Google UMP Consent (GDPR / IAB TCF v2)

Without a CMP, Google AdMob serves only non-personalized ads to EU/UK/Switzerland traffic — and may eventually disable serving entirely for non-compliant apps. UMP is Google's free CMP and integrates directly with @capacitor-community/admob.

When to consult

• Configure UMP in AdMob console: [setup.md](references/setup.md)
• Show the consent form before initializing AdMob: [consent-flow.md](references/consent-flow.md)
• Per-framework integration snippets: [framework-snippets.md](references/framework-snippets.md)

Hard rules

• ✅ Run the consent flow before AdMob.initialize(). Skipping this means EU users get non-personalized ads at best, no ads at worst.
• ✅ Show a "Privacy options" entry in Settings so users can change consent later — required by IAB TCF.
• ❌ Do not show the form on every launch. Cache the consent status; only show when status is REQUIRED.

Pairs with ionic-att

If the app ships to iOS and serves AdMob personalized ads, you also need iOS App Tracking Transparency — see [../ionic-att/SKILL.md](../ionic-att/SKILL.md). The required full sequence is:

ATT.requestPermission()       (iOS only — do this first)
  ↓
gatherConsent() (UMP)         (this skill)
  ↓
AdMob.initialize()
  ↓
showBannerAd()                (only if not premium)

Both flows fire after onboarding completes, not on first launch — Apple rejects apps that prompt for ATT before the user has a chance to understand why.

Library

npm install @capacitor-community/admob
npx cap sync

@capacitor-community/admob ships UMP support in the same package — no separate install. See [admob.md](../ionic-shared/references/admob.md) for the base AdMob skill.