Gradle version updates, remove ads, and other changes for successful compilations.

app/src/main/res/layout/activity_high_score.xml

@@ -9,25 +9,16 @@
     android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
     android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
     android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
+    android:layout_marginTop="?android:actionBarSize"
     tools:context="com.hyperling.apps.games.HighScoreActivity">
 
-    <com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
-        android:id="@+id/adViewHighScores"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
-        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-        android:visibility="gone"
-        ads:adSize="BANNER"
-        ads:adUnitId="@string/interstitial_ad_unit_id_high_score" />
-
     <ScrollView
         android:id="@+id/scrollViewHighScore"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
         android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-        android:layout_above="@+id/adViewHighScores">
+        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true">
 
         <LinearLayout
             android:layout_width="match_parent"

app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml

@@ -9,25 +9,16 @@
     android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
     android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
     android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
+    android:layout_marginTop="?android:actionBarSize"
     tools:context="com.hyperling.apps.games.MainActivity">
 
-    <com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
-        android:id="@+id/adViewMain"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
-        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-        android:visibility="gone"
-        ads:adSize="BANNER"
-        ads:adUnitId="@string/interstitial_ad_unit_id_main" />
-
     <ScrollView
         android:id="@+id/scrollViewMain"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
         android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-        android:layout_above="@+id/adViewMain">
+        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true">
 
         <LinearLayout
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"

app/src/main/res/layout/activity_options.xml

@@ -10,23 +10,14 @@
     android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
     android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
     android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
+    android:layout_marginTop="?android:actionBarSize"
     tools:context="com.hyperling.apps.games.OptionsActivity">
 
-    <com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
-        android:id="@+id/adViewOptions"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
-        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-        android:visibility="gone"
-        ads:adSize="BANNER"
-        ads:adUnitId="@string/interstitial_ad_unit_id_options" />
-
     <ScrollView
         android:id="@+id/scrollViewOptions"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_above="@+id/adViewOptions"
+        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
         android:layout_centerInParent="true"
         android:layout_alignParentTop="true">
 
@@ -35,6 +26,7 @@
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:orientation="vertical">
 
+            <!--
             <TextView
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
@@ -77,6 +69,7 @@
             <Space
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="@dimen/spaceSize" />
+            -->
 
             <TextView
                 android:text="@string/optionGroupInGame"

app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
     <string name="optionGroupOnline">Online</string>
     <string name="optionGroupOther">Other</string>
 
-    <string name="optionAds">Allow Ads on Menu Screens?</string>
     <string name="optionPracticeRound">Play Practice Round when Starting New Games?</string>
     <string name="optionHigherQuality">Allow Higher Quality Images and Animations?</string>
     <string name="optionFPS">Display FPS?</string>
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@
     <!-- Shared Preferences -->
     <string name="sharedPreferencesKey">HyperGames</string>
     <!-- Options -->
-    <string name="adsKey">Ads</string>
     <string name="practiceRoundKey">Practice</string>
     <string name="higherQualityKey">HigherQuality</string>
     <string name="fpsKey">FPS</string>
@@ -82,11 +80,4 @@
         <item>ChickenScore008(Alpha)</item>
     </string-array>
 
-    <!-- -
-        This is an ad unit ID for an interstitial test ad. Replace with your own interstitial ad unit id.
-        For more information, see https://support.google.com/admob/answer/3052638
-    <!- -->
-    <string name="interstitial_ad_unit_id_main">ca-app-pub-9712416021907617/7877767281</string>
-    <string name="interstitial_ad_unit_id_options">ca-app-pub-9712416021907617/3307966880</string>
-    <string name="interstitial_ad_unit_id_high_score">ca-app-pub-9712416021907617/4784700088</string>
 </resources>