Get Started on Android

Before You Begin 🔗

1. Create and set up your Chartboost account
2. Download and review the Chartboost Sample App

Amazon integration uses the same SDK as Android. These integration instructions apply to games for Google Play or the Amazon App Store.

Minimum Supported Development Tools 🔗

Runtime Permissions 🔗

Refer to the Android Developers documentation for details on how to declare and handle both normal and runtime permissions.

Required normal permissions:

• android.permission.INTERNET
• android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Recommended optional runtime permissions (allows the SDK to handle calls that interrupt video playback):

• android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE

Setting Up Chartboost SDK 🔗

1. Add the Chartboost repository and dependencies with the following code to your Gradle file. 🔗

repositories {
	mavenCentral()
	maven { url 'https://cboost.jfrog.io/artifactory/chartboost-ads/' }
}

dependencies {
	implementation 'com.chartboost:chartboost-sdk:9.8.1'
}

2. Add the Google Play Services Library as a dependency of your project. When you use our latest SDK, you will need “play-services-base” and “play-services-ads-identifier”. 🔗

• The Google Play Services library has its own set of integration instructions, including additions to your Android Manifest and ProGuard configuration.
• Follow Google’s instructions to integrate the Play Services Library.
• You should then find something similar to the following two lines in your build.gradle file:

implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:$project.ext.googlePlayServicesVersion"
implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-identifier:$project.ext.googlePlayServicesVersion"

3. Add the following attribute to activities in the AndroidManifest.xml file if you display Chartboost ads with multiple orientations in those activities. This will help smoothen video playback during orientation changes. 🔗

android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"

4. Import the Chartboost SDK into any activity that uses Chartboost with the following: 🔗

• Kotlin
• Java

• import com.chartboost.sdk.Chartboost 
  import com.chartboost.sdk.ads.Interstitial 
  import com.chartboost.sdk.ads.Rewarded 
  import com.chartboost.sdk.ads.Banner
  

• import com.chartboost.sdk.Chartboost;
  import com.chartboost.sdk.ads.Interstitial;
  import com.chartboost.sdk.ads.Rewarded;
  import com.chartboost.sdk.ads.Banner;
  

If you’re using additional SDK features, you’ll also want to import these activities:

• Kotlin
• Java

• import com.chartboost.sdk.LoggingLevel 
  import com.chartboost.sdk.Analytics
  import com.chartboost.sdk.events.CacheError 
  import com.chartboost.sdk.events.CacheEvent 
  import com.chartboost.sdk.events.ClickError 
  import com.chartboost.sdk.events.ClickEvent 
  import com.chartboost.sdk.events.DismissEvent 
  import com.chartboost.sdk.events.ImpressionEvent 
  import com.chartboost.sdk.events.ShowError 
  import com.chartboost.sdk.events.ShowEvent
  

• import com.chartboost.sdk.LoggingLevel;
  import com.chartboost.sdk.Analytics;
  import com.chartboost.sdk.events.CacheError;
  import com.chartboost.sdk.events.CacheEvent;
  import com.chartboost.sdk.events.ClickError;
  import com.chartboost.sdk.events.ClickEvent;
  import com.chartboost.sdk.events.DismissEvent;
  import com.chartboost.sdk.events.ImpressionEvent;
  import com.chartboost.sdk.events.ShowError;
  import com.chartboost.sdk.events.ShowEvent;
  

5. Initialize Chartboost SDK 🔗

• startWithAppId must always be called on bootup, regardless of any other actions your app takes.
• Publishers should call the addDataUseConsent API from the Chartboost SDK and pass in the appropriate value for whether consent exists, does not exist, or is unknown. Publishers are required by the Terms of Service to obtain consent from their users before Chartboost will process any personal data and pass it to the Chartboost SDK via the above method. This method should be called before startWithAppId.
• startWithAppId doesn’t require Activity anymore. From version 8.0.1+, the context should be passed instead.

• Kotlin
• Java

• Chartboost.startWithAppId(applicationContext, appId, appSignature) { startError ->
  	if (startError == null) {
  		Toast.makeText(this@SelectionActivity.applicationContext, "SDK is initialized", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
      	checkKnownConsentStatus()
  	} else {
  		Toast.makeText(this@SelectionActivity.applicationContext, "SDK initialized with error: ${startError.code.name()}", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
  	}
  }
  

• Chartboost.startWithAppId(getApplicationContext(), appId, appSignature, startError -> {
  	if (startError == null) {
  		Toast.makeText(SelectionActivity.this, "SDK is initialized", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
      	checkKnownConsentStatus();
  	} else {
  		Toast.makeText(SelectionActivity.this, "SDK initialized with error: "+startError.getCode().name(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
  	}
  });
  

6. Add your app ID and app signature 🔗

• Replace appID and appSignature with your app ID and app signature.
• Chartboost App ID is a unique App identifier in our systems, therefore it is required to use a different Chartboost App ID per each app.

To Show a Banner Ad 🔗

Create a banner object without Mediation object:

• Kotlin
• Java

• val chartboostBanner = Banner(context, "location", Banner.BannerSize.STANDARD, object : BannerCallback {
      
  	override fun onAdLoaded(cacheEvent: CacheEvent, cacheError: CacheError?) {
  
  	}
  
  	override fun onAdRequestedToShow(showEvent: ShowEvent) {
  
  	}
      
  	override fun onAdShown(showEvent: ShowEvent, showError: ShowError?) {
  
  	}
      
  	override fun onAdClicked(clickEvent: ClickEvent, clickError: ClickError?) {
  
  	}
      
  	override fun onImpressionRecorded(impressionEvent: ImpressionEvent) {
  
  	}
  }, null)
  

• Banner chartboostBanner = new Banner(context, "location", Banner.BannerSize.STANDARD, new BannerCallback() {
  	@Override
  	public void onAdLoaded(@NonNull CacheEvent cacheEvent, @Nullable CacheError cacheError) {
  
  	}
  
  	@Override
  	public void onAdRequestedToShow(@NonNull ShowEvent showEvent) {
  
  	}
  
  	@Override
  	public void onAdShown(@NonNull ShowEvent showEvent, @Nullable ShowError showError) {
  
  	}
  
  	@Override
  	public void onAdClicked(@NonNull ClickEvent clickEvent, @Nullable ClickError clickError) {
  
  	}
  
  	@Override
  	public void onImpressionRecorded(@NonNull ImpressionEvent impressionEvent) {
  
  	}
  }, null);
  

Create a banner object with mediation:

• Kotlin
• Java

• val mediation = Mediation("Mediation", "1.0.0", "1.0.0.1")
  val chartboostBanner = Banner(context, "location", Banner.BannerSize.STANDARD, callback, mediation)
  

• Mediation mediation = new Mediation("Mediation", "1.0.0", "1.0.0.1");
  chartboostBanner = new Banner(context, "location", Banner.BannerSize.STANDARD, callback, mediation);
  

Attach the banner to a holder. The banner object is extending FrameLayout and needs to be attached to the view to be displayed on the screen.

• Kotlin
• Java

• val bannerHolder = findViewById<RelativeLayout>(R.id.example_banner_holder).apply {
  	addView(chartboostBanner)
  }
  

• RelativeLayout bannerHolder = findViewById(R.id.example_banner_holder);
  bannerHolder.addView(chartboostBanner);
  

CacheBanner:

• Kotlin
• Java

• chartboostBanner.cache()
  

• chartboostBanner.cache();
  

Show banner:

• Kotlin
• Java

• override fun onAdLoaded(cacheEvent: CacheEvent, cacheError: CacheError?) {
  	if (cacheError != null) {
  		/* Handle error */
  	} else {
  		chartboostBanner.show()
  	}
  }
  

• public void onAdLoaded(CacheEvent cacheEvent, @Nullable CacheError cacheError) {
  	if (cacheError != null) {
  		/* Handle error */
  	} else {
  		chartboostBanner.show();
  	}
  }
  

Remove banner:

• Kotlin
• Java

• chartboostBanner.detach()
  

• chartboostBanner.detach();
  

Public Banner Errors:

• Kotlin
• Java

• val cacheError = CacheError(CacheError.Code.INTERNAL, Exception("banner cache error"))
  cacheError.code
  
  val showError = ShowError(ShowError.Code.INTERNAL, Exception("banner show error"))
  showError.code
  
  val clickError = ClickError(ClickError.Code.INTERNAL, Exception("banner click error"))
  clickError.code
  

• CacheError cacheError = new CacheError(CacheError.Code.INTERNAL, new Exception("banner cache error"));
  cacheError.getCode();
  
  ShowError showError = new ShowError(ShowError.Code.INTERNAL, new Exception("banner show error"));
  showError.getCode();
  
  ClickError clickError = new ClickError(ClickError.Code.INTERNAL, new Exception("banner click error"));
  clickError.getCode();
  

To Show a Static or Video Interstitial Ad 🔗

Create interstitial object without mediation object:

• Kotlin
• Java

• val chartboostInterstitial = Interstitial("location", object : InterstitialCallback {
      
  	override fun onAdDismiss(dismissEvent: DismissEvent) {
  
  	}
  
  	override fun onAdLoaded(cacheEvent: CacheEvent, cacheError: CacheError) {
      	// after this is successful ad can be shown
  	}
  
  	override fun onAdRequestedToShow(showEvent: ShowEvent) {
  
  	}
  
  	override fun onAdShown(showEvent: ShowEvent, showError: ShowError?) {
  
  	}
  
  	override fun onAdClicked(clickEvent: ClickEvent, clickError: ClickError?) {
  
  	}
  
  	override fun onImpressionRecorded(impressionEvent: ImpressionEvent) {
  
  	}
  }, null)
  

• Interstitial chartboostInterstitial = new Interstitial("location", new InterstitialCallback() {
  	@Override
  	public void onAdDismiss(@NonNull DismissEvent dismissEvent) {
  
  	}
  
  	@Override
  	public void onAdLoaded(@NonNull CacheEvent cacheEvent, @Nullable CacheError cacheError) {
      	// after this is successful ad can be shown
  	}
  
  	@Override
  	public void onAdRequestedToShow(@NonNull ShowEvent showEvent) {
  
  	}
  
  	@Override
  	public void onAdShown(@NonNull ShowEvent showEvent, @Nullable ShowError showError) {
  
  	}
  
  	@Override
  	public void onAdClicked(@NonNull ClickEvent clickEvent, @Nullable ClickError clickError) {
  
  	}
  
  	@Override
  	public void onImpressionRecorded(@NonNull ImpressionEvent impressionEvent) {
  
  	}
  }, null);
  
  

Create interstitial with mediation object:

• Kotlin
• Java

• val mediation = Mediation("Mediation", "1.0.0", "1.0.0.1")
  val chartboostInterstitial = Interstitial("location", callback, mediation)
  

• Mediation mediation = new Mediation("Mediation", "1.0.0", "1.0.0.1");
  chartboostInterstitial = new Interstitial("location", callback, mediation);
  

Cache interstitial:

• Kotlin
• Java

• chartboostInterstitial.cache()
  

• chartboostInterstitial.cache();
  

Show interstitial:

• Kotlin
• Java

• if (chartboostInterstitial.isCached()) {
  	// check is cached is not mandatory
  	chartboostInterstitial.show()
  }
  

• if (chartboostInterstitial.isCached()) {
  	// check is cached is not mandatory
  	chartboostInterstitial.show();
  }
  

• For customized control over how ads behave in your game, the Chartboost SDK offers delegate methods and named locations.

To Show a Rewarded Video Ad 🔗

Create a rewarded object without Mediation object:

• Kotlin
• Java

• val chartboostRewarded = Rewarded("location", object : RewardedCallback {
  
  	override fun onRewardEarned(rewardEvent: RewardEvent) {
  
  	}
      
  	override fun onAdDismiss(dismissEvent: DismissEvent) {
  
  	}
      
  	override fun onAdLoaded(cacheEvent: CacheEvent, cacheError: CacheError?) {
      	// after this is successful ad can be shown
  	}
      
  	override fun onAdRequestedToShow(showEvent: ShowEvent) {
  
  	}
      
  	override fun onAdShown(showEvent: ShowEvent, showError: ShowError?) {
  
  	}
      
  	override fun onAdClicked(clickEvent: ClickEvent, clickError: ClickError?) {
  
  	}
  
  	override fun onImpressionRecorded(impressionEvent: ImpressionEvent) {
  
  	}
  }, null)
  

• Rewarded chartboostRewarded = new Rewarded("location", new RewardedCallback() {
  	@Override
  	public void onRewardEarned(@NonNull RewardEvent rewardEvent) {
  
  	}
  
  	@Override
  	public void onAdDismiss(@NonNull DismissEvent dismissEvent) {
  
  	}
  
  	@Override
  	public void onAdLoaded(@NonNull CacheEvent cacheEvent, @Nullable CacheError cacheError) {
      	// after this is successful ad can be shown
  	}
  
  	@Override
  	public void onAdRequestedToShow(@NonNull ShowEvent showEvent) {
  
  	}
  
  	@Override
  	public void onAdShown(@NonNull ShowEvent showEvent, @Nullable ShowError showError) {
  
  	}
  
  	@Override
  	public void onAdClicked(@NonNull ClickEvent clickEvent, @Nullable ClickError clickError) {
  
  	}
  
  	@Override
  	public void onImpressionRecorded(@NonNull ImpressionEvent impressionEvent) {
  
  	}
  }, null);
  

Create a rewarded object with Mediation object:

• Kotlin
• Java

• val mediation = Mediation("Mediation", "1.0.0", "1.0.0.1")
  val chartboostRewarded = Rewarded("start", callback, mediation)
  

• Mediation mediation = new Mediation("Mediation", "1.0.0", "1.0.0.1");
  chartboostRewarded = new Rewarded("start", callback, mediation);
  

Cache rewarded:

• Kotlin
• Java

• chartboostRewarded.cache()
  

• chartboostRewarded.cache();
  

Show rewarded:

• Kotlin
• Java

• chartboostRewarded.show()
  

• chartboostRewarded.show();
  

• For customized control over how ads behave in your game, the Chartboost SDK offers delegate methods and named locations.

ExoPlayer Dependency for Video Ads 🔗

Chartboost SDK utilizes ExoPlayer v2.18.7. If you have a dependency on ExoPlayer, you may get an error similar to the following:

> A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.CheckDuplicatesRunnable
> Duplicate class com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui.DownloadNotificationHelper found in modules exoplayer-core-2.18.7-runtime (com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-core:2.18.7) and exoplayer-ui-2.15.1-runtime (com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-ui:2.15.1)

To resolve this, exclude the ExoPlayer dependency from Chartboost SDK in Gradle:

dependencies {
   implementation('com.chartboost:chartboost-sdk:9.5.0') {
      exclude group: 'com.google.android.exoplayer'
   }
}

Testing Your SDK Integration 🔗

1. Run your project on an Android device.
2. Use Test Mode to see if test ads show up.

SDK Configuration Methods 🔗

These methods allow you to access Chartboost SDK functionality and settings.

• Kotlin

• /**
  * Set the Chartboost SDK logging level.
  * @param level The logging level.
  * @return true if was set successfully, false otherwise
  */
  fun setLoggingLevel(level: LoggingLevel)