AdMob ads run smoothly in the iOS Simulator. But it doesn’t show ads on real devices and when I build. What is the problem? What can I do?

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    That can be normal as TestFlight apps can be treated worse by AdMob than Simulator or Live Apps (from the App Store). However, there can be some reasons:

    • Make sure you have updated AdMob with your payment details.
    • Make sure that the ads you created in AdMob are banner ads.
    • Check your AdMob dashboard to see the status of your ads, are they active?
    • Verify you used the correct Ad Unit Id.
    • Give it 24 hours, it can take time for an ad to become active in your region
    in WebViewGold for iOS

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