AdRequest "This method should only be accessed from tests or within private scope"

Question

I have seen that recently a new warning has appeared in mi project in the following line:

    AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().build();

The warning is in "new AdRequest.Builder().build();"

This is the warning:

This method should only be accessed from tests or within private scope

I don't understand why this warning is showing, could it be a bug or something like that?

Knob

Did you find the solution finally? – Convoke

Answer 1

This warning disappeared after updating to version 21.5.0 of the Google Ads SDK.

implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:21.5.0'

Darsey

Still getting it in 22.1.0 – Doura

Answer 2

I have the same issue, and added

@SuppressLint("VisibleForTests")
AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().build();

It is NOT a good solution, but it made the warning go away and the adds seem to work.

Taejon

Answer 3

I get this message in the line:

if(ArrayUtils.contains(...)){...}

for the term 'contains'.

@McFarlane: I have not implemented 'play-services-ads:21.5.0', but 'play-services-location:21.0.1' instead.

Noshow