claude-admob-unityads-cordova

Unity Ads mediation adapter Cordova plugin for Google AdMob.
Designed to be used alongside community-admob-plus-cordova and the Claude AdMob Construct 3 plugin.

What this plugin does

This is a background/adapter-only Cordova plugin. It has no JavaScript API.
Its sole purpose is to inject the Unity Ads AdMob mediation adapter into your Android and iOS build, enabling Unity Ads to compete as a bidder in your AdMob mediation waterfall.

Android

Adds the following Gradle dependency:

implementation("com.google.ads.mediation:unity:4.17.0.0")

iOS

Adds the following CocoaPod:

pod 'GoogleMobileAdsMediationUnity', '~> 4.17.0.0'

Requirements

| Requirement | Version | |---|---| | cordova | >= 9.0.0 | | cordova-android | >= 9.0.0 | | cordova-ios | >= 6.0.0 | | community-admob-plus-cordova | >= 1.33.0 | | Unity Ads adapter | >= 4.16.0.1 (open bidding) |

⚠️ Open Bidding requires adapter 4.16.0.1 or higher.
This plugin defaults to 4.17.0.0 which is the latest version as of April 2025.

Installation (via Construct 3)

This plugin is meant to be used via the Claude AdMob Unity Ads Construct 3 add-on (.c3addon).
Simply add the add-on to your Construct 3 project alongside Claude AdMob, and this Cordova plugin will be automatically included in your APK/IPA build.

Manual Installation (Cordova CLI)

cordova plugin add claude-admob-unityads-cordova

With custom adapter version:

cordova plugin add claude-admob-unityads-cordova \
  --variable ANDROID_ADAPTER_VERSION=4.17.0.0 \
  --variable IOS_ADAPTER_VERSION=4.17.0.0

Unity Ads Setup (IMPORTANT — Read Before Using)

For open bidding to work, you must complete the following steps in the Unity Ads and AdMob dashboards:

Step 1 — Unity Ads Dashboard

1. Go to Unity Ads Monetization Dashboard
2. Create a new Project → select "I will use Mediation" → choose "Google AdMob" as mediation partner
3. Under Placements, create a new Ad Unit and select Bidding as the setup type
4. Note down your Game ID and Bidding Placement ID

⚠️ You cannot reuse a waterfall Placement ID for bidding. You must create a new Bidding Placement ID.

Step 2 — AdMob Dashboard

1. Go to your AdMob ad unit → Mediation tab
2. Under the Bidding section, click Add ad source → select Unity Ads
3. Click "Sign a partnership agreement" to link your Unity Ads account
4. Enter your Game ID and Bidding Placement ID from Step 1

Step 3 — Revenue Reporting

ℹ️ Bidding revenue from Unity Ads is paid by Google, NOT by Unity.
Revenue will appear in your AdMob/Google account, not in the Unity Monetization Dashboard.

Variables

| Variable | Default | Description | |---|---|---| | ANDROID_ADAPTER_VERSION | 4.17.0.0 | Unity Ads AdMob adapter version for Android | | IOS_ADAPTER_VERSION | 4.17.0.0 | Unity Ads AdMob adapter version for iOS |

Compatibility Table

| Adapter Version | Unity Ads SDK | Min AdMob SDK | |---|---|---| | 4.17.0.0 | 4.17.0 | 25.2.0 | | 4.16.6.0 | 4.16.6 | 24.9.0 | | 4.16.0.1 | 4.16.0 | 24.3.0 |

License

MIT