iOS 8 Google Maps SDK myLocation icon bubble graphical glitch

Question

I am learning about the Google Maps SDK and getting to know Swift, and when I create a mapview centered on my location using myLocation = true, the location bubble shows up, but it appears with a square mask around it like this

I am not performing any operation on the location indicator, at least not intentionally.

Has anyone ran into this issue before?

Lucaslucca

Which Google Maps SDK version you are using? Can you also post the code you use to show the blue icon? – Dramaturgy

I am using Google Maps 1.9.1 and the code I am using to show my location is (self.view as GMSMapView).myLocationEnabled = true – Lucaslucca

Im experiencing the exact same problem. Did you ever figure it out? – Nabila

Nope, but a friend counseled me to use MapKit instead. His logic, which I see, is that when users use an iOS app, and a map is embedded, they expect to see a MapKit map, because those maps conform to iOS's visual style. If you really need guidance in your app, then GMaps is the way to go though. – Lucaslucca

Answer 1

This is a known issue when running the Simulator. It works correctly on a real device. It's marked as WontFix on the issue tracker.

https://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=5113

Occur

Answer 2

Just like zhm said. It is a known problem with Xcode simulator and works fine on the real iOS device. I'm adding screenshots of the difference:

Plautus