'Unable to get provider com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAdsInitProvider: java.lang.IllegalStateException

I update my Android Studio (3.2.1) and its sdk to the latest version. After that it required a manual update for Manifest by adding these tags:

<application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:roundIcon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
    android:supportsRtl="true"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
    tools:ignore="AllowBackup,GoogleAppIndexingWarning">

    <meta-data
        android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APP_ID"
        android:value="ca-app-pub-#############"/>

    <activity android:name=".MainActivity">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
    <activity android:name=".NewActivity" />
    <activity android:name=".PreviewActivity" />
    <activity android:name=".EditActivity" />
    <activity
        android:name=".preferencesdata.AboutActivity"
        android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.DayNight.NoActionBar" />
    <activity android:name=".preferencesdata.SettingsActivity"
        android:label="@string/settings">
        <meta-data
            android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
            android:value=".MainActivity"/>
    </activity>
</application>

whereby instead the app ID I put the real id of my app. The value has also been changed to the right Ad Unit id as shown here https://developers.google.com/admob/android/quick-start. I also called this function in the MainActivity.kt:

MobileAds.initialize(this, resources.getString(R.string.banner_ad_unit_id))

However, the problem could not be solved. It still prints as follows:

E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    Process: com.easyapps.cryptnote, PID: 3991
    java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to get provider com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAdsInitProvider: java.lang.IllegalStateException: 

    ******************************************************************************
    * The Google Mobile Ads SDK was initialized incorrectly. AdMob publishers    *
    * should follow the instructions LINK to add a valid  *
    * App ID inside the AndroidManifest. Google Ad Manager publishers should     *
    * follow instructions here: LINK.                           *
    ******************************************************************************


        at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:5156)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:4748)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:4688)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap1(ActivityThread.java)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1405)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)
     Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: 

    ******************************************************************************
    * The Google Mobile Ads SDK was initialized incorrectly. AdMob publishers    *
    * should follow the instructions here: LINK to add a valid  *
    * App ID inside the AndroidManifest. Google Ad Manager publishers should     *
    * follow instructions here: LINK.                           *
    ******************************************************************************


        at com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzmn.attachInfo(Unknown Source)
        at com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAdsInitProvider.attachInfo(Unknown Source)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:5153)
            ... 10 more

Could someone tel me why it does happen or help me to solve it? I tried to google the issue, but there are no solutions. It seems to be an a new still unsolved issue. Many thanks in advance.

Solution 1:^[1]

Google gave update for the Google ads so if you update your Admob library in gradle then you need to add this in your manifest.

<manifest>
   <application>
      <!-- TODO: Replace with your real AdMob app ID -->
      <meta-data
          android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APPLICATION_ID"
          android:value="ca-app-pub-################~##########"/>
  </application>
</manifest>

Solution 2:^[2]

This happened due to updated AdMob SDK. Now you need to add appID in your manifest file.

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

You can get appID from here -->Google addmob -->Select app --> App Settings --> App ID.

You can read more from here ads-developers.

If you want to use test ads before putting your own id check the AdMob test ids from here developers.google.

Hope this will help you. Thanks :)

Solution 3:^[3]

Add In Your Manifest File

<meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.AD_MANAGER_APP"
            android:value="true" />

Solution 4:^[4]

Don't get confused with APPLICATION_ID. You should not replace it with your application ID for ex. com.example.myapp. Just keep it as it is.

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

Solution 5:^[5]

Important: This step is required as of Google Mobile Ads SDK version 17.0.0. Failure to add this tag results in a crash with the message: The Google Mobile Ads SDK was initialized incorrectly.

<manifest>
    <application>
        <!-- Sample AdMob App ID: ca-app-pub-3940256099942544~3347511713 -->
        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APPLICATION_ID"
            android:value="ca-app-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx~yyyyyyyyyy"/>
    </application>
</manifest>

Solution 6:^[6]

Google Mobile Ads SDK v17.0.0 for Android has just been released, and it comes with these important changes.

Required AndroidManifest.xml changes

Starting in version 17.0.0, if you are an AdMob publisher you are now required to add your AdMob app ID in your AndroidManifest.xml file. Once you find your AdMob app ID in the AdMob UI, add it to your manifest adding the following tag:

<manifest>
    <application>
        <!-- TODO: Replace with your real AdMob app ID -->
        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APPLICATION_ID"
            android:value="ca-app-pub-################~##########"/>
    </application>
</manifest>

Failure to add this tag will result in the app crashing at app launch with a message starting with The Google Mobile Ads SDK was initialized incorrectly.

What if I'm using Google Ad Manager instead of AdMob?

Publishers using Google Ad Manager will need to declare themselves as an Ad Manager app with a different tag to avoid the same crash:

<manifest>
    <application>
        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.AD_MANAGER_APP"
            android:value="true"/>
    </application>
</manifest>

See the link for more details.

Solution 7:^[7]

I have already added <meta-data...../> but the error didn't resolve. The solution is to put <meta-data.../> at last of other meta-data in your androidManifest.xml file present in android -> app -> src -> main . Like this:

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

The solution is to put the meta data lines at Last (means below all other meta-data present in your android manifest file but just before closing application tag).

Solution 8:^[8]

If you haven't published your app, try the following

 <meta-data
      android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.AD_MANAGER_APP"
      android:value="true"/>

Solution 9:^[9]

I think the name should be "APPLICATION_ID" not "APP_ID"

Solution 10:^[10]

With the new Admob library we have to initialize and load Ad in the onCreate() method and add the App ID inside AndroidManifest file like mentioned in the other answers. But don't put the Ad ID in AndroidManifest by confusing it with the App ID which was the mistake that I was doing.

Ex App ID:  ca-app-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx~xxxxxxxxxx 

Ex Ad ID:   ca-app-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxx

Solution 11:^[11]

Make sure you don't have your meta-data tag inside activity...been there, done that.

Solution 12:^[12]

In my case, I have accidentally put the meta-data tag inside activity tag like below,

    <manifest>
      <application>
         <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:launchMode="singleTop"
            android:theme="@style/LaunchTheme"
            android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|locale|layoutDirection|fontScale|screenLayout|density|uiMode"
            android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
            <!-- Specifies an Android theme to apply to this Activity as soon as
                 the Android process has started. This theme is visible to the user
                 while the Flutter UI initializes. After that, this theme continues
                 to determine the Window background behind the Flutter UI. -->
            <meta-data
              android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.NormalTheme"
              android:resource="@style/NormalTheme"
              />
             <meta-data
               android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APPLICATION_ID"
               android:value="ca-app-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx~yyyyyyyyyy"/>
       </activity>
    </application>
</manifest>

please make sure to add the mata tag outside the activity tag

 <manifest>
  <application>
     <activity
        android:name=".MainActivity"
        android:launchMode="singleTop"
        android:theme="@style/LaunchTheme"
        android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|locale|layoutDirection|fontScale|screenLayout|density|uiMode"
        android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
        android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
        <!-- Specifies an Android theme to apply to this Activity as soon as
             the Android process has started. This theme is visible to the user
             while the Flutter UI initializes. After that, this theme continues
             to determine the Window background behind the Flutter UI. -->
        <meta-data
          android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.NormalTheme"
          android:resource="@style/NormalTheme"
          />
   </activity>
   <meta-data
        android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APPLICATION_ID"
        android:value="ca-app-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx~yyyyyyyyyy"/>
</application>

Solution 13:^[13]

In Unity3D starting V3.18 & Ad SDK V 7.45.0, you need to setup these data @ Menu : Assets > Google Mobile Ads > Settings & it will automatically write these data in manifest file.

Adding APPLICATION_ID & AD_MANAGER_APP into manifest file directly which is already given in other answers was still crashing for me.

Solution 14:^[14]

For those who are getting this error in Xamarin Forms Cross Platform app, the error

Unable to get provider com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAdsInitProvider: java.lang.IllegalStateException`

it might be due to version of Xamarin.GooglePlayServices.Ads installed. When I used Version 71.1720.0 I was getting this error. Hence I uninstalled this version and restored it to Version 60.1142.1 and it worked without crashing.

For tutorial please refer to this Youtube Video

Solution 15:^[15]

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to get provider com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAdsInitProvider: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAdsInitProvider"

If you are getting the error above and while searching you've come up here, it may not be because you forgot to insert adMob meta data inside your manifest. I have faced this issue and the solution is implementing the MultiDex inside your application.

Here is the Google instructions : link

Solution 16:^[16]

Make sure you check following steps.

1. Project level Gradle has google() added in all projects.

allprojects {
    repositories {
        google()
    }
}

2. App level Gradle has following dependency added mentioned same as sample below:

**implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:19.3.0'**

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.0.2'
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:19.3.0'
}

3. Update App-ID in AndroidManifest.xml mentioned in <meta-data>. Replace your App-ID in android:value

<manifest>
    <application>
        <!-- Sample AdMob App ID: ca-app-pub-3940256099942544~3347511713 -->
        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APPLICATION_ID"
            android:value="ca-app-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx~yyyyyyyyyy"/>
    </application>
</manifest>

4. adView is added to the layout. Make sure you added ads:adUnitId not App-ID both are different.

I was getting error because I was confused between two. App-ID has "/" and adUnitId has "~". For testing purpose use "ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/6300978111" as adUnitId otherwise your account will get suspended.

When you are ready to publish you can add your real id and publish.

<com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
      xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
      android:id="@+id/adView"
      android:layout_width="wrap_content"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
      android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
      ads:adSize="BANNER"
      ads:adUnitId="ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/6300978111">
  </com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView>

Check all 4 steps and you will be able to resolve this error.

Solution 17:^[17]

Make sure to check well because it should be App ID not ADd ID in <meta-data ..../> manifest file.

App ID: ca-app-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx~xxxxxxxxxx 
Ad ID: ca-app-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxx

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