What is changing?
Starting June 30, 2016, you will no longer be able to upload Flash display ads in AdWords. By January 2, 2017 existing Flash ads will no longer serve on the Google Display Network. In order for your ads to keep serving, you will need to migrate any existing Flash ads to HTML5. If you need help migrating, check out the Help Center Article on updating Flash ads to HTML5 ads.
If you have video ads built in Flash, they will not be affected at this time. You do not need to migrate these ads.
Where can I learn more?
Starting June 30, 2016, you will no longer be able to upload Flash display ads in AdWords. By January 2, 2017 existing Flash ads will no longer serve on the Google Display Network. In order for your ads to keep serving, you will need to migrate any existing Flash ads to HTML5. If you need help migrating, check out the Help Center Article on updating Flash ads to HTML5 ads.
If you have video ads built in Flash, they will not be affected at this time. You do not need to migrate these ads.
Where can I learn more?
- HTML5 Ad Examples in the API
- HTML5 Template Ads
- HTML5 Ad Specifications
- Ads API Client Libraries: Each of the client libraries has examples on how to add an HTML5 ad and how to upload a media bundle with the contents of the ad. Here are the examples for Java to get you started: