installation.md

Installation

First, download the library from npm:

npm install react-native-maps --save

Then you must install the native dependencies. You can use rnpm (now part of react-native core) to add native dependencies automatically:

$ react-native link

Go to step 4 to configure Google Maps API KEY in Android.

This installation should work in physical devices. For Genymotion, please check installation step 5

or do it manually as described below:

iOS

Cocoapods

To install using Cocoapods, simply insert the following line into your Podfile and run pod install

pod 'react-native-maps', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-maps'

Manually

1. Open your project in XCode, right click on Libraries and click Add Files to "Your Project Name" Look under node_modules/react-native-maps/ios and add AIRMaps.xcodeproj.
2. Add libAIRMaps.a to `Build Phases -> Link Binary With Libraries.
3. Click on AIRMaps.xcodeproj in Libraries and go the Build Settings tab. Double click the text to the right of Header Search Paths and verify that it has $(SRCROOT)/../../react-native/React as well as $(SRCROOT)/../../react-native/Libraries/Image - if they aren't, then add them. This is so XCode is able to find the headers that the AIRMaps source files are referring to by pointing to the header files installed within the react-native node_modules directory.
4. Whenever you want to use it within React code now you can: var MapView = require('react-native-maps');

Android

1. in your android/app/build.gradle add:

...
dependencies {
  ...
  compile project(':react-native-maps')
}

2. in your android/settings.gradle add:

...
include ':react-native-maps'
project(':react-native-maps').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/react-native-maps/android')

3. in your application object, add:

For React Native v0.29.0 or above:

import com.airbnb.android.react.maps.MapsPackage;

public class MyApplication extends Application implements ReactApplication {
  private final ReactNativeHost reactNativeHost = new ReactNativeHost(this) {
    @Override protected List<ReactPackage> getPackages() {
      return Arrays.asList(
          new MainReactPackage(),
          new MapsPackage());
    }
  };

  @Override public ReactNativeHost getReactNativeHost() {
    return reactNativeHost;
  }
}

For older versions of React Native:

@Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    mReactRootView = new ReactRootView(this);

    mReactInstanceManager = ReactInstanceManager.builder()
            .setApplication(getApplication())
            .setBundleAssetName("index.android.bundle")
            .setJSMainModuleName("index.android")
            .addPackage(new MainReactPackage())
            .addPackage(new MapsPackage()) // <---- and This!
            .setUseDeveloperSupport(BuildConfig.DEBUG)
            .setInitialLifecycleState(LifecycleState.RESUMED)
            .build();

    mReactRootView.startReactApplication(mReactInstanceManager, "MyApp", null);

    setContentView(mReactRootView);
}

4. Specify your Google Maps API Key:

   To develop is recommended a Browser Key without refeer restriction. Go to https://console.developers.google.com/apis/credentials to check your credentials.

Add your Browser API key to your manifest file:

<application>
    <!-- You will only need to add this meta-data tag, but make sure it's a child of application -->
    <meta-data
      android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
      android:value="{{Your Google maps API Key Here}}"/>
</application>

> If that doesn't work try using an ***Android Key*** without refeer restriction. Go to https://console.developers.google.com/apis/credentials to check your credentials.

Add your Android API key to your manifest file:

<application>
    <!-- You will only need to add this meta-data tag, but make sure it's a child of application -->
    <meta-data
        android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"
        android:value="{{@string/ANDROID_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY}}"/>
</application>

5. ensure that you have Google Play Services installed:

• For Genymotion you can follow these instructions.
• For a physical device you need to search on Google 'Google Play Services'. There will be a link that takes you to the play store and from there you will see a button to update it (do not search within the Play Store).

Troubleshooting

If you have a blank map issue, (#118, #176) try the following lines :

On iOS :

You have to link dependencies with rnpm and re-run the build :

1. rnpm link
2. react-native run-ios

On Android :

1. Set this Stylesheet in your map component

...
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    ...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject,
    height: 400,
    width: 400,
    justifyContent: 'flex-end',
    alignItems: 'center',
  },
  map: {
    ...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject,
  },
});

module.exports = React.createClass({

    render: function () {
        const { region } = this.props;
        console.log(region);

        return (
            <View style ={styles.container}>
                <MapView
                    style={styles.map}
                    region={{
                        latitude: 37.78825,
                        longitude: -122.4324,
                        latitudeDelta: 0.015,
                        longitudeDelta: 0.0121,
                    }}
                    >
                </MapView>
            </View>
        )
    }
})

2. Run "android" and make sure every packages is updated.

3. If not installed yet, you have to install the following packages :

   • Extras / Google Play services
   • Extras / Google Repository
   • Android 6.0 (API 23) / Google APIs Intel x86 Atom System Image Rev. 13

4. Check manual installation steps

5. Generate your SHA1 key :
   keytool -list -v -keystore ~/.android/debug.keystore -alias androiddebugkey -storepass android -keypass android

6. Go to Google API Console and select your project, or create one.
   In Overview -> Google Maps API -> Google Maps Android API -> Check if it's enabled
   Create a new key by clicking on Create credentials -> API Key -> Android Key, enter the name of the API key and your SHA1 key, generated before, and create it. Check installation step 4.

7. Clean the cache :
   watchman watch-del-all
npm cache clean

8. When starting emulator, make sure you have enabled Wipe user data.

9. Run react-native run-android

10. At this step it should work, but if not, go to your Google API Console and create a Browser key instead of a Android key and go to step 6.