Page Summary
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The Google Maps SDK for iOS has undergone numerous updates, introducing features like data-driven styling, cloud-based map styling, and advanced markers.
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Support for older iOS versions has been frozen or dropped in recent releases, with a minimum iOS version of 13 or 14 for some versions.
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Swift Package Manager is now the recommended installation method, simplifying the integration process.
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The SDK has transitioned to using the Metal renderer by default for improved performance.
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Developers should consult the full release notes for detailed information on specific versions, bug fixes, and deprecations.
This page is updated with each product release. The changelog lists releases by date and includes any new features, bug fixes, and significant performance improvements. You can also browse and filter all release notes for all products in the Google API Console.
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Consult the Getting Started documentation for information on how to download the most recent version of the Maps SDK for iOS.
This page lists release notes for 2025 and 2026. For earlier releases, see the Maps SDK for iOS release notes archive.
September 24, 2026
The Maps SDK for iOS version 11.2.0 is now available. Version bump, no changes. This version is functionally identical to v11.1.0. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed. If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process. If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
August 27, 2026
The Maps SDK for iOS version 11.1.0 is now available. Version bump, no changes. This version is functionally identical to v11.0.0. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed. If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process. If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
August 06, 2026
The Maps SDK for iOS version 11.0.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed. If you're a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process. If you're an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
CocoaPods is deprecated as of version 11.0.0. Use Swift Package Manager instead. See the installation page for information about using Swift Package Manager.
June 24, 2026
The Maps SDK for iOS version 10.15.0 is now available. Version bump, no changes. This version is functionally identical to v10.13.0. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed. If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process. If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
June 23, 2026
The Maps SDK for iOS version 10.13.1 is now available. Version bump, no changes. This version is functionally identical to v10.13.0. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed. If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process. If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
May 29, 2026
The Maps SDK for iOS version 10.14.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed. If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process. If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
Optimized the underlying map styling data to improve load latency and reduce initial data payload. This optimization ensures a more efficient startup experience for apps.
April 30, 2026
The Maps SDK for iOS version 10.13.0 is now available. Version bump, no changes. This version is functionally identical to v10.10.0. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed. If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process. If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
April 07, 2026
The Maps SDK for iOS version 10.12.0 is now available. Version bump, no changes. This version is functionally identical to v10.10.0. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed. If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process. If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
February 26, 2026
The Maps SDK for iOS version 10.10.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed. If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process. If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
The Google watermark displayed on the map has been updated to match the watermark used in other Google Maps applications and websites. The new watermark contains the words "Google Maps" instead of just the word "Google", and is monochrome rather than multicolored. The image provides a visual comparison of the day mode version of the old and new watermarks. The new watermark is wider than the previous version (105 points rather than 60 points).
January 27, 2026
The Maps SDK for iOS version 10.8.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed. If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process. If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
All Google Maps SDKs for iOS now require you to build with Xcode version 26.
Updates to touch and accessibility frame sizes to improve accessibility.
Update to VoiceOver to improve accessibility.
Improved SDK resource loading performance.
December 18, 2025
The Maps SDK for iOS version 10.7.0 is now available. Version bump, no changes. This version is functionally identical to v10.6.0. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed. If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process. If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
November 20, 2025
The Maps SDK for iOS version 10.6.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed. If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process. If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
Transit layer available. You can now display the public transit network
of a city on your map using the transitEnabled method. Transit data is subject to availability. See the documentation.
QoS Inversion Warning fixed.
October 02, 2025
The Maps SDK for iOS version 10.4.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed. If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process. If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
Fix for map layer desynchronization that would occur on any animated frame size change, including device rotation.
September 07, 2025
The Maps SDK for iOS version 10.3.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed. If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process. If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
August 18, 2025
CocoaPods is in maintenance mode as of 8/18/2025 and we won't release more versions of CocoaPods after Q2 2026. Use Swift Package Manager instead. See the installation page for information about using Swift Package Manager.
August 12, 2025
Crash reporting. The MetricKit framework has been added to track abnormal exit counts, increasing reliability. For manual installations, you must add the MetricKit.framework in Xcode.
The Maps SDK for iOS version 10.2.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed. If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process. If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
July 14, 2025
The Maps SDK for iOS version 10.1.0 is now available. Version bump, no changes. This version is functionally identical to v10.0.0. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed. If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process. If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
May 19, 2025
According to the Mobile OS version support policy, we are freezing support for iOS 15 as of Maps SDK for iOS v10.0.0. The new minimum supported OS is iOS 16. Earlier SDK versions will continue supporting iOS 15.
If your dependencies do not specify a version number, your IDE will load the newest SDK version and new builds of your app will not support iOS 15.
Specify a version of the Maps SDK for iOS in your application's build dependencies in order to control when you raise the minimum supported OS for new versions of your app.
The Maps SDK for iOS version 10.0.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed. If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process. If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
The compass button in active navigation mode has been updated. The size and style has been updated to match other Google Maps Mobile offerings, though the default position has not changed. To avoid driver distraction, the compass will remain in the same position if the header (in portrait mode) expands and conflicts with the default position of the compass. If you add a secondary header custom control or header accessory view, the compass is now hidden to avoid UI conflicts. The compass now supports day and night modes, as well as dark mode.
The default behavior is updated to display automatic dark mode to match Apple norms and accessibility requirements. Previously, the default was to always display light mode. You can set this back to the UIUserInterfaceStyle.light interface style if you would like your app to only display light mode.
The mapViewDidFinishTileRendering API is not invoked in no-network conditions.
In the next major version of Maps SDK for iOS, compassButton in GMSUISettings will be shown by default.
The new minimum supported version of Xcode is 16.0.
March 24, 2025
The Maps SDK for iOS version 9.4.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed.
If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process.
If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
We are ramping up PanoramaView to use the Metal renderer instead of the OpenGL renderer. This change should not be noticeable to the human eye and will have full feature parity. This will fix certain simulator rendering issues by enabling PanoramaView to work in simulator on Xcode versions that no longer support OpenGL on simulators. Our public issue tracking event is here: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/383046157. Please report any relevant issues you find during this gradual rollout.
January 27, 2025
The Maps SDK for iOS version 9.3.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed.
If you are a new user, see Set up your Google Cloud project to start the installation process.
If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
As of this release, crosswalks, sidewalks, and road lane markings may be visible on the map in certain metropolitan areas worldwide. Lane markings may not be visible on all roads even in areas where they are supported. The areas where these elements are visible may vary over time. When visible, crosswalks and sidewalk elements can be styled using Cloud Based Map Styling.
The Google Maps binary now strips any code that isn't referenced by public API classes. The size of the resulting binary is smaller by approximately 45%.
Swift Preview no longer breaks when the Maps SDK for iOS is added using Swift Package Manager.
November 18, 2024
Updated API reference. The look and organization of the Maps SDK for iOS API reference has changed.
Note: The URLs for the API references pages have changed, so any pages you may have bookmarked will redirect you to the API reference homepage.
The Maps SDK for iOS version 9.2.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed.
If you are a new user, see Set up your Google Cloud project to start the installation process.
If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
August 28, 2024
Bug fixes.
August 14, 2024
The Maps SDK for iOS version 9.1.0 is now available. Version bump, no changes. This version is functionally identical to v.9.0.0. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed.
If you are a new user, see Set up your Google Cloud project to start the installation process.
If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
May 28, 2024
Release 9.0.0
The Maps SDK for iOS version 9.0.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed.
If you are a new user, see Set up your Google Cloud project to start the installation process.
If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
According to the Mobile OS version support policy, we are freezing support for iOS 15 in an upcoming major version of Maps, Places, and Navigation SDKs for iOS.
Versions of Maps, Places, and Navigation SDKs for iOS released beginning the second quarter of 2025 will support a minimum of iOS 16. Earlier SDK versions will continue supporting iOS 15.
If your dependencies do not specify a version number, your IDE will load the newest SDK version and new builds of your app will not support iOS 15.
Specify a version of the Maps, Places, and Navigation SDKs for iOS in your application's build dependencies in order to control when you raise the minimum supported OS for new versions of your app.
According to the Mobile OS version support policy, we are freezing support for iOS 14 as of Maps SDK for iOS v9.0.0. The new minimum supported OS is iOS 15. Earlier SDK versions will continue supporting iOS 14.
If your dependencies do not specify a version number, your IDE will load the newest SDK version and new builds of your app will not support iOS 14.
Specify a version of the Maps SDK for iOS in your application's build dependencies in order to control when you raise the minimum supported OS for new versions of your app.
Updated the default colors for maps to match the new colors that are already available in the Google Maps app. For more information, see New map style for Google Maps Platform.
You can now use data-driven styling for datasets with your apps. Data-driven styling for datasets lets you upload your own geospatial datasets, apply custom styling to their data features, and display those data features on maps.
For more information and examples, see Data-driven styling for datasets.
The Apple Privacy Manifest file is now included in the resources bundle for the SDK. For more information, see Inspect the privacy manifest file.
You can now set the map color scheme to dark, light, or to use the system settings.
For more information and examples, see Map color scheme.
Simplified the install process when using the Swift Package Manager by changing the dependencies for the Maps SDK for iOS. Previously, you had to add dependencies for GoogleMapsBase, GoogleMapsCore, and GoogleMaps to your project. With this release, you only have to add GoogleMaps. We have also removed GoogleMapsM4B from the Maps Swift package.
Because of this change, if you upgrade from an older version to 9.0.0, you need to remove GoogleMapsBase, GoogleMapsCore, and GoogleMapsM4B from your project dependencies after you upgrade to version 9.0.0.
Since Apple has deprecated OpenGL support as of iOS 12 (2018), support for the OpenGL renderer and the setMetalRendererEnabled boolean in the Maps SDK for iOS is deprecated as of v9.0.0 , and will be unsupported in the major version that will be released in the second quarter of 2025.
Instead, use the Metal renderer, which has been default since Maps SDK for iOS v8.0.0, and remove setMetalRendererEnabled from your codebase.
April 01, 2024
The new minimum supported version of Xcode is 15.0.
With the release of the Places SDK for iOS version 8.5, the latest version of the Maps SDK for iOS remains v.8.4.0.
February 20, 2024
To streamline the SDK, the obsolete GoogleMapsM4B module in the Maps SDK for iOS is deprecated as of February 2024, and will be unsupported in the major version that will be released in the second quarter of 2025.
Since the GoogleMapsM4B module is related to an obsolete billing plan, it is safe to remove dependencies on the legacy GoogleMapsM4B module in your app. If you use CocoaPods to install the Maps SDK for iOS, remove the GoogleMapsM4B pod from the list of dependencies in your Podfile. If you manually install the Maps SDK for iOS, remove the GoogleMapsM4B framework from your project.
February 05, 2024
234007610 : Fix for zoomed out Polyline rendering on Metal.
Release 8.4.0
The Maps SDK for iOS version 8.4.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed.
If you are a new user, see Set up your Google Cloud project to start the installation process.
If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
December 14, 2023
Release 8.3.1
Infrastructure update. The Maps SDK for iOS now supports Swift Package Manager.
Using Xcode's Swift Package Manager integration, you can add or update the Maps SDK dependency directly from Xcode. Select the version of the Maps SDK for iOS that you want to use. For new projects, Google recommends you specify the latest version and use the option "Exact Version".
To learn how to add the Maps SDK for iOS to a project through Swift Package Manager, see the Set up an Xcode project guide.
November 28, 2023
Fixed a crashing bug for Maps SDK.
November 14, 2023
Release 8.3.0
The Maps SDK for iOS version 8.3.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed.
If you are a new user, see Set up your Google Cloud project to start the installation process.
If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
The Google Maps Platform now offers updated cloud-based maps styling in the Google Cloud Console, enhancing your ability to create a customized map experience for users of your iOS applications. Learn more at New Cloud Styling Overview.
When initializing your map view, configuration options are now set with GMSMapViewOptions. Option properties include the frame, camera, mapID or backgroundColor. For developers who subclass the GMSMapView, you will also need to update your initializer.
The new GMSMapViewOptions backgroundColor property allows you to override the default map background color.
October 05, 2023
Infrastructure update. For versions of Maps SDK 8.0.0 or greater, the default renderer has been changed to Metal. We encourage customers to remove calls to GMSService.setMetalRendererEnabled from their code as this method will be deprecated.
September 19, 2023
As of version 8.0.0, the Maps SDK now supports advanced markers. With advanced markers you can customize the default marker's background, border, glyph text, collision behavior and replace the default marker icon with a custom graphic image.
For more information, see the advanced markers overview.
See the Release Notes for information about this update and for all previous updates or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed.
If you are a new user, see Set up your Google Cloud project to start the installation process.
If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
As of version 8.0.0, the Maps SDK now supports data-driven styling for boundaries. Data-driven styling for boundaries lets you access Google's polygons for administrative boundaries, apply styling to boundary polygons, display them on your maps.
For more information, see the data-driven styling for boundaries overview.
September 05, 2023
Release 8.2.0
The Maps SDK for iOS version 8.2.0 is now available. Version bump, no changes. This version is functionally identical to v.8.1.0. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed.
If you are a new user, see Set up your Google Cloud project to start the installation process.
If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
July 24, 2023
Release 8.1.0
The Maps SDK for iOS version 8.1.0 is now available. Version bump, no changes. This version is functionally identical to v.8.0.0. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed.
If you are a new user, see Set up your Google Cloud project to start the installation process.
If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
May 17, 2023
Release 8.0.0
The Maps SDK for iOS version 8.0.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed.
If you are a new user, see Set up your Google Cloud project to start the installation process.
If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
Sprite Stamped polylines are now supported with the Metal Framework. This allows you to create a polyline using a repeating bitmap image of your choice. Shapes show with a clear background stroke, but the stamp is not truncated around line corners - making them useful for situations such as dots for illustrating walking directions. For more information see Sprite Stamped Polylines.
According to the Mobile OS version support policy, we are freezing support for iOS 13 as of Maps SDK for iOS v8.0.0. The new minimum supported OS is iOS 14. Earlier SDK versions will continue supporting iOS 13.
If your dependencies do not specify a version number, your IDE will load the newest SDK version and new builds of your app will not support iOS 13.
Specify a version of the Maps SDK for iOS in your application's build dependencies in order to control when you raise the minimum supported OS for new versions of your app.
The new mapCapabilities property on GMSMapView adds programmatic checking for map-specific features. Included is support for Sprite Stamped Polylines. For more information see Map Capabilities.
The new minimum supported version of Xcode is 14.0. Note the deprecations in the Xcode 14 release notes about the end of support for building with bitcode.
May 15, 2023
Freezing support for iOS 14
According to the Mobile OS version support policy, we are freezing support for iOS 14 in an upcoming major version of
Versions of Maps SDK for iOS released beginning the second quarter of 2024 will support a minimum of iOS 15. Earlier SDK versions will continue supporting iOS 14.
If your dependencies do not specify a version number, your IDE will load the newest SDK version and new builds of your app will not support iOS 14.
Specify a version of the Maps SDK for iOS in your application's build dependencies in order to control when you raise the minimum supported OS for new versions of your app.
February 27, 2023
Release 7.4.0
The Maps SDK for iOS version 7.4.0 is now available. Version bump, no changes. This version is functionally identical to v.7.3.0. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed.
If you are a new user, see Set up your Google Cloud project to start the installation process.
If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
January 12, 2023
Release 7.3.0
The Maps SDK for iOS version 7.3.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed.
If you are a new user, see Set up your Google Cloud project to start the installation process.
If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
Maps SDK framework installation with CocoaPods now includes built-in support for XCFramework. This framework allows developers to build code for Xcode Simulator on M1 Macs.
November 03, 2022
Release 7.2.0
The Maps SDK for iOS version 7.2.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases or subscribe to the Release Notes XML feed.
If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process.
If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
234007610 : Polyline spans fixed for paths with duplicate points on Metal.
August 29, 2022
Release 7.1.0
The Maps SDK for iOS version 7.1.0 is now available. See the Release Notes for information about this release and for all previous releases.
If you are a new user, see Set Up in the Google Cloud Console to start the installation process.
If you are an existing customer, see the upgrade instructions at Versions.
With this release, we have updated the default image used for markers in the Maps SDK for iOS.
239943840: Updated the draggable marker experience.
August 15, 2022
Freezing support for iOS 13 - August 15, 2022
According to the Mobile OS version support policy, we are freezing support for iOS 13 in an upcoming major version of Maps and Places SDKs for iOS.
Versions of Maps and Places SDKs for iOS that release beginning the second quarter of 2023 will support a minimum of iOS 14. Earlier SDK versions will continue supporting iOS 13.
If your dependencies do not specify a version number, your IDE will load the newest SDK version and new builds of your app will not support iOS 13.
Be sure to specify a version in your application's build dependencies in order to control when you raise the minimum supported OS for new versions of your app.
With this release of the Maps SDK for iOS, we have moved the XML feed to a new location. Subscribe to the new location of the XML feed at:
https://developers.google.com/feeds/maps-sdk-ios-release-notes.xml
For release notes from 2024 and earlier, see the Maps SDK for iOS release notes archive.