AppLovin migration guide from Waterfall to Open Bidding
Switch to bidding for Yandex Advertising Network in MAX
Starting April 7, 2025, Yandex will only work through bidding in AppLovin MAX mediation. To prevent potential revenue loss, switch your projects to bidding before this date.
AppLovin interface
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Log into your AppLovin account and go to MAX → Manage → Ad Units.
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Disable the Ad units with a custom Yandex adapter.
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Create a new Ad Unit.
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Select Yandex from the Bidder Networks list.
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Click the Status bar to activate the network.
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Specify the Ad Unit ID from the Yandex Advertising Network interface.
To test the display, use demo Ad Unit Id:
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Banner format:
demo-banner-yandex. -
Interstitial format:
demo-interstitial-yandex. -
Rewarded format:
demo-rewarded-yandex.
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Click Save. This enables Yandex in the participating networks list for this ad unit.
Android setup
Gradle
Replace the existing dependency with the adapter’s Maven name in your build.gradle script of your app module:
// Remove the existing implementation line for the old dependency
// implementation 'com.yandex.ads.adapter:applovin-mobileads:versionNumber'
// Add the new dependency implementation
implementation 'com.applovin:applovin-sdk:+'
implementation 'com.applovin.mediation:yandex-adapter:+'