Setting up Adcolony as an ad source

Ad Source Details:

• Ad Source:
• Ad Formats Supported: aerWall Video & Interstitial
• Ad Source Type: SDK Adapter
• Website: http://www.adcolony.com/
• Sign Up Page: https://clients.adcolony.com/register
• Support: http://support.adcolony.com/

How to Set Up AdColony as an Ad Source

Step 1: Log on to http://platform.aerserv.com/ and click on the Ad Sources link at the top of the page.

Step 2: Click the + or the Add New Ad Source button on the page

Step 3: Enter a Name for the ad source(example:AdColonyInterstitial)

Step 4: Select AdColony as the ad source

Step 5: Enter the following fields that are specific to the AdColony ad source:

Step 6:Enter aCPM (example:3.50)

Step 7: Select a placement(s) to assign this ad source to

Step 8: Select any desired geo or device targeting

Step 9: Click the Save button

Step 10: Download the AerServ SDK

Android

Step 1. Locate the AdColony filesinside network-support/Adcolony/

Step 2. Add adcolony.jar to your app's lib folder, i.e. [Project Name]/app/libs

Step 3. Add the following folders to your app's lib folder as necessary:

armeabi, armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a, x86_64, and x86

Step 4. Add the following settings inside your application's build.gradle:

  android {
...
    sourceSets {
        main{
            jniLibs.srcDirs = ['libs']
        }
    }
}
...
dependencies {
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:10.0.1'
    compile 'com.android.support:support-annotations:25.0.1'
} 

Step 5. Add the following permissions to your AndroidManifest.xml:

<!-- Required by AdColony -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE">

<!-- Optional, but Recommended by AdColony -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE"></uses-permission></uses-permission></uses-permission></uses-permission> 

Step 6. Add the following activityto your AndroidManifest.xml:

  <activity android:configchanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize" android:hardwareaccelerated="true" android:name="com.adcolony.sdk.AdColonyInterstitialActivity">
<activity android:configchanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize" android:hardwareaccelerated="true" android:name="com.adcolony.sdk.AdColonyAdViewActivity"></activity></activity> 

iOS

Step 1. Add the Adcolony SDK in the folder network-support/AdColony/AdColony.framework into your project frameworks.

• Open Target > General > Under Deployment Info and for Device Orientation, check Portrait, Upside Down, Landscape Left, and Landscape Right
• Open Target > Build Settings > Under Architectures, confirm that your Xcode project uses Base SDK version 9.0 or greater and that it does not use the armv6 architecture
• Open Target > Build Settings > Under Linking, add -fobjc-arc to Other Linker Flags

Add the following libraries and frameworks to Target > Build Phases > Link Binary With Libraries:

libz.1.2.5.tbd
AdColony.framework
AdSupport.framework
AudioToolbox.framework
AVFoundation.framework
CoreMedia.framework
CoreTelephony.framework
JavaScriptCore.framework
MessageUI.framework
MobileCoreServices.framework
SafariServices.framework (Set to Optional)
Social.framework (Set to Optional)
StoreKit.framework (Set to Optional)
SystemConfiguration.framework
WatchConnectivity.framework (Set to Optional)
WebKit.framework (Set to Optional)

Step 2. Add the following entry into your info.plist:

<key>NSCalendarsUsageDescription</key>
<string>Some ad content may create a calendar event.</string>
<key>NSMotionUsageDescription</key>
<string>Some ad content may require access to accelerometer for interactive ad experience.</string>
<key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key>
<array>
    <string>fb</string>
    <string>instagram</string>
    <string>tumblr</string>
    <string>twitter</string>
</array>