Google Mobile Ads (GMA) Next-Gen SDK is now the preferred SDK for Android development with Google AdMob and Google Ad Manager. GMA Next-Gen SDK is a significant rewrite of Google Mobile Ads SDK that improves speed, stability, and the developer experience. Google Mobile Ads SDK for Android is now legacy.
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| Platform | Google Ads |
|---|---|
| Effective date | 2027-06-30 (in 256 days) |
| Precision | day |
| Published | 2026-07-06 |
| Categories | API version sunsetDeprecation |
| Tags | ad_manager, admob, android, gma_next_gen_sdk, mobile_ads_sdk, release |
| Official source | Google Ads Developer Blog ↗ |
| Fetched | 2026-10-17T03:44:00+00:00 |
| First seen | 2026-10-17T01:05:46+00:00 |
| Status | Listed by the source |
| Stable ID | google-ads-5ee48a926e · JSON |