Can't get any test ad using AdMob on ios

Question

I'm testing the AdMob. I do it like this:

AdManager *adManager = [AdManager sharedAdManager];
adManager.gadBannerView.adUnitID = @"a1514981c9444a4";
adManager.gadBannerView.rootViewController = self;
adManager.gadBannerView.delegate = self;
[adManager.gadBannerView setOriginY:self.view.frame.size.height-adManager.gadBannerView.frame.size.height];
[self.view addSubview:adManager.adBannerView];


GADRequest *request = [GADRequest request];
request.testDevices = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"CECADC69-4A6B-4BB4-BF24-CACDA871B44A", nil];
[adManager.gadBannerView loadRequest:request];

And the @"CECAD..." the GAD_SIMULATOR_ID. I always get the error in the console when I'm testing on my simulator. Also same error when on my device. The iOS version is 6.0+. Even when I remove the request.testDevices = ..., I can't get any ad.

"Google": To get test ads on this device, call: request.testDevices = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:GAD_SIMULATOR_ID, nil];

Answer 1

The reason turn out to be I've not successfully loaded request and added the GADBannerView to my view hierarchy. And that log To get test ads on this device, call: request.testDevices = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:GAD_SIMULATOR_ID, nil]; will always show. I think this should be tips to tell developer how to get test ads.

Answer 2

Did you try

request.testing = YES;

Please note that you need to run in debug mode to get test ads. Actually I even do not use testDevices property and it works.

I think if you do not specify the test devices it get test ads on every devices, if you have compiled in debug mode.