Google / android · Mediation

Google Mobile Ads Android (Legacy)

com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads · with com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-api, com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-lite, com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-base

Each new Google Mobile Ads Android (Legacy) release is compared with the one before it. Reports cover what changed, what to test and what remains unknown.

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Release reports

25.5.0 vs 25.4.0minSdk 24, a new abstract callback method, an app-wide R8 rule and Fire TV attestation code in 25.5.0, plus a launch crash under AGP 9 R8 defaults, inherited from earlier 25.x releases, when nothing in the app keeps WorkManager's database constructor.Published Sep 29, 2026 · Standard report

Release history

Stable releases of Google Mobile Ads Android (Legacy) in its Maven repository. A date is the UTC day the repository reports for the release’s POM, not an announcement date. Changes are to minSdk, permission names and the POM’s direct dependencies since the release before.

Version	Published to Maven	minSdk	Changes	Report
25.5.0	Sep 17, 2026	API 24	minSdk 23→24	Report
25.4.0	Jun 17, 2026	API 23	1 dependency change
25.3.0	May 21, 2026	API 23	None
25.2.0	Apr 13, 2026	API 23	None
25.1.0	Mar 16, 2026	API 23	None
25.0.0	Feb 17, 2026	API 23	1 dependency change
24.9.0	Dec 11, 2025	API 23	None
24.8.0	Nov 20, 2025	API 23	1 dependency change
24.7.0	Oct 9, 2025	API 23	1 dependency change
24.6.0	Sep 8, 2025	API 23	6 dependency changes
24.5.0	Jul 24, 2025	API 23	None
24.4.0	Jun 9, 2025	API 23	None

Showing the newest 12 of 38 releases.

Adapters and plugins

The mediation adapters for Google Mobile Ads Android (Legacy) and the Unity, Flutter and React Native plugins that bundle it, from their published packages, checked Oct 1, 2026. A wait is the days from a Google Mobile Ads Android (Legacy) release to the first adapter or plugin release that supports it. Dates are repository publish dates. Adapter waits cover each SDK’s newest 12 releases, and plugin waits each plugin’s newest 6.

Mediation adapters
Platform	Newest adapter	Requires Google Mobile Ads Android (Legacy)	Status	Typical wait
AppLovin MAX	`google-ad-manager-adapter` 25.5.0.0Published Sep 17, 2026	25.5.0	Supports 25.5.0	3 days
AppLovin MAX	`google-adapter` 25.5.0.0Published Sep 17, 2026	25.5.0	Supports 25.5.0	0 days
Unity LevelPlay	`admob-adapter` 5.15.0Published Sep 27, 2026	Not declared in its POM	Unknown	—

Plugins
Plugin	Newest release	Bundles Google Mobile Ads Android (Legacy)	Status	Typical wait
Google Mobile Ads Unity pluginUnity	11.5.0Published Sep 3, 2026	25.4.0	Behind for 14 days (newest 25.5.0)	30 days
Google Mobile Ads Flutter pluginFlutter	9.1.0Published Aug 11, 2026	25.4.0	Behind for 14 days (newest 25.5.0)	26 days
React Native Google Mobile Ads (Invertase)React Native · community maintained	17.2.0Published Sep 25, 2026	25.4.0	Behind for 14 days (newest 25.5.0)	7 days