How do I put an admob adview in the settings screen for a live wallpaper?

Question

I\'ve seen the Mario live wallpaper uses admob ads in the settings screen, but I haven\'t been able to do it myself. If I put the adview into the settings.xml like you would

Answer 1

Here's a simpler solution: Create a new preference type that displays a single ad. You can then include that preference type in the xml definition for your preferences to display one or more ads.

Custom Preference Class:

public class AdmobPreference extends Preference
{

    public AdmobPreference(Context context) {
        super(context, null);
    }

    public AdmobPreference(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
    }

    @Override
    protected View onCreateView(ViewGroup parent) {
            //override here to return the admob ad instead of a regular preference display
        LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) getContext().getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
        return inflater.inflate(R.layout.admob_preference, null);
    }

}

XML Layout for AdmobPreference:

And then you just add something like this into your preferences xml definition:

    

    ... other preferences ...