Admob: Interstitial Ads Showing Every Time

i'm finishing a video application and i'm displaying interstitial ads when leaving the video activity. I just want to show it once every X minutes, but it seems to be showing every

Solution 1:

Two options :

1. Interstitial ads show when I am leaving current Activity but only If I completed X minute on current Activity.

   boolean isAdShow=false;
   
   @OverrideprotectedvoidonCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
       super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
   
       int minute=1;  // X minute
   
       isAdShow=false;
       newCountDownTimer(minute*60000,1000) {
         @OverridepublicvoidonTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
   
         }
   
         @OverridepublicvoidonFinish() {
             isAdShow=true;
         }
     }.start();
   }
   
   privatevoidShowAds() {
   
      if (interstitialAd.isLoaded() && isAdShow) {
          interstitialAd.show();
          interstitialAd.setAdListener(newAdListener() {
             @OverridepublicvoidonAdClosed() {
                 super.onAdClosed();
                 finish();
             }
          });
       }else{
          super.onBackPressed();
       }
   }
   

2. Don't wait for user to press back button and leave current Activity, just call ShowAds() from onFinish() method of Timer.

I'll recommend to use 1 one because it not violate AdMob Ad policy and user experience too.

EDIT

You can also use X times counter, like when X = 3 i.e After 3 times call of onCreate() method make eligible to show Ad.

publicstaticint adCounter;
publicstaticfinalint TIME_COUNTER=3;  //Should be always greater than zero@OverrideprotectedvoidonCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    adCounter++;
}

privatevoidShowAds() {

  if (interstitialAd.isLoaded() && adCounter%TIME_COUNTER==0) {
    interstitialAd.show();
    interstitialAd.setAdListener(newAdListener() {
       @OverridepublicvoidonAdClosed() {
           super.onAdClosed();
           finish();
       }
    });
   }else{
    super.onBackPressed();
  }
}