# Why Can't I Watch Ads? > Ads not loading in another app? Let's figure out what to try in plain language. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.raylitics.adcheck](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.raylitics.adcheck) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.raylitics.adcheck` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Raylytics - **Category:** TOOLS - **Downloads:** 14 - **Version:** 1.1.0 - **Last updated:** 2026-09-03 - **First published:** 2026-05-11 - **Publisher country:** US - **Size:** 4.69 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-06 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.raylitics.adcheck) - **Website:** [https://raylytics.io](https://raylytics.io/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://raylytics.io/adcheck/privacy](https://raylytics.io/adcheck/privacy) ## Description Ads not loading? Stuck on a "Watch ad to continue" button that does nothing, or a rewarded video that won't start? "Why Can't I Watch Ads?" helps you figure out what to check — by trying to load an ad on your phone right now.

How it works:

1. Tap one button.
2. The app tries to play a real rewarded ad on your phone. If it plays, your phone CAN load ads from at least one network — the app you were having trouble with is probably just having a bad moment.
3. If the ad doesn't play, the app quietly checks a few common things on your phone and tells you, in plain English, what's worth looking at.

Things we know how to check:

• You're offline, or stuck on a hotel Wi-Fi sign-in page
• An ad-blocker or content-filter app is filtering your traffic
• Your phone's Private DNS is set to a service that often blocks ads
• A VPN is making your connection look like it's coming from another country
• Google Play Services is missing or out of date
• Android System WebView — the part of Android that draws most ads — is disabled or out of date
• Your network is blocking the websites ad networks use
• Personalised ads are turned off in your settings

You'll see up to three plain-English findings, each with a button that opens the right Settings screen so you can try the fix.

How we talk about findings:

We're careful not to pronounce a verdict. Even when we're pretty sure, we'll say "this is a good first thing to check." Diagnosing what's wrong on someone else's phone, from the outside, is hard — we'd rather suggest something worth trying than tell you we know.

Honest about how this works:

• Step one is a real Google AdMob rewarded ad. You can dismiss it whenever you like.
• If the ad fails — including because something on your phone blocked AdMob itself — the local check kicks in.
• We don't run a backend. No analytics service of our own. No crash reporter. The check runs on your phone and forgets the result when you close the app.
• AdMob collects what AdMob collects (advertising ID, approximate location via IP, ad interaction data). You can reset or opt out anytime in Settings → Privacy → Ads.

Designed for non-technical Android users who just want their game's "watch ad to continue" button to actually work — and for the developers trying to help them. ## Rankings - #2,697,031 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` - `com.raylitics.adcheck.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [Watch Ads - Watch advertising!](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.polygon.watchads) — 4,082 users, 3.40 / 5 - [AdsPlayer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.adsplayer) — 170 users - [Infinity](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.AdlemGames.Infinity) — 79 users - [Show Ads](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.dreiprojects.showads) — 2 users - [Watch Ads](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.zhagaram.watchads) — 2,230 users, 4.27 / 5 - [Ad Detective](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sunnyrabiussunny.addetective) — 789 users - [Ad Loot](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.adloot.app) — 4,058 users, 2.22 / 5 - [Watch Ads](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.IsoApps.WatchAds) — 1,271 users, 3.40 / 5 - [Ad](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.adtip.app.adtip_app) — 73,484 users, 2.54 / 5 - [NoAdly - Remove-Ad Browser](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.noadly.app) — 340 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.raylitics.adcheck)