i am implementing admob on my app it appears when the parent is in relative layout but i must not use the alignparentbottom so i am changing it to linear but it doesnt show when i change it to linear.. any tips? help? thanks in advance here it is in xml: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:orientation="vertical" > <RelativeLayout android:id="@+id/banner_holder" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" > <ImageView android:id="@+id/offline_banner" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_centerInParent="true" android:background="@color/black" android:src="@drawable/offline_banner" /> <com.google.ads.AdView xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/lib/com.google.ads" android:id="@+id/adView" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_centerInParent="true" ads:adSize="SMART_BANNER" ads:adUnitId="@string/unit_id" ads:loadAdOnCreate="true" /> </RelativeLayout> <FrameLayout android:id="@+id/fragmentContainer" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" /> </LinearLayout> i want the admob to be at the bottom part of the screen without using the alignparentbottom of relative layout thanks~