Build Location Apps on iOS with Swift: Use Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Mapbox to Code Location Aware Mobile Apps

© Jeffrey Linwood 2020

J. LinwoodBuild Location Apps on iOS with Swifthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6083-8_8

8. Exploring Google Map Views

Jeffrey Linwood¹ 

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Austin, TX, USA

 

In the previous chapter, we did all of the setup necessary to work with the Google Maps SDK for iOS. If you have not worked through Chapter 7, start there, as this chapter will pick up where that one left off.

In this chapter, we will explore the capabilities of the Google Maps map view. In particular, we will work with map types, map markers, and shapes.

Changing the type of map tiles

Get started by opening the application you built in Chapter 7. We are going to extend that project, so we do not have to repeat the setup process for Google Maps.

Google Maps comes with five ...