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BlueBucket7
BlueBucket7

Reputation: 323

Blue dot for current location not displaying using google maps for iOS

I'm trying to implement current locations in my app. Please see my code for the viewDidLoad below:

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];

    [self hideTabBar:self.tabBarController];

    // Create a GMSCameraPosition that tells the map to display the
    // coordinate -33.86,151.20 at zoom level 6.
    GMSCameraPosition *camera = [GMSCameraPosition cameraWithLatitude:-33.86
                                                            longitude:151.20
                                                                 zoom:6];
    mapView_ = [GMSMapView mapWithFrame:CGRectZero camera:camera];
    mapView_.myLocationEnabled = YES;
    mapView_.settings.compassButton = YES;
    mapView_.settings.myLocationButton = YES;
    mapView_.accessibilityElementsHidden = NO;
    self.view = mapView_;

    // Creates a marker in the center of the map.
    GMSMarker *marker = [[GMSMarker alloc] init];
    marker.position = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(-33.86, 151.20);
    marker.title = @"Sydney";
    marker.snippet = @"Australia";
    marker.map = mapView_;
}

I can see the map in the iOS simulator (iPhone 4s) with the marker set to Sydney, but no blue dot to be seen anywhere. Is current location perhaps working but the UI element is hidden?

Thanks for any help/suggestions!

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1641

Answers (3)

Davender Verma
Davender Verma

Reputation: 573

     func didTapMyLocationButton(for mapView: GMSMapView) -> Bool {


//if want to change the camera position

            if self.latDouble != 0.0 && self.longDouble != 0.0
            {
                let camera: GMSCameraPosition = GMSCameraPosition.camera(withLatitude: self.latDouble, longitude: self.longDouble, zoom: 18.0)
                self.mapView.camera = camera

            }

             self.mapView.isMyLocationEnabled = true
            self.mapView.reloadInputViews()
            return true
        }

Upvotes: 0

Antony Raphel
Antony Raphel

Reputation: 2078

In simulator, you need to set custom location like following:

Debug > Locations > Custom Location... then enter a latitude and longitude for the location you would like to simulate.

NOTE: if this method didn't work, then just select Freeway Drive instead of Custom Location. Once you clicked on Freeway Drive, then do the same step as above mentioned.

Upvotes: 0

Joe
Joe

Reputation: 11

In my app I need to implement the CLLocationManager and set NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescriptionin the Custom Target Properties.

Hope this helps.

Upvotes: 1

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