Phonegap build runtime error

[Craig-Fisk]

Adding the plugin to my phonegap build config so that I can access play game services is causing a java run time error:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to get provider com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAdsInitProvider: java.lang.IllegalStateException:

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• The Google Mobile Ads SDK was initialized incorrectly. AdMob publishers *
• should follow the instructions here: *
• https://googlemobileadssdk.page.link/admob-android-update-manifest *
• to add a valid App ID inside the AndroidManifest. *
• Google Ad Manager publishers should follow instructions here: *
• https://googlemobileadssdk.page.link/ad-manager-android-update-manifest. *

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at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java
at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders (ActivityThread.java:5987)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication (ActivityThread.java:5902)
at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1100 (ActivityThread.java:200)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage (ActivityThread.java:1656)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:106)
at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:193)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:6718)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (RuntimeInit.java:493)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:858)
at com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzxb.attachInfo
at com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAdsInitProvider.attachInfo
at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider (ActivityThread.java:6440)