Banner & MREC Ads

The following sections show you how to load and then show and hide a banner or MREC ad.

See also

“Why mobile banners ads persist in a video and playable world” from AppLovin’s Blog.

Loading a Banner or MREC

To load a banner or MREC, call createBanner() or createMRec(). Pass that method your Ad Unit ID and desired ad view position:

Banners

var adUnitId:String = "«ad-unit-ID»";

public function initializeAd():void
{
  AppLovinMAX.createBanner(adUnitId, AdViewPosition.BOTTOM_CENTER);

  // In the case of banner ads, also set the background or background color.
  // The background color is of type uint representing the hex color code of the required color.
  // For example, to set a white background, set the background color to 0xFFFFFF.
  AppLovinMAX.setBannerBackgroundColor(adUnitId, «background_color»);
}

MRECs

var adUnitId:String = "«ad-unit-ID»";

public function initializeAd():void
{
  AppLovinMAX.createMRec(adUnitId, AdViewPosition.CENTERED);
}

The complete list of position options are:

• TOP_LEFT
• TOP_CENTER
• TOP_RIGHT
• CENTER_LEFT
• CENTERED
• CENTER_RIGHT
• BOTTOM_LEFT
• BOTTOM_CENTER
• BOTTOM_RIGHT

Banners are automatically sized to 320×50 on phones or 728×90 on tablets. MRECs are sized to 300×250 on both phones and tablets. You can call the utility method AppLovinMAX.isTablet() to help with view sizing adjustments.

Showing and Hiding a Banner or MREC

To show a banner or MREC, call showBanner() or showMRec():

Banners

AppLovinMAX.showBanner(«ad-unit-ID»);

MRECs

AppLovinMAX.showMRec(«ad-unit-ID»);

To hide a banner or MREC, call hideBanner() or hideMRec():

Banners

AppLovinMAX.hideBanner(«ad-unit-ID»);

MRECs

AppLovinMAX.hideMRec(«ad-unit-ID»);