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Set Admob banner to appear at bottom of screen Set in Portrait view: bannerView_ . frame = CGRectMake ( screenWidth / 2.0 - bannerView_ . frame . size . width / 2.0 , screenHeight - bannerView_ . frame . size . height , bannerView_ . frame . size . width , bannerView_ . frame . size . height ); Set in Landscape view: bannerView_ . frame = CGRectMake ( screenHeight / 2.0 - bannerView_ . frame . size . width / 2.0 , screenWidth - bannerView_ . frame . size . height , bannerView_ . frame . size . width , bannerView_ . frame . size . height );

Heres a quick guide to get Admob ads working in your monkey app. This guide will display the ads at the bottom of a portrait screen. This guide is based on the iOS guide from google here http://code.google.com/mobile/ads/docs/ios First, set up an iOS ad in Admob.. Second, open up your latest compiled project in xcode and add your project Thirdly, add the extra libs to your project in xcode AdSupport.framework AudioToolbox.framework MessageUI.framework SystemConfiguration.framework StoreKit.framework Now, its time to alter the main.h and main.mm files. Open up main.h and add the create ad banner code to the main view // ***** MonkeyViewController ***** @interface MonkeyViewController : UIViewController{ GADBannerView *bannerView_; @public } Next open up main.mm and add the import line for the ad lib #import "GADBannerView.h" next add the following to the top of @implementation MonkeyViewController - (void)viewDidLoad { [super viewDidLoad...

The following code is for detecting ipad or not. #define IPAD UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM () == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad if ( IPAD ) { // iPad } else { // iPhone / iPod Touch }

9 surprising reasons mobile apps get rejected from the Apple app store Apple’s App Store review process is designed to keep the app ecosystem healthy and to protect users from low-quality or hostile apps. And the system mostly works. But sometimes an app is rejected for reasons you might not expect, and it can force developers to scramble to either push back launch dates or even have to redevelop key features. Before you head down that road, here are nine surprising reasons apps get rejected by the App Store that you should consider before you submit your next app:   1.      Use of the word “beta” or otherwise indicating that your app is unfinished Google has made it a standard industry practice to launch services into indefinite “beta,” but Apple can be quite strict about any indication that an app is unfinished or not yet ready for prime time. We have seen apps get rejected for being labeled “Beta,” “Preview,” and even “Version 0.9.” 2. ...