Has anyone successfully managed this?. I have tried following the admob example, but not having too much luck in my buzztouch project.

Talk to Adam.

I've had success with adding it. I'll post a guide when I have a chance. But I followed this post and it helped me. http://www.buzztouch.com/forum/thread.php?tid=CA6207078B1BE598AD99EFE&command=isSearching&currentPage=1&topicTitle=admob&createdBy=&repliedBy=&minViews=-1&maxViews=-1&minReplies=-1&maxReplies=-1&forumCategory=

Cheers @sps, I've had a look, still a bit stuck. What I am doing is to follow the admob guidelines to install the SDK https://developers.google.com/mobile-ads-sdk/docs/admob/ios/quick-start#manually_using_the_sdk_download until the point where it talks about the first banner request. My app compiles so I assume I have added the SDK and linked the libraries in xcode OK. The problem I have is adding the code. I've added it to one of the BT plugins I am using, just as you posted //create adView? if([[BT_strings getJsonPropertyValue:self.screenData.jsonVars nameOfProperty:@"includeAds" defaultValue:@"0"] isEqualToString:@"1"]){ bannerView_ = [[GADBannerView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0, self.view.frame.size.height - GAD_SIZE_320x50.height -60, GAD_SIZE_320x50.width, GAD_SIZE_320x50.height)]; bannerView_.adUnitID = MY_BANNER_UNIT_ID; bannerView_.rootViewController = self; [self.view addSubview:bannerView_]; [bannerView_ loadRequest:[GADRequest request]]; } Because I am a non programmer, I am stumped by the red errors, basically all point to bannerView_ being undefined. It is probably something very basic.

You have to define it in the .h file Import the Google Banner to the .h #import "GADBannerView.h" add this to the interface GADBannerView *bannerView_; - right under int downloadInProgress; In the .m Right under the @synthesize define your banner unit #define MY_BANNER_UNIT_ID @"ca-app-pub-7777777777/99999999" After that you shouldn't get any errors. Have you imported the sdk correctly. You should be fine after this if so.

I think I added the sdk and all the extra frameworks OK; I followed the Admob guide there to the letter. With your (much appreciated) help I've added GADBannerView *bannerView_; and that eliminated all my errors, except one, which was to do with MY_BANNER_UNIT. I changed the line to read as follows (using a valid ID from one of my existing android apps): bannerView_.adUnitID = @"ca-app-pub-7777777777/99999999"; This removed the final error, but I don't see any ads in the simulator. Getting closer though!

Add the ad unit by defining it above like I do.. here is my code for the adview.. //create adView? if([[BT_strings getJsonPropertyValue:self.screenData.jsonVars nameOfProperty:@"includeAds" defaultValue:@"0"] isEqualToString:@"1"]){ if ([[UIDevice currentDevice] userInterfaceIdiom] == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPhone) { bannerView_ = [[GADBannerView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0, self.view.frame.size.height - GAD_SIZE_320x50.height -62, GAD_SIZE_320x50.width, GAD_SIZE_320x50.height)]; } else { bannerView_ = [[GADBannerView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(20, self.view.frame.size.height - GAD_SIZE_728x90.height -44, GAD_SIZE_728x90.width, GAD_SIZE_728x90.height)]; } bannerView_.adUnitID = MY_BANNER_UNIT_ID; bannerView_.rootViewController = self; [self.view addSubview:bannerView_]; [bannerView_ loadRequest:[GADRequest request]]; } }

THanks for that, made all the changes, I have no errors, but also no ads (yet). I then added NSLog(@"Admob - requesting a banner."); after bannerView_.adUnitID = MY_BANNER_UNIT_ID; In the log it showed 2015-01-08 14:10:23.412 helloworld[6140:1790997] Admob - requesting a banner. 2015-01-08 14:10:23.436 helloworld[6140:1790997] <Google> To get test ads on this device, call: request.testDevices = @[ @"c181fb407a94d7fe7687c18c7c5f8f8c" ]; I changed #define MY_BANNER_UNIT_ID @"c181fb407a94d7fe7687c18c7c5f8f8c" but it made no difference. Feels like I am close though.

do you use tabs in this app?

No tabs. It is actually a test app that I wrote originally to learn how to use cr_menu_advanced and html pro that I thought I would adapt today, so it is freshly downloaded. It just has a 3 line menu for the home page, linking to a couple of custom html screens where I am trying to display the adverts.

I started again completely from scratch. Whooohoo! just managed to make it work. Many thanks @mysps, I could not have done it without you. I've noticed that when clicking on the AdMob banner ad the user is navigated out of the app and into Safari. iAd pops up a window that leaves the user in the app, with a 'cancel' button top left that closes the window.

Awesome!! Happy to help :) I think it depends on the type of ad most likely but I'm not 100% sure