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

app/build.gradle

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
 
 android {
+    namespace "com.hyperling.apps.games"
     compileSdkVersion 36
-    buildToolsVersion "24.0.2"
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "apps.hyperling.com.platformer"
         minSdkVersion 14
@@ -20,11 +20,19 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
+    /*
     compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
     androidTestCompile('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {
         exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
     })
     compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:24.2.1'
-    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:9.8.0'
     testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
+    */
+
+    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
+    androidTestImplementation('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {
+        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
+    })
+    // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.android.support/appcompat-v7
+    implementation group: 'com.android.support', name: 'appcompat-v7', version: '28.0.0'
 }

app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     package="com.hyperling.apps.games">
 
     <!-- Include required permissions for Google Mobile Ads to run. -->
@@ -9,21 +10,17 @@
     <application
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:icon="@drawable/icon"
+        android:roundIcon="@drawable/icon"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:supportsRtl="true"
         android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
         android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize">
         <!-- android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|screenSize" -->
 
-        <!-- This meta-data tag is required to use Google Play Services. -->
+        <activity android:name="com.hyperling.apps.games.MainActivity"
-        <meta-data
+            android:exported="true">
-            android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
-            android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />
-
-        <activity android:name="com.hyperling.apps.games.MainActivity">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
-
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>

app/src/main/java/com/hyperling/apps/games/HighScoreActivity.java

@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView;
-
 public class HighScoreActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 
-    private String sharedPreferencesKey, adsKey, TAG, html;
+    private String sharedPreferencesKey, TAG, html;
     private String[] allBirdScoreKeys, allChickenScoreKeys;
 
     private SharedPreferences sharedPreferences;
@@ -29,7 +27,6 @@ public class HighScoreActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         sharedPreferencesKey = getString(R.string.sharedPreferencesKey);
         allBirdScoreKeys = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.allBirdScoreKeys);
         allChickenScoreKeys = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.allChickenScoreKeys);
-        adsKey = getString(R.string.adsKey);
 
         // Shared preferences
         sharedPreferences = getSharedPreferences(sharedPreferencesKey, MODE_PRIVATE);
@@ -89,7 +86,6 @@ public class HighScoreActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     @Override
     protected void onResume() {
         leaderboardHelper = new LeaderboardHelper();
-        displayAds();
         super.onResume();
 
         Runnable getHTML = new Runnable() {
@@ -106,10 +102,6 @@ public class HighScoreActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         Log.d(TAG, "HighScoreActivity.onResume()  html=" + html);
     }
 
-    private void displayAds(){
-        AdsHelper.toggleAds(sharedPreferences, adsKey, getApplicationContext(), (AdView) findViewById(R.id.adViewHighScores));
-    }
-
     private boolean isNumeric(char c){
         try{
             String s = "" + c;

app/src/main/java/com/hyperling/apps/games/MainActivity.java

@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.Button;
 
-import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView;
-
 public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 
     private Button btnGameBird, btnGameCow, btnGamePig, btnGameChicken, btnGameCat, btnGameSquirrel, btnOptions, btnHighScores, btnHelp;
 
-    private String TAG, sharedPreferencesKey, adsKey, birdScoreKey, chickenScoreKey;
+    private String TAG, sharedPreferencesKey, birdScoreKey, chickenScoreKey;
 
     private SharedPreferences sharedPreferences;
 
@@ -28,7 +26,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 
         // Keys
         sharedPreferencesKey = getString(R.string.sharedPreferencesKey);
-        adsKey = getString(R.string.adsKey);
         birdScoreKey = getString(R.string.birdScoreKey);
         chickenScoreKey = getString(R.string.chickenScoreKey);
 
@@ -101,8 +98,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 
     @Override
     protected void onResume() {
-        displayAds();
-
         // Append high scores to button text
         int score;
         String newText;
@@ -160,10 +155,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         startActivity(options);
     }
 
-    private void displayAds(){
-        AdsHelper.toggleAds(sharedPreferences, adsKey, getApplicationContext(), (AdView) findViewById(R.id.adViewMain));
-    }
-
     private void doHighScoresButton(){
         Intent highScores = new Intent(MainActivity.this, HighScoreActivity.class);
         startActivity(highScores);

app/src/main/java/com/hyperling/apps/games/OptionsActivity.java

@@ -10,23 +10,19 @@ import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.CheckBox;
 import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
 
-import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdRequest;
-import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView;
-import com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAds;
-
 /**
  * Created by ling on 12/22/16.
  */
 
 public class OptionsActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 
-    private String sharedPreferencesKey, adsKey, higherQualityKey, fpsKey;
+    private String sharedPreferencesKey, higherQualityKey, fpsKey;
 
     private SharedPreferences sharedPreferences;
 
-    private RelativeLayout layoutAds, layoutHigherQuality, layoutFPS;
+    private RelativeLayout layoutHigherQuality, layoutFPS;
-    private CheckBox cbAds, cbHigherQuality, cbFPS;
+    private CheckBox cbHigherQuality, cbFPS;
-    private boolean adsEnabled, higherQualityEnabled, fpsEnabled;
+    private boolean higherQualityEnabled, fpsEnabled;
 
     private Button btnDeletePreferences, btnConfirmDeletePreferences;
 
@@ -42,24 +38,6 @@ public class OptionsActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         sharedPreferencesKey = getString(R.string.sharedPreferencesKey);
         sharedPreferences = getSharedPreferences(sharedPreferencesKey, MODE_PRIVATE);
 
-        // Set up Ads
-        adsKey = getString(R.string.adsKey);
-        layoutAds = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.optionAdsLayout);
-        cbAds = (CheckBox) findViewById(R.id.optionAdsCheckBox);
-        layoutAds.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
-            @Override
-            public void onClick(View v) {
-                flipOption(adsKey);
-            }
-        });
-        cbAds.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
-            @Override
-            public void onClick(View v) {
-                flipOption(adsKey);
-            }
-        });
-        setAds();
-
         // Higher Quality Content
         higherQualityKey = getString(R.string.higherQualityKey);
         layoutHigherQuality = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.optionHigherQualityLayout);
@@ -123,10 +101,7 @@ public class OptionsActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         editor.apply();
 
         // Change the box
-        if (key.equals(adsKey)){
+        if (key.equals(higherQualityKey)){
-            setAds();
-        }
-        else if (key.equals(higherQualityKey)){
             setHigherQuality();
         }
         else if (key.equals(fpsKey)){
@@ -134,31 +109,6 @@ public class OptionsActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         }
     }
 
-    private void setAds(){
-        adsEnabled = sharedPreferences.getBoolean(adsKey, false);
-        cbAds.setChecked(adsEnabled);
-        toggleAds();
-    }
-
-    private void toggleAds(){
-        // Enable ads?
-        adsEnabled = sharedPreferences.getBoolean(adsKey, false);
-        AdView mAdView = (AdView) findViewById(R.id.adViewOptions);
-        if (adsEnabled) {
-            mAdView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-            MobileAds.initialize(getApplicationContext(), "ca-app-pub-3940256099942544~3347511713");
-            AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder()
-                    .addTestDevice(AdRequest.DEVICE_ID_EMULATOR)
-                    .addTestDevice("C6A494DC6E7C9AC29102694D48487084") // Nexus 7
-                    .addTestDevice("6545BCC9B60A394005546783687339B7") // Moto G
-                    .build();
-            mAdView.loadAd(adRequest);
-        }
-        else{
-            mAdView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-        }
-    }
-
     public void setHigherQuality() {
         higherQualityEnabled = sharedPreferences.getBoolean(higherQualityKey, false);
         cbHigherQuality.setChecked(higherQualityEnabled);

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>

build.gradle

@@ -2,11 +2,18 @@
 
 buildscript {
     repositories {
-        jcenter()
+        mavenCentral()
+        maven {
+            url 'https://jitpack.io'
+        }
         google()
+        maven {
+            url 'https://maven.google.com/'
+            name 'Google'
+        }
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.11.1'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
@@ -15,7 +22,8 @@ buildscript {
 
 allprojects {
     repositories {
-        jcenter()
+        mavenCentral()
+        google()
     }
 }
 

gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #Thu Jan 10 06:49:36 CST 2019
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14.3-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.6-all.zip