Exception:Google Maps SDK for iOS must be initialized via [GMSServices provideAPIKey:…] prior to use

Question

I am trying to implement Google Maps SDK into my project using Swift 2.0. I follow this but when running this, my app is getting the following error:

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Answer 1

Here is a Google Maps tutorial for Swift:

http://www.appcoda.com/google-maps-api-tutorial/

Below is quoted from Google Maps Documentation:

Step 5: Get an iOS API key

Using an API key enables you to monitor your application's API usage, and ensures that Google can contact you about your application if necessary. The key is free, you can use it with any of your applications that call the Google Maps SDK for iOS, and it supports an unlimited number of users. You obtain an API key from the Google Developers Console by providing your application's bundle identifier.

If your project doesn't already have a key for iOS applications, follow these steps to create an API key from the Google Developers Console:

1. In the sidebar on the left, select Credentials.
2. If your project doesn't already have an iOS API key, create one now by selecting Add credentials > API key > iOS key.
3. In the resulting dialog, enter your app's bundle identifier. For example: com.example.hellomap.

4. Click Create.

   Your new iOS API key appears in the list of API keys for your project. An API key is a string of characters, something like this:

   AIzaSyBdVl-cTICSwYKrZ95SuvNw7dbMuDt1KG0

5. Add your API key to your AppDelegate.m as follows:

   • Add the following import statement:

   @import GoogleMaps;

   • Add the following to your application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: method, replacing API_KEY with your API key:

   [GMSServices provideAPIKey:@"API_KEY"];

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