Create a new class AdPreference.java and include this code:
public class AdPreference extends Preference {
public AdPreference(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {super (context, attrs, defStyle);}
public AdPreference(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {super(context, attrs);}
public AdPreference(Context context) {super(context);}
@Override
protected View onCreateView(ViewGroup parent) {
// this will create the linear layout defined in ads_layout.xml
View view = super.onCreateView(parent);
// the context is a PreferenceActivity
Activity activity = (Activity)getContext();
// Create the adView
AdView adView = new AdView(activity, AdSize.BANNER, "YOUR_ADMOB_ID_HERE");
((LinearLayout)view).addView(adView);
// Initiate a generic request to load it with an ad
AdRequest request = new AdRequest();
adView.loadAd(request);
return view;
}
}
In your res/layout folder create a new xml layout titled ad_layout.xml has to be exact. Then include this code:
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
</LinearLayout>
Then in your "settings" xml add this right after the xmlns line:
<com.yourpackagename.AdPreference android:layout="@layout/ad_layout"/>
In your AndroidManifest.xml add this before
<activity android:name="com.google.ads.AdActivity"
android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize"/>
<meta-data android:name="ADMOB_ALLOW_LOCATION_FOR_ADS" android:value="false" />
Also add this in your manifest:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
And that's it. It'll work perfectly.
