How to add iOS 10 default annotation/pin?

Question

I have a MapView in my app. And user can add an annotaion/pin to that MapView. I works fine but I would like to know if it is possible to add new annotation design.

This is the new pin:

This is what my map shows:

This is my annotation code:

let annotaion = MKPointAnnotation()

this line adds my annotation to map:

self.myMap.addAnnotation(self.annotaion)

Thank you.

Hudak

Is your deployment target is iOS 10? – Chivalrous

Yep. But I started making this app in iOS 9 – Hudak

Answer 1

I believe @0ndre_ was looking for the default image, not to bring in his own custom image. The answer by @Franco_Meloni was incomplete. Here is how I got it to work.

func mapView(_ mapView: MKMapView, viewFor annotation: MKAnnotation) -> MKAnnotationView? {

        let pin = MKMarkerAnnotationView(annotation: annotation, reuseIdentifier: nil)
        pin.canShowCallout = true

        let button = UIButton(type: .detailDisclosure)
        pin.rightCalloutAccessoryView = button

        if annotation.isEqual(mapView.userLocation) {
            return nil
        }
        return pin
    }

The key is using MKMarkerAnnotationView to get the bigger marker. If you use MKPinAnnotationView you will see the smaller one appear.

Traject

Answer 2

You should implement

mapView(_ mapView: MKMapView, 
              viewFor annotation: MKAnnotation) -> MKAnnotationView?

from MKMapViewDelegate (https://developer.apple.com/reference/mapkit/mkmapviewdelegate/1452045-mapview)

Implementation example:

func mapView(mapView: MKMapView, viewForAnnotation annotation: MKAnnotation) -> MKAnnotationView? {
    let view = MKAnnotationView()
    view.image = UIImage(named: "pin")

    return view
}

Duala

When I use this: func mapView(_ mapView: MKMapView, viewFor annotation: MKAnnotation) -> MKAnnotationView? { let view = MKAnnotationView() view.image = UIImage(named: "pin") return view } it returns an empty map.. :/ – Hudak

is your image resource named "pin"? – Duala

No I Have not :/ . I do not know where is my image resource – Hudak

If is in your bundle use let path = self.bundle.pathForResource("imageName", ofType: "jpg") – Duala

You have to create the image yourself in this case – Hume