Admob ad never displays in View

Question

I am trying to get AdMob ads to display in my android application and have been unable to do so. I have contacted their support and have not received any response in almost

Answer 1

Try getting rid of

    if ( ad != null ) {
        ad.setVisibility ( View.VISIBLE );
        ad.setAdListener ( new AdListener () );
    }

and seeing if it works, as mine is identical without those lines and works fine.