Fix banner ads not loading

Author: MihaiCristianCondrea

app/src/main/java/com/d4rk/androidtutorials/java/ads/AdUtils.java

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.view.View;
 
+import com.d4rk.androidtutorials.java.ads.views.NativeAdBannerView;
 import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdRequest;
 import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView;
 import com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAds;
@@ -22,10 +23,12 @@ public static synchronized void initialize(Context context) {
     }
 
     public static void loadBanner(View adView) {
-        if (adView instanceof AdView) {
-            AdView view = (AdView) adView;
+        if (adView instanceof AdView view) {
             initialize(view.getContext());
             view.loadAd(new AdRequest.Builder().build());
+        } else if (adView instanceof NativeAdBannerView nativeView) {
+            initialize(nativeView.getContext());
+            nativeView.loadAd();
         }
     }
 }

app/src/main/java/com/d4rk/androidtutorials/java/ui/screens/main/MainActivity.java

@@ -79,11 +79,9 @@ public void onResume(@NonNull LifecycleOwner owner) {
             ConsentUtils.applyStoredConsent(MainActivity.this);
             if (mBinding != null && mBinding.adView != null) {
                 if (ConsentUtils.canShowAds(MainActivity.this)) {
-                    if (mBinding.adView.getVisibility() != View.VISIBLE) {
-                        mBinding.adPlaceholder.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-                        mBinding.adView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-                        AdUtils.loadBanner(mBinding.adView);
-                    }
+                    mBinding.adPlaceholder.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                    mBinding.adView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+                    AdUtils.loadBanner(mBinding.adView);
                 } else {
                     mBinding.adView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                     mBinding.adPlaceholder.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);

app/src/main/java/com/d4rk/androidtutorials/java/ui/screens/support/SupportActivity.java

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import com.d4rk.androidtutorials.java.data.repository.SupportRepository;
 import com.d4rk.androidtutorials.java.databinding.ActivitySupportBinding;
 import com.d4rk.androidtutorials.java.ui.components.navigation.BaseActivity;
-import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdRequest;
 import com.d4rk.androidtutorials.java.ads.AdUtils;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -31,8 +30,7 @@ protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 
         supportViewModel = new ViewModelProvider(this).get(SupportViewModel.class);
 
-        AdUtils.initialize(this);
-        binding.supportNativeAd.loadAd(new AdRequest.Builder().build());
+        AdUtils.loadBanner(binding.supportNativeAd);
         AdUtils.loadBanner(binding.bannerAdView);
 
         binding.buttonWebAd.setOnClickListener(v ->