Which package should I use to embed admob in xamarin-forms? - xamarin.forms

Question

I was thinking to use the Xamarin.GooglePlayServices.Ads.Lite package https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6teJvSCg6UA&t=661s
But I can't find up-to-date instruction for embedding admob in xamarin-forms.
I registered with admob but found instructions only for kotlin and java.
Which package is currently relevant for xamarin-forms? And is there an up-to-date implementation guide?

Answer 1

You could create a control and do that with custom renderer.
Custom control:
public class AdControlView : View
{
}
Custom renderer:
[assembly: ExportRenderer(typeof(AdControlView), typeof(AdViewRenderer))]
namespace App14.Droid
{
public class AdViewRenderer : ViewRenderer<AdControlView, AdView>
{
public AdViewRenderer(Context context) : base(context)
{
}
string adUnitId = string.Empty;
//Note you may want to adjust this, see further down.
AdSize adSize = AdSize.Banner;
AdView adView;
AdView CreateNativeAdControl()
{
if (adView != null)
return adView;
adUnitId = "ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/6300978111"; //you could create you own unit id.
adView = new AdView(Forms.Context);
adView.AdSize = adSize;
adView.AdUnitId = adUnitId;
var adParams = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WrapContent, LayoutParams.WrapContent);
adView.LayoutParameters = adParams;
adView.LoadAd(new AdRequest
.Builder()
.Build());
return adView;
}
protected override void OnElementChanged(ElementChangedEventArgs<AdControlView> e)
{
base.OnElementChanged(e);
if (Control == null)
{
CreateNativeAdControl();
SetNativeControl(adView);
}
}
}
}
Create your own application id and unitid or you could get the test ads on Google Admob.
For more details, please refer to the case i done before.
How to use App ID in Xamarin Visual Studio