Privacy strategies

For key considerations when preparing your app for Google Play and Android privacy changes, see Privacy strategies for Android.

For iOS privacy changes, check out Privacy strategies for iOS.

Enable SKAdNetwork to track conversions

Prerequisites: Google Mobile Ads Unity Plugin 5.4.0 or higher

The Google Mobile Ads SDK supports conversion tracking using Apple's SKAdNetwork, which lets Google and participating third-party buyers attribute an app install even when the IDFA is not available.

To enable this capability, update the SKAdNetworkItems key with an additional dictionary that defines Google and participating third-party buyers' SKAdNetworkIdentifier values in your GoogleMobileAdsSKAdNetworkItems.xml.

The snippet below includes Google (cstr6suwn9.skadnetwork) and select additional buyer SKAdNetwork identifiers that have been provided to Google. Google is committed to updating this list to include additional buyers and to working with the industry on solutions to share SKAdNetworkIdentifier values more broadly. This page contains the latest updates.

<SKAdNetworkItems>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>cstr6suwn9.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>4fzdc2evr5.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>2fnua5tdw4.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>ydx93a7ass.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>p78axxw29g.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>v72qych5uu.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>ludvb6z3bs.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>cp8zw746q7.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>3sh42y64q3.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>c6k4g5qg8m.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>s39g8k73mm.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>3qy4746246.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>hs6bdukanm.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>mlmmfzh3r3.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>v4nxqhlyqp.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>wzmmz9fp6w.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>su67r6k2v3.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>yclnxrl5pm.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>7ug5zh24hu.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>gta9lk7p23.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>vutu7akeur.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>y5ghdn5j9k.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>v9wttpbfk9.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>n38lu8286q.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>47vhws6wlr.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>kbd757ywx3.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>9t245vhmpl.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>a2p9lx4jpn.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>22mmun2rn5.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>4468km3ulz.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>2u9pt9hc89.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>8s468mfl3y.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>ppxm28t8ap.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>uw77j35x4d.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>pwa73g5rt2.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>578prtvx9j.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>4dzt52r2t5.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>tl55sbb4fm.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>e5fvkxwrpn.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>8c4e2ghe7u.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>3rd42ekr43.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
  <SKAdNetworkIdentifier>3qcr597p9d.skadnetwork</SKAdNetworkIdentifier>
</SKAdNetworkItems>

Request App Tracking Transparency authorization

Prerequisites: Google Mobile Ads Unity Plugin 5.4.0 or higher

If you're not using the UMP SDK, the rest of this section shows you how to implement the OS-level ATT authorization request manually. To display the app tracking transparency (ATT) authorization request for accessing the IDFA, use Unity's iOS 14 Advertising Support package.

Publisher first-party ID, formerly known as same app key

Note: Same app key has been renamed to Publisher first-party ID. The same app key API will change to reflect Publisher first-party ID in an upcoming SDK release. This change does not impact existing activation of same app key for Google Mobile Ads Unity Plugin 6.1.0 or higher. All applicable SDK versions will process the identifier seamlessly.

Prerequisites: Google Mobile Ads Unity Plugin 6.1.0 or higher

The Google Mobile Ads Unity Plugin introduced Publisher first-party ID, formerly known as same app key to help you deliver more relevant and personalized ads by using data collected from your apps.

Publisher first-party ID is enabled by default, but you can disable it using the following method.

public void Start()
{
    // Disables Publisher first-party ID, formerly known as same app key.
    RequestConfiguration requestConfiguration = new RequestConfiguration
    {
        PublisherFirstPartyIdEnabled = false
    };
    MobileAds.SetRequestConfiguration(requestConfiguration);

    // Initialize the Google Mobile Ads SDK.
    MobileAds.Initialize(HandleInitCompleteAction);
}