Controlling Animation Duration in Google Maps for iOS

Question

The documentation for Google Maps for iOS states that:

Call one of several methods that allow you to animate the camera moving to a new location. You can

Answer 1

for Swift 3.0:

CATransaction.begin()
CATransaction.setValue(1.5, forKey: kCATransactionAnimationDuration)
// your camera code goes here, example:
// mapView.animate(with: update)
CATransaction.commit()

The bigger the value (1.5 in this case), the slower the animation.