using space when ad is not loaded android

Question

I am trying to add admob ads in my application but when I am not connected to internet than too empty space is there...

I want add to appear after loading until then ad space should be utilized by the rest elements

what to do???

My Activity file is given below -

MainActivity.java `

package com.testapp.update1;
import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdRequest;
import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdSize;
import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.DialogInterface.OnClickListener;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.GridView;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private AdView adView;
GridView grid;
String[] icons = { "Historic Places", "Railway", "City Bus", "Movie",
        "Directory" };

int[] imageID = { R.drawable.ic_historic, R.drawable.ic_train,
        R.drawable.ic_bus, R.drawable.ic_movie, R.drawable.ic_call };

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    //adding advertisement 
    adView = new AdView(this);
    adView.setAdSize(AdSize.BANNER);
    adView.setAdUnitId(CommanData.AD_UNIT_ID);

    // Add the AdView to the view hierarchy. The view will have no size
    // until the ad is loaded.
    LinearLayout layout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.LinearLayout1);
    layout.addView(adView);

    AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder()
                                .addTestDevice(AdRequest.DEVICE_ID_EMULATOR)
                                .addTestDevice("4963BE445DBBB277")
                                .build();

    // Start loading the ad in the background.

    CustomGrid adapter = new CustomGrid(MainActivity.this, icons, imageID);
    grid = (GridView) findViewById(R.id.icongrid);
    grid.setAdapter(adapter);
    grid.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {

        @Override
        public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view,
                int position, long id) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
                    "You clicked at " + icons[position] + position,
                    Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

            Intent web = new Intent();
            switch (position) {
            case 0:
                web.setClass(MainActivity.this, Places.class);
                startActivity(web);
                break;
            case 1:
                web.setClass(MainActivity.this, Railway.class);
                startActivity(web);
                break;
            case 2:
                web.setClass(MainActivity.this, BusOptions.class);
                startActivity(web);
                break;
            case 3:
                ConnectionDetector cd = new ConnectionDetector(getApplicationContext());
                if(cd.isConnected()) {
                    web.setClass(MainActivity.this, Movies.class);
                    startActivity(web);
                } else {
                    showConnectivityDialog();
                }
                break;
            case 4:
                Intent intent = new Intent(MainActivity.this,
                        CallDirctory.class);
                startActivity(intent);
            default:
                break;
            }
        }
    });
    // to load add
    adView.loadAd(adRequest);

    // To rate application at google play
    // AppRater.showRateDialog(mContext, editor)
    AppRater.app_launched(MainActivity.this);
}

  @Override
  public void onResume() {
    super.onResume();
    if (adView != null) {
      adView.resume();
    }
  }

  @Override
  public void onPause() {
    if (adView != null) {
      adView.pause();
    }
    super.onPause();
  }

  /** Called before the activity is destroyed. */
  @Override
  public void onDestroy() {
    // Destroy the AdView.
    if (adView != null) {
      adView.destroy();
    }
    super.onDestroy();
  }


public void showConnectivityDialog() {
    AlertDialog.Builder notfoundDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(MainActivity.this);
    notfoundDialog.setTitle("Not Connected")
            .setMessage("It seems you are not connected to internet")
            .setPositiveButton("Ok", new OnClickListener() {

                @Override
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {

                }
            })
            .setIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
            .show();
}
}

Answer 1

Keep the visibility of

LinearLayout layout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.LinearLayout1);

i.e. the layout to which you are adding your Adviewto View.GONE initially so it will occup no space.

Now add an AdListener to the AdView and make the above mentioned layout View.VISIBLE in the onAdLoadedmethod of the AdListener. That way the layout will never be visible until the Ad is loaded.

For eg.

AdListener googleAdListener = new AdListener()
{

    @Override
    public void onAdLoaded()
    {
        super.onAdLoaded();
        try
        {
            (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.LinearLayout1).setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            Logger.LogException(e);
        }
    }
};

adView.setAdListener(googleAdListener);

NOTE: You will have to use the latest google-play-services-lib not AdMobsSDK

Answer 2

Just do like this for displaying ads, overcome the blank space when no internet connection -->

//In your activity //

ADDING Admob ADs

    AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().addTestDevice(" xxx").build();
    adView.loadAd(adRequest);
    //
    adView.setAdListener(new AdListener() {

        @Override
        public void onAdClosed() {
        }

        @Override
        public void onAdFailedToLoad(int error) {
            adView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
        }

        @Override
        public void onAdLeftApplication() {
        }

        @Override
        public void onAdOpened() {
        }

        @Override
        public void onAdLoaded() {
            adView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
        }
    });

In activity_main.xml

<com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
    android:id="@+id/adView"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="60sp"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    ads:adSize="BANNER"
    android:background="#FBAC4F"
    ads:adUnitId="xxx"
    android:visibility="gone"

    />

Surely it will help all developers.