flutter_native_admob_ads

A specialized Flutter plugin for AdMob Native Ads that gives you 100% control over the UI. Build your ads using standard Flutter widgets while maintaining native tracking and perfect click handling via a transparent native overlay.

Why this plugin?

Standard AdMob plugins often force you to use rigid "Native Templates." This plugin gives you full control:

  1. Total UI Freedom: Build your entire ad layout using standard Flutter widgets (Text, Image, Container, etc.).
  2. Reliable Click Handling: Uses a native PlatformView overlay to ensure AdMob correctly registers clicks and impressions with precise coordinates.
  3. Automatic Compliance: The plugin handles the heavy lifting of mapping native ad assets to Flutter-friendly objects, including image metadata and aspect ratios.

Installation

Add this to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  flutter_native_admob_ads: ^1.8.1

Platform Setup

Android

Add your AdMob App ID to android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml:

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

iOS

Add your AdMob App ID to ios/Runner/Info.plist:

<key>GADApplicationIdentifier</key>
<string>ca-app-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx~yyyyyyyyyy</string>

Usage

1. Load an Ad with Targeting

You can now pass a NativeAdRequest object to provide targeting information like keywords and content URLs.

import 'package:flutter_native_admob_ads/flutter_native_admob_ads.dart';
import 'package:flutter_native_admob_ads/native_ad_models.dart';

final _plugin = FlutterNativeAdmobAds();

final ads = await _plugin.loadNativeAd(
  adId: 'ca-app-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/yyyyyyyyyy',
  isTesting: true,
  adsCount: 1,
  adRequest: NativeAdRequest(
    keywords: ['flutter', 'admob', 'native ads'],
    contentUrl: 'https://mysite.com/page-content',
    nonPersonalizedAds: true, // Request non-personalized ads
  ),
);

if (ads.isNotEmpty) {
  final ad = ads.first;
}

2. Mediation Extras

Support for mediation-specific extras is included using an API similar to the official google_mobile_ads plugin. Use NativeAdMediationExtras and NativeAdGenericMediationExtras.

final adRequest = NativeAdRequest(
  mediationExtras: [
    NativeAdGenericMediationExtras(
      androidClassName: 'com.google.ads.mediation.admob.AdMobAdapter',
      iosClassName: 'GADExtras',
      extras: {'npa': '1'},
    ),
  ],
);

2. Display the Ad

Wrap your custom UI with the FlutterNativeAdView widget. This widget places a transparent native layer over your content to capture clicks.

FlutterNativeAdView(
  ad: ad,
  // Add an overlay for interactive elements like the AdChoices button
  overlay: Positioned(
    top: 0,
    right: 0,
    child: AdChoicesWidget(ad: ad),
  ),
  child: Container(
    padding: EdgeInsets.all(12),
    child: Column(
      children: [
        if (ad.aspectRatio != null)
           AspectRatio(
             aspectRatio: ad.aspectRatio!,
             child: Image.network(ad.cover!),
           ),
        Text(ad.headline ?? ""),
        Text(ad.body ?? ""),
      ],
    ),
  ),
)

3. Image Metadata & Aspect Ratio

The plugin returns structured metadata for images to help you build better layouts:

  • ad.aspectRatio: The aspect ratio (width/height) of the primary media content.
  • ad.icon / ad.images: Now return objects containing:
    • url: The image URL.
    • width / height: Dimensions in pixels.
    • scale: Scaling factor.

4. Cleanup

To prevent memory leaks, always dispose of the ad when the widget is destroyed:

@override
void dispose() {
  _plugin.disposeNativeAd(ad.id);
  super.dispose();
}

Policy Compliance

Since you are building the UI, you are responsible for:

  1. "Ad" Attribution: Clearly marking the content as an advertisement.
  2. AdChoices Icon: Using the provided adChoicesUrl and adChoicesText to display an AdChoices icon. Note: The native AdChoices icon is automatically hidden by the plugin to allow your custom Flutter implementation to work without overlap.
  3. Interaction: Use the overlay parameter of FlutterNativeAdView for any widgets that need to capture their own touches (like the AdChoices icon) to ensure they aren't blocked by the native click layer.

Limitations

  • No Native Video: This plugin currently focus on static assets (images and text).
  • Manual Compliance: You must ensure your custom UI follows AdMob's Native Ad Policies.

License

MIT License

Libraries

flutter_native_admob_ads
flutter_native_admob_ads_method_channel
flutter_native_admob_ads_platform_interface
native_ad_models