GoogleMobileAdsSettings.cs and find the Instance property and replace it with this code [I added a check if already found in Resources don't create and override]

public static GoogleMobileAdsSettings Instance
{
    get
    {
        if (instance != null)
        {
            return instance;
        }
        instance = Resources.Load<GoogleMobileAdsSettings>(MobileAdsSettingsFile);
        if (instance) {
            return instance;
        }
        Directory.CreateDirectory(MobileAdsSettingsResDir);
        instance = CreateInstance<GoogleMobileAdsSettings>();
        string assetPath = Path.Combine(MobileAdsSettingsResDir, MobileAdsSettingsFile);
        string assetPathWithExtension = Path.ChangeExtension(assetPath, MobileAdsSettingsFileExtension);
        AssetDatabase.CreateAsset(instance, assetPathWithExtension);
        return instance;
    }
}

[Tibith]

I worked around the issue by forcing the asset to save by toggling the "Delay app measurement" toggle on and off. Then it shows up in my source control. All good.