diff --git a/sudoku-android/README.md b/sudoku-android/README.md
index a4d7310..40a6d08 100755
--- a/sudoku-android/README.md
+++ b/sudoku-android/README.md
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ Make sure you've defined the necessary properties in your settings.xml, namely
     android.storepass
     
 Of course, you have to create a corresponding keystore and use your own storepass.
+
+For example, you could place those values in your settings.xml in the SETTINGS.android profile.
  
 For upload to app store use 
 
     target/sudoku-android-aligned.apk.    
 
-via the web interface of googles play store.
+via the google play store web interface.
 
 
 
diff --git a/sudoku-android/pom.xml b/sudoku-android/pom.xml
index f7d2313..87ebaef 100644
--- a/sudoku-android/pom.xml
+++ b/sudoku-android/pom.xml
@@ -38,14 +38,16 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>android</groupId>
             <artifactId>android</artifactId>
-            <version>5.0.1_r2</version>
+            <version>6.0_r2</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.google.android.admob</groupId>
-            <artifactId>admob</artifactId>
-            <version>6.4.1-r11</version>
+            <groupId>com.google.android.gms</groupId>
+            <artifactId>play-services-ads</artifactId>
+            <version>9.2.0</version>
+            <type>aar</type>
         </dependency>
+
     </dependencies>
 
 
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@
                 <artifactId>scala-maven-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
 
-            <plugin>
+                <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.simpligility.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>android-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@
                     </sdk>
                     <extractDuplicates>true</extractDuplicates>
                     <undeployBeforeDeploy>true</undeployBeforeDeploy>
+                    <failOnDuplicatePackages>false</failOnDuplicatePackages>
                 </configuration>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
@@ -103,7 +106,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-jarsigner-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.2</version>
+                        <version>1.4</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>signing</id>
diff --git a/sudoku-android/proguard.cfg b/sudoku-android/proguard.cfg
index 1d3d5f2..a3f7aaf 100644
--- a/sudoku-android/proguard.cfg
+++ b/sudoku-android/proguard.cfg
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@
 # for development
 -dontoptimize
 
-#Keep classes that are referenced on the AndroidManifest
+#Keep classes that are referenced in androidmanifest.xml
 -keep public class * extends android.app.Activity
 -keep public class * extends android.app.Application
 -keep public class * extends android.app.Service
 -keep public class * extends android.content.BroadcastReceiver
 -keep public class * extends android.content.ContentProvider
 -keep public class org.opencv.android.JavaCameraView { *; }
+-keep public class com.google.android.gms.ads.Adview { *; }
 -keep class scala.collection.SeqLike { public protected *; }
 -keep public class net.ladstatt.**
diff --git a/sudoku-android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/sudoku-android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index f1a4f76..0da1b19 100755
--- a/sudoku-android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/sudoku-android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
             android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
             android:label="@string/app_name">
 
+        <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />
+
         <activity
-                android:name="com.google.ads.AdActivity"
+                android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.AdActivity"
                 android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize"/>
 
         <activity
diff --git a/sudoku-android/src/main/res/layout/sudoku.xml b/sudoku-android/src/main/res/layout/sudoku.xml
index dca9080..0f19824 100644
--- a/sudoku-android/src/main/res/layout/sudoku.xml
+++ b/sudoku-android/src/main/res/layout/sudoku.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@
              android:layout_height="match_parent"
              android:id="@+id/mainLayout">
 
+                                                   <!--
+    <com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
+            android:id="@+id/ad_view"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            ads:adSize="BANNER"
+            ads:adUnitId="ca-app-pub-1727389366588084/4496274256"/>
+                                                -->
+
+
     <org.opencv.android.JavaCameraView
             android:layout_width="fill_parent"
             android:layout_height="fill_parent"
diff --git a/sudoku-android/src/main/scala/net/ladstatt/apps/sudoku/android/SudokuCapturer.scala b/sudoku-android/src/main/scala/net/ladstatt/apps/sudoku/android/SudokuCapturer.scala
index d6e05d4..77def08 100644
--- a/sudoku-android/src/main/scala/net/ladstatt/apps/sudoku/android/SudokuCapturer.scala
+++ b/sudoku-android/src/main/scala/net/ladstatt/apps/sudoku/android/SudokuCapturer.scala
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import _root_.android.util.Log
 import _root_.android.view.View.OnClickListener
 import _root_.android.view.{Gravity, View, WindowManager}
 import _root_.android.widget.{Button, FrameLayout}
-import com.google.ads.{AdRequest, AdSize, AdView}
+import com.google.android.gms.ads.{AdRequest, AdSize, AdView, MobileAds}
 import net.ladstatt.sudoku._
 import org.opencv.android.CameraBridgeViewBase.CvCameraViewListener2
 import org.opencv.android.{CameraBridgeViewBase, OpenCVLoader}
@@ -56,11 +56,9 @@ class SudokuCapturer extends Activity with CvCameraViewListener2 with CanLog {
   var frameNr: Int = 0
   var solution: Mat = _
   var calculationInProgress = false
-  var adView: AdView = _
   val defaultLibrary: DigitLibrary = Map().withDefaultValue((Double.MaxValue, None))
   val defaultHitCounts: HitCounters = Map().withDefaultValue(Map[Int, Int]().withDefaultValue(0))
-  val AdsenseKey: String = "ca-app-pub-1727389366588084/4496274256"
-
+  val AdUnitId: String = "ca-app-pub-1727389366588084/4496274256"
 
   var currState: SudokuState = AndroidOpenCV.DefaultAndroidState
 
@@ -73,12 +71,16 @@ class SudokuCapturer extends Activity with CvCameraViewListener2 with CanLog {
   /** Called when the activity is first created. */
   override def onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle) {
     super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
+
     initAssets()
 
     Log.i(TAG, "called onCreate")
     getWindow.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON)
     setContentView(R.layout.sudoku)
 
+    MobileAds.initialize(this, AdUnitId)
+   //  val adView = findViewById(R.id.ad_view).asInstanceOf[AdView]
+
     cameraView = findViewById(R.id.sudoku).asInstanceOf[CameraBridgeViewBase]
     cameraView.setCvCameraViewListener(this)
     rescanButton = findViewById(R.id.button_rescan).asInstanceOf[Button]
@@ -94,13 +96,22 @@ class SudokuCapturer extends Activity with CvCameraViewListener2 with CanLog {
       }
     })
 
-
-    adView = new AdView(this, AdSize.BANNER, AdsenseKey)
-    adView.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL | Gravity.TOP)
+    val adView: AdView = new AdView(this)
+    adView.setAdSize(AdSize.SMART_BANNER)
+    adView.setAdUnitId(AdUnitId)
     adView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE)
+
+    adView.setForegroundGravity(Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL | Gravity.TOP)
+    // adView = new AdView(this, AdSize.BANNER, AdUnitId)
+    // adView.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL | Gravity.TOP)
+    // adView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE)
+
     findViewById(R.id.mainLayout).asInstanceOf[FrameLayout].addView(adView)
 
-    val r = new AdRequest()
+    val adRequestBuilder = new AdRequest.Builder()
+    adRequestBuilder.addTestDevice(AdRequest.DEVICE_ID_EMULATOR)
+    val r = adRequestBuilder.build()
+
     adView.loadAd(r)
 
     handler = new Handler()
@@ -145,8 +156,8 @@ class SudokuCapturer extends Activity with CvCameraViewListener2 with CanLog {
 
     val pipeline: FramePipeline = FramePipeline(frame, SParams())
 
-    pipeline.detectRectangle match  {
-      case None => SFailure("No rectangle detected",SCandidate(frameNr,pipeline, SRectangle(frame, pipeline.corners,pipeline.corners),currState))
+    pipeline.detectRectangle match {
+      case None => SFailure("No rectangle detected", SCandidate(frameNr, pipeline, SRectangle(frame, pipeline.corners, pipeline.corners), currState))
       case Some(r) =>
         val rectangle: SRectangle = SRectangle(pipeline)
         val (sudokuResult, nextState) = Await.result(SCandidate(frameNr, pipeline, rectangle, currState).calc, Duration.Inf)