Maps 3D SDK for iOS release notes

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October 14, 2026

1.0.0

Announcement

Announcing the General Availability (GA) release of the Maps 3D SDK for iOS (v1.0.0), which includes the following new features and changes:

• Added UI controls for manipulating the camera position and orientation on the map (see Configure camera controls):
  • Added mapControls(at:margin:spacing:_:) and MapControlsBuilder to configure the placement and spacing of UI controls on a Map using MapControlPosition and MapControlOrientation.
  • Added map control views: CompassControl, ZoomControl, TiltControl, RotateControl, PanHorizontalControl, PanVerticalControl, and Spacer.
• Added interactive basemap points of interest (POIs) with built-in Places UI Kit integration in GoogleMaps3DKit to display place details when users tap POIs on the 3D map (see Interact with points of interest):
  • Added onPlaceTap(_:) and PlaceTapAction (.default and .none) to control whether the built-in Places UI widget is displayed when a POI is tapped.
  • Updated Map to include placeInformationEnabled(_:) to enable or disable the built-in place information card.
• Added map localization support to configure the language and region for map labels and UI elements using the SwiftUI .environment(\.locale, ...) modifier on Map (see Localize the map).
• Added custom view marker support to render SwiftUI View hierarchies as markers on the 3D map (see Create markers with custom views):
  • Added Marker to anchor custom SwiftUI views or customized Pin views to a LatLngAltitude position with configurable AltitudeMode, CollisionBehavior, and Popover attachments via MapContentAnchorable.

April 23, 2026

0.2.1

Feature

The latest update to the experimental Maps 3D SDK for iOS (v0.2.1) includes the following changes:

• Added visual feedback overlays to indicate when the map is loading or has encountered an error.
• Added the roadmap map mode to display a standard street map when configuring Map.
  • Updated MapMode to include roadmap.
• Added cloud-based map styling support:
  • Updated Map to include style(mapID:error:).
• Updated Camera configuration and animations:
  • Updated Camera to use center (LatLngAltitude) and added fieldOfView and altitudeMode (AltitudeMode).
  • Updated flyCameraAround(_:duration:repeatCount:trigger:completion:) parameter names.
• Updated marker, shape, and tap handling APIs:
  • Renamed Marker to Marker3D and replaced Marker.PinConfiguration with Pin and Pin.Configuration.
  • Replaced PlaceTapInfo with MapTapInfo and MapTapInfo.Content.
  • Added PolygonGeometry and updated Polygon and Polyline initializers.

March 02, 2026

0.1.0

Feature

The latest update to the experimental Maps 3D SDK for iOS (v0.1.0) includes the following changes:

• Added popover APIs:
  • Added Popover.
  • Added MapContentAnchorable.
  • Added PopoverStyle.
  • Added Shadow.
  • Updated MapContentAnchorable to include popover(isOpen:autoClosedEnabled:autoPanEnabled:style:content:).
  • Updated Marker3D to conform to MapContentAnchorable and support popovers.
• Added marker customizations:
  • Added Marker3D.Style.
  • Added Pin.
  • Added Pin.Configuration.
  • Updated Marker3D to support marker style customizations.
• Added path encoding and decoding APIs:
  • Added PathEncodingDimensions.
  • Updated Array of LatLngAltitude elements to include encodedPath(dimensions:) and init(encodedPath:dimensions:).
• Updated Map to include openSourceLicenseInfo.

October 14, 2025

0.0.2

Feature

The latest update to the experimental Maps 3D SDK for iOS (v0.0.2) includes the following changes:

• Added tap handler APIs (MapContentTappable and onTap(_:)) to 3D map elements:
  • Marker3D
  • Model
  • Polygon
  • Polyline
• Fixed an issue with place tap handling on the map.

May 21, 2025

0.0.1

Announcement

Initial experimental release of the Maps 3D SDK for iOS (v0.0.1), which includes the following:

• Added the Map and Camera APIs.