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The Google User Messaging Platform (UMP) SDK is a privacy and messaging tool to help you manage privacy choices. For more information, see About Privacy & messaging.

Prerequisites

• Android API level 21 or higher

Create a message type

Create user messages with one of the Available user message types under the Privacy & messaging tab of your AdMob account. The UMP SDK attempts to display a privacy message created from the AdMob Application ID set in your project.

For more details, see About privacy and messaging.

Install with Gradle

Add the dependency for the Google User Messaging Platform SDK to your module's app-level Gradle file, normally app/build.gradle:

dependencies {
  implementation("com.google.android.ump:user-messaging-platform:3.1.0")
}

After making the changes to your app's build.gradle, be sure to sync your project with Gradle files.

Add the application ID

You can find your application ID in the AdMob UI. Add the ID to your AndroidManifest.xml with the following code snippet:

<manifest>
  <application>
    <meta-data
        android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APPLICATION_ID"
        android:value="ca-app-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx~yyyyyyyyyy"/>
  </application>
</manifest>

Get the user's consent information

To get the user's consent information, do the following:

Declare an instance of ConsentInformation:

Java

private final ConsentInformation consentInformation;

Kotlin

private lateinit val consentInformation: ConsentInformation

Initialize the ConsentInformation instance:

Java

consentInformation = UserMessagingPlatform.getConsentInformation(context);

Kotlin

consentInformation = UserMessagingPlatform.getConsentInformation(context)

You should request an update of the user's consent information at every app launch, using requestConsentInfoUpdate(). This request checks the following:

• Whether consent is required. For example, consent is required for the first time, or the previous consent decision expired.
• Whether a privacy options entry point is required. Some privacy messages require apps to allow users to modify their privacy options at any time.

Java

// Requesting an update to consent information should be called on every app launch.
consentInformation.requestConsentInfoUpdate(
    activity,
    params,
    () -> // Called when consent information is successfully updated.
    requestConsentError -> // Called when there's an error updating consent information.
GoogleMobileAdsConsentManager.java

Kotlin

// Requesting an update to consent information should be called on every app launch.
consentInformation.requestConsentInfoUpdate(
  activity,
  params,
  {
    // Called when consent information is successfully updated.
  },
  { requestConsentError ->
    // Called when there's an error updating consent information.
  },
)
GoogleMobileAdsConsentManager.kt

Warning: Using other ways of checking consent status, such as the cache on your app or a previously saved consent string, can lead to a TCF 3.3 error if consent is expired.

Load and present the privacy message form

After you have received the most up-to-date consent status, call loadAndShowConsentFormIfRequired() to load any forms required to collect user consent. After loading, the forms present immediately.

Key Point: If no privacy message forms require collection of user consent prior to requesting ads, the callback is invoked immediately.

Java

UserMessagingPlatform.loadAndShowConsentFormIfRequired(
    activity,
    formError -> {
      // Consent gathering process is complete.
    });
GoogleMobileAdsConsentManager.java

Kotlin

UserMessagingPlatform.loadAndShowConsentFormIfRequired(activity) { formError ->
  // Consent gathering process is complete.
}
GoogleMobileAdsConsentManager.kt

Privacy options

Some privacy message forms are presented from a publisher-rendered privacy options entry point, letting users manage their privacy options at any time. To learn more about which message your users see at the privacy options entry point, see Available user message types.

Check if a privacy options entry point is required

After you have called requestConsentInfoUpdate(), check getPrivacyOptionsRequirementStatus() to determine if a privacy options entry point is required for your app. If an entry point is required, add a visible and interactable UI element to your app that presents the privacy options form. If a privacy entry point is not required, configure your UI element to be not visible and interactable.

Java

/** Helper variable to determine if the privacy options form is required. */
public boolean isPrivacyOptionsRequired() {
  return consentInformation.getPrivacyOptionsRequirementStatus()
      == PrivacyOptionsRequirementStatus.REQUIRED;
}
GoogleMobileAdsConsentManager.java

Kotlin

/** Helper variable to determine if the privacy options form is required. */
val isPrivacyOptionsRequired: Boolean
  get() =
    consentInformation.privacyOptionsRequirementStatus ==
      ConsentInformation.PrivacyOptionsRequirementStatus.REQUIRED
GoogleMobileAdsConsentManager.kt

For the full list of privacy options requirement statuses, see ConsentInformation.PrivacyOptionsRequirementStatus.

Present the privacy options form

When the user interacts with your element, present the privacy options form:

Java

UserMessagingPlatform.showPrivacyOptionsForm(activity, onConsentFormDismissedListener);
GoogleMobileAdsConsentManager.java

Kotlin

UserMessagingPlatform.showPrivacyOptionsForm(activity, onConsentFormDismissedListener)
GoogleMobileAdsConsentManager.kt

Request ads with user consent

Before requesting ads, use canRequestAds() to check if you've obtained consent from the user:

Java

consentInformation.canRequestAds();

Kotlin

consentInformation.canRequestAds()

Listed are the following places to check if you can request ads while gathering consent:

• After the UMP SDK gathers consent in the current session.
• Immediately after you have called requestConsentInfoUpdate(). The UMP SDK might have obtained consent in the previous app session.

Important: canRequestAds() always returns false until you have called requestConsentInfoUpdate()

If an error occurs during the consent gathering process, check if you can request ads. The UMP SDK uses the consent status from the previous app session.

Prevent redundant ad request work

As you check canRequestAds() after gathering consent and after calling requestConsentInfoUpdate(), ensure your logic prevents redundant ad requests that might result in both checks returning true. For example, with a boolean variable.

Testing

If you want to test the integration in your app as you're developing, follow these steps to programmatically register your test device. Be sure to remove the code that sets these test device IDs before you release your app.

Note: As of version 2.2.0, emulators don't need to be added to your device ID list as they are test devices by default.

1. Call requestConsentInfoUpdate().

2. Check the log output for a message similar to the following example, which shows your device ID and how to add it as a test device:

   Use new ConsentDebugSettings.Builder().addTestDeviceHashedId("33BE2250B43518CCDA7DE426D04EE231") to set this as a debug device.
   

3. Copy your test device ID to your clipboard.

4. Modify your code to call ConsentDebugSettings.Builder().TestDeviceHashedIds and pass in a list of your test device IDs.

   Java

   ConsentDebugSettings debugSettings = new ConsentDebugSettings.Builder(this)
       .addTestDeviceHashedId("TEST-DEVICE-HASHED-ID")
       .build();
   
   ConsentRequestParameters params = new ConsentRequestParameters
       .Builder()
       .setConsentDebugSettings(debugSettings)
       .build();
   
   consentInformation = UserMessagingPlatform.getConsentInformation(this);
   // Include the ConsentRequestParameters in your consent request.
   consentInformation.requestConsentInfoUpdate(
       this,
       params,
       // ...
   );
   

   Kotlin

   val debugSettings = ConsentDebugSettings.Builder(this)
       .addTestDeviceHashedId("TEST-DEVICE-HASHED-ID")
       .build()
   
   val params = ConsentRequestParameters
       .Builder()
       .setConsentDebugSettings(debugSettings)
       .build()
   
   consentInformation = UserMessagingPlatform.getConsentInformation(this)
   // Include the ConsentRequestParameters in your consent request.
   consentInformation.requestConsentInfoUpdate(
       this,
       params,
       // ...
   )
   

Force a geography

The UMP SDK provides a way to test your app's behavior as though the device were located in various regions, such as the EEA or UK, using setDebugGeography(). Note that debug settings only work on test devices.

Java

ConsentDebugSettings debugSettings = new ConsentDebugSettings.Builder(this)
    .setDebugGeography(ConsentDebugSettings.DebugGeography.DEBUG_GEOGRAPHY_EEA)
    .addTestDeviceHashedId("TEST-DEVICE-HASHED-ID")
    .build();

ConsentRequestParameters params = new ConsentRequestParameters
    .Builder()
    .setConsentDebugSettings(debugSettings)
    .build();

consentInformation = UserMessagingPlatform.getConsentInformation(this);
// Include the ConsentRequestParameters in your consent request.
consentInformation.requestConsentInfoUpdate(
    this,
    params,
    ...
);

Kotlin

val debugSettings = ConsentDebugSettings.Builder(this)
    .setDebugGeography(ConsentDebugSettings.DebugGeography.DEBUG_GEOGRAPHY_EEA)
    .addTestDeviceHashedId("TEST-DEVICE-HASHED-ID")
    .build()

val params = ConsentRequestParameters
    .Builder()
    .setConsentDebugSettings(debugSettings)
    .build()

consentInformation = UserMessagingPlatform.getConsentInformation(this)
// Include the ConsentRequestParameters in your consent request.
consentInformation.requestConsentInfoUpdate(
    this,
    params,
    ...
)

Reset consent state

When testing your app with the UMP SDK, you might find it helpful to reset the state of the SDK so that you can simulate a user's first install experience. The SDK provides the reset() method to do this.

Java

consentInformation.reset();

Kotlin

consentInformation.reset()

Caution: This method is intended to be used for testing purposes only. You shouldn't call reset() in production code.

Examples on GitHub

See a full example of the UMP SDK integration covered in this page in Java BannerExample and Kotlin BannerExample.