albale221171/xamarin.forms.googlemaps

Map library for Xamarin.Forms using Google maps API

Xamarin.Forms.GoogleMaps

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Yet another maps library for Xamarin.Forms that optimized for Google maps.

Usage is almost the same as Xamarin.Forms.Maps, Because this is forked from Xamarin.Forms.Maps - github

Motivation

The official Xamarin.Forms.Map has minumn functions only.

Especially, Bing Maps SDK is very old-fashioned because it has not vector-tile, marker's infowindow.

Android and iOS monopolize most the mobile apps market. Thus I think no need Bing maps support.

Furthermore, I am using Google Maps instead of MapKit because it is easy for define common API for Android and iOS.

Xamarin.Forms.GoogleMaps provides maximum Google maps features for Xamarin.Forms!!

Comparison with Xamarin.Forms.Maps

Feature	X.F.Maps	X.F.GoogleMaps
Map types	Yes	Yes
Traffic map	-	Yes
Map events	-	Yes
Panning with animation	Yes	Yes
Panning directly	-	Yes
Pins	Yes	Yes
Custom Pins	-	Yes
Pin drag & drop	-	Yes
Polygons	-	Yes
Lines	-	Yes
Circles	-	Yes
Custom map tiles	-	Yes

For more information, see Comparison with Xamarin.Forms.Maps.

Setup

• Available on NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Xamarin.Forms.GoogleMaps/
• Install into your PCL project and Client projects.

Platform Support

Platform	Supported
iOS Unified	Yes
Android	Yes
Windows 10 UWP	Yes (Bing map)
Others	No

Usage

Same as this

• Map Control - Xamarin

In iOS, get the API Key from Google Maps API for iOS then insert Init of AppDelegate.cs.

[Register("AppDelegate")]
public partial class AppDelegate : global::Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS.FormsApplicationDelegate
{
    public override bool FinishedLaunching(UIApplication app, NSDictionary options)
    {
        global::Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Init();
        Xamarin.FormsGoogleMaps.Init("your_api_key");
        LoadApplication(new App());

        return base.FinishedLaunching(app, options);
    }
}

Namespace is Xamarin.Forms.GoogleMaps instead of Xamarin.Forms.Maps.

Sample application is here.

• XFGoogleMapSample

Future plans

I will follow Xamarin.Forms.Maps API as possible. I will add new API only when I implement Google maps original feature.

If you have proposals then send to @amay077 or submit ISSUE or Pull-request!

Latest scheduled features as follows:

• Pin.ShowInfoWindow/HideInfoWindow method(or IsVisibleInfoWindow property) add in v1.0.0
• Moving pin by tap and hold add in v1.5.0
• Adding Polygon, Polyline, Circle add in v1.1.0
• and more enhancements!

You can use in Windows 10 UWP but this support is reluctant. Because this library has been determined to optimized for Google Maps, New features will not support in UWP.

Contribution

We really appreciate your contribution.

Please read the contribution guideline.

License

See LICENSE.

• logo.png by alecive - CC BY-SA 4.0
• Android Icon made by Hanan from www.flaticon.com
• Apple Icon made by Dave Gandy from www.flaticon.com