MAX | SDK integration guides | Unity | Preparing mediated networks

This page shows you how to integrate MAX mediation network adapters in your app. Choose which mediated ad networks you want to integrate by checking the boxes below. Then this page will display instructions specific to those networks.

Select the ad networks you want to integrate. Then follow the Android-specific instructions on this page.

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Add your Google bidding and Google AdMob app IDs

Open the Integration Manager (AppLovin > Integration Manager).
Install the latest Google bidding and Google AdMob adapter:
1. Click Install in the Actions column next to Google bidding and Google AdMob in the Mediated Networks section of the Integration Manager.
2. Click Import in the Import Unity Package dialog.
Two new fields for your App IDs will appear in the Mediated Networks section of the Integration Manager. Enter the corresponding values there.

Gradle errors

Google AdMob requires Android Gradle plugin version 4.2.0 or higher and Gradle version 6.7.1 or higher. If you see the following error, update your Android Gradle plugin and Gradle versions:

To update your Android Gradle plugin and Gradle versions, take the following steps:

In Unity, open Project Settings > Player > Android > Publishing Settings > Build.
Check Custom Base Gradle Template.
Edit the Assets/Plugins/Android/baseProjectTemplate.gradle file. Set the dependencies to use Gradle build tools version 4.2.0:
Download and install Gradle version 6.7.1 or higher.

Meta Audience Network SDK migration

If your project uses the Meta Audience Network Unity SDK, you must be on version 11.0 or later for the MAX Meta Audience Network adapter to function. To migrate from an older version of Meta Audience Network Unity SDK, delete the Assets/FacebookSDK directory, then download and re-import the latest version here.

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Meta Audience Network data processing options

If you aren’t using the Meta Audience Network Unity Plugin, follow the instructions here under “Unity SDK, v5.10+ (not using the Audience Network-supplied Unity wrapper)” to add a wrapper for the relevant methods.

If you do not want to enable Limited Data Use (LDU) mode, pass SetDataProcessingOptions() an empty string array:

If you want to enable LDU for users and to specify user geography, call SetDataProcessingOptions() like this:

Using Google UMP

If you use Google UMP as your CMP, you can determine whether the user consented to Meta. To do so, use the following code:

Meta Audience Network data processing options for users in California

To learn how to implement Meta Audience Network’s “Limited Data Use” flag in California, read the .

To update the Gradle Plugin version to a compatible one, enable the custom base Gradle template:

Select Edit > Project Settings….
Choose Player and select the tab labeled with the Android icon.
Open Publisher Settings and check Custom Base Gradle Template.

The template is Assets/Plugins/Android/mainTemplate.gradle for Unity 2019.2 or below, and Assets/Plugins/Android/baseProjectTemplate.gradle for Unity 2019.3 or above. In that template, update the line below with the appropriate Gradle version:

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Set the `compileSdkVersion` to `34` or higher in your app’s `build.gradle`.

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Select the ad networks you want to integrate. Then follow the iOS-specific instructions on this page.

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Add your Google bidding and Google AdMob app IDs

Open the Integration Manager (AppLovin > Integration Manager) and install the latest Google bidding and Google AdMob adapter:

Click Install in the Actions column next to Google bidding and Google AdMob in the Mediated Networks section of the Integration Manager.
Click Import in the Import Unity Package dialog.
Two new fields for your App IDs will appear in the Mediated Networks section of the Integration Manager. Enter the corresponding values there.

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Meta Audience Network SDK migration

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Meta Audience Network data processing options

If you aren’t using the Meta Audience Network Unity Plugin, you can follow the instructions here under “Unity SDK, v5.10+ (not using the Audience Network-supplied Unity wrapper)” to add a wrapper for the relevant methods.

If you do not want to enable Limited Data Use (LDU) mode, pass SetDataProcessingOptions() an empty string array:

If you want to enable LDU for users and to specify user geography, call SetDataProcessingOptions() like this:

Using Google UMP

If you use Google UMP as your CMP, you can determine whether the user consented to Meta. To do so, use the following code:

Meta Audience Network data processing options for users in California

To learn how to implement Meta Audience Network’s “Limited Data Use” flag in California, read the .

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SKAdNetwork

The Integration Manager automatically integrates SKAdNetwork IDs of integrated networks on your behalf.

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Integration Manager

You can access the AppLovin Integration Manager from your Unity IDE. It allows you to install or upgrade mediation adapters and the mediation plugin itself.

To launch the Integration Manager, select AppLovin > Integration Manager from the Unity menu bar.

AppLovin > Integration Manager

This displays a pop up window with a list of available mediation networks. You can Install or Upgrade ad networks by clicking buttons in the Action column.

AppLovin Integration Manager: AppLovin MAX Plugin Details. Mediated Networks. AppLovin Quality Service. Unity Environment Details

Manual download

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In Unity, open Unity Preferences > External Tools.

Set the custom Gradle path so that it points to your newly-updated Gradle installation. ☐ Gradle installed with Unity (recommended). Gradle: /path/to/gradle-6.7.1. Browse button. Warning: You are not using the recommended Gradle, other versions are not officially supported.

☐ Gradle installed with Unity (recommended). Gradle: /path/to/gradle-6.7.1. Browse button. Warning: You are not using the recommended Gradle, other versions are not officially supported.

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Meta preparing for iOS 14.5 and above

Version 6.2.1 of Audience Network SDK introduces the following requirement:

Implement the setAdvertiserTrackingEnabled flag, irrespective of the use of mediation. This informs Meta whether to use the data to deliver personalized ads.

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When you integrate third-party SDKs into your Mobile Property, you are solely responsible for such integrations. You and the third-party SDK provider must ensure compliant data processing and treatment of any user-based or device-based privacy choices or flags.

To integrate Amazon for Unity, refer to the Amazon Publisher Services integration instructions page.