In this tutorial we will explain in details how to use the Remove ads option.
As you may know a new Monetization ads section was added which includes the options from Page Settings and Application Settings related to ads.
With this section new options were added including Remove ads option.
Remove ads offers the end user an option to remove ads using In-app Purchase or In-app Billing. For example if a user doesn't want to see ads, he can buy the version with no ads.
NOTE! Remove ads is a part of paid options and it requires a Monetization ads subscription. The application has to be also added to an active subscription which includes ads option.
1. Subscribe to the Monetization plan
To enable Remove ads you will have to subscribe to the Monetization Ads plan first, in order to have access to it.
To subscribe to the Monetization Ads plan, go to your monetization ads section in your application dashboard and select paid version of the Monetization section.
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1.2 In the appeared window select Proceed
1.3 After you will make the payment the Remove ads options will be available including new Facebook ads monetization.
1.4 Now once the option is available you will need to enable it, but before that you need to add the product ID from your In-app billing or In-app Purchase details.
2. For Android In-app Billing go to your Google developer console and to your application details. Select Store presence and go to In-app products and Create Managed Product.
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2.2 In the opened section you will have to enter the product ID, title and description.
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2.3 Set Active and proceed with pricing.
2.4 In the pricing section select Add a price.
2.5 In the opened section add a Price Value and Apply
2.6 Now Save all the changes, select and copy the product ID.
2.7 Paste Product ID in Monetization ads section and Turn On Remove ads option.
2.8 Now after you are all set you can request an apk to review the app.
3. The remove ads option will be available In-app settings within the actual installed app and can be managed in Application settings/In-app settings in your Dashboard.
Note that you need to enable this option here also in order for the user to be able to use it.
3.1 Once you open the application on the device you will see the settings button.
Select it and a menu with the available option will appear.
3.2 Now once user selects the Remove ads option he will be able to by the product and after a short relaunch the ads will be removed.
Same Applies for the iOS Version of the app.
The only thing is that you will have to get the product ID from your In-app Purchase section on your iTunes Connect account.
4. To get the Product ID from your In-app Purchase go to your iTunes Connect account, access My apps and chose the application for which you want to add the In-app purchase.
4.1 In the opened section select Features/In-app Purchase. Then you will have to add the actual In-app purchase, by selecting the + button.
4.2 In the opened window select Non-Consumable (A product that is purchased once and does not expire or decrease with use.) then click on Create
4.3 In the opened window you will have to add some details about your new added product.
4.3.1 Add Reference name, Product ID and select a Price.
4.3.2 Add localizations if needed and complete the English Localization details. For each localization you will have to specify the Display Name and Description
4.3.3 Add the Review Information
In this section you will have to add the screenshot of the place in the app where the remove ads option can be found and also specify the Review Notes.
Once you are done click Save
4.4 Copy the product ID and paste it in your Monetization ads section and enable Remove ads by repeating step 2.7 then follow same steps 2.8 and 3.
In the application the Remove ads option will also be available
Once user buys the product the app will restart and the ads will disappear from his app.
5. How to add Remove Ads option using the Custom URL Scheme?
To add the Remove ads option you will have to use the removeads:// Custom URL Scheme. This Custom URL Scheme can be specified any where in the app by including it in any HTML page. As an example in the HTML code it can be added as
<a href=“removeads://“>Remove Ads</a>
Once the user clicks on this link he is offered to buy the Remove Ads product.
This scheme can also be added to a menu feature by adding the removeads:// to an item.
Hope this details will help you. Consider to open a support ticket if you will have any questions or issues.
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