NoClassDefFoundError: com.google.ads.AdView ADT 17

If you using GoogleAdMobAdsSdk-4.0.4.jar in your project and set android:targetSdkVersion="17" in AndroidManifest.xml , ads will not visible on emulator with Android 4.0.3 or 4.1.
You have to set as android:targetSdkVersion="17"

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4" 
        android:targetSdkVersion="17" />

Update project.properties file - row with target to 17:

# Project target.
target=android-17

How install Android emulator on PC
//developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html

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Motorola Droid X cena od 3 000 KCZ Kč (únor.2012)
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Motorola Droid X je chytrý telefon s operačním systémem Android.
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Android 2.1
Display 854 x 480 pixelů
8 megapixel fotoaparát dual LED flash
720p HD video recording
Music and Video player
8 GB paměť
rozšíření paměti 32 GB
WiFi/DLNA
TI OMAP3630 processor – 1GHz
4.3-inch large display

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Zdroj obrázku: wikipedia

Terms Screen size, density, density independent pixel, resolution as a picture - pictogram.


Test your knowledge
Q: How to find out the phone screen size?
A: (By length of display diagonale in inch -  Not to measure a diagonal of device!!!)

Q: What resolution has 720 x 1280 display?
A: (921600 pixels)

Q: What does it mean "240 dpi" screen density?
A: (Display have density 240 x 240  dots - "Tri-color LED etc." - per every physical (real) square inch. If you have icon 240x240 pixels, this will just occupy an area of one square inch on the display.)

Q: Phone have screen density 240 dpi. Image for 160 dpi screen density have size 128x 128 pixels. What will be the size of the image for 240 dpi screen density?
A: (Calculate the virtual pixels size.   128 * (240/160)  =  192.  You have to resize image to new size 192 x 192 physical pixels and put into folder drawable-hdpi (high) ~240dpi  for phone with screen density 240 dpi. ) or use density independend pixels 128dp x 128dp.

 

 

Errors:
E/Ads(333): The android:configChanges value of the com.google.ads.AdActivity must include screenLayout.
E/Ads(333): The android:configChanges value of the com.google.ads.AdActivity must include uiMode.
E/Ads(333): The android:configChanges value of the com.google.ads.AdActivity must include screenSize.
E/Ads(333): The android:configChanges value of the com.google.ads.AdActivity must include smallestScreenSize.
E/Ads(333): You must have AdActivity declared in AndroidManifest.xml with configChanges.

Solution:
Try to using a lower version of the GoogleAdMobAdsSDK ADS SDK in project:
GoogleAdMobAdsSDK-4.0.4
How add SDK to project

Add activity to AndroidManifest.xml

// .............. blah
    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4"/>
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

    <application android:icon="@drawable/dicts_ico" android:label="@string/app_name" 
    >
           <meta-data 
        android:value="a12345_your_number" 
        android:name="ADMOB_PUBLISHER_ID" />
        <activity android:name=".MainStartMenu"
                  android:label="@string/app_name"
                  android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation"
                  >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>


  <!-- Google ads -->      
<activity android:name="com.google.ads.AdActivity"
              android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation"/>

// ......... blah