We provide two methods to enable test ads, either for an entire application through the AppLovin Dashboard or for a (or multiple) IDFAs programmatically in the AppLovin SDK.

NOTE: With Test Ads enabled impressions, clicks, and revenue will not be tracked. This should only be used to test your app integration.

AppLovin Dashboard

In the AppLovin Dashboard Under 'Monetize' > 'Manage Apps', choose the relevant application and turn on the 'Test Mode' toggle. Note that test mode takes up to 45 minutes to activate and lasts for 2 hours. You should test during that time frame.

AppLovin SDK

Native Android

Test ads can be enabled for a set of IDFAs by setting the testDeviceAdvertisingIds property that is part of the settings object of the SDK to a list that includes the IDFAs. The following are code snippets for Java and Kotlin.

Java

AppLovinSdk.getInstance(context).getSettings().setTestDeviceAdvertisingIds(Arrays.asList("YOUR_GAID_HERE"));

Kotlin

AppLovinSdk.getInstance(context).settings.testDeviceAdvertisingIds = arrayListOf("YOUR_GAID_HERE")

Native iOS

Test ads can be enabled for a set of IDFAs by setting the testDeviceAdvertisingIds property that is part of the settings object of the SDK to an array that includes the IDFAs. The following are code snippets for Swift and Objective-C.

Swift

ALSdk.shared()!.settings.testDeviceAdvertisingIdentifiers =  ["YOUR_IDFA_HERE"]

Objective-C

[ALSdk shared].settings.testDeviceAdvertisingIdentifiers = @[@"YOUR_IDFA_HERE"];

Unity (MAX Plugin)

If you are on the AppLovin MAX Unity Plugin, test ads can be enabled by providing an array of IDFAs to a method on the MaxSdk class.

 MaxSdk.SetTestDeviceAdvertisingIdentifiers(new string[]{"YOUR_IDFA_HERE", "YOUR_GAID_HERE"});

Unity (AppLovin Plugin)

If you are on the AppLovin network Unity Plugin, test ads can be enabled by providing an array of IDFAs to a method on the AppLovin class.

AppLovin.setTestDeviceAdvertisingIdentifiers(new string[]{"YOUR_IDFA_HERE", "YOUR_GAID_HERE"});

Troubleshooting

If you are not able to get test ads after following these steps, you might have an integration issue. Please follow the other steps in our support article titled "Why am I not seeing any ads?".

How can I get test ads?