Maps by Google and Apple
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For iOS, you have the option to choose between Apple Maps or Google Maps. On Android, only Google Maps is available. Google Maps provides more custom style options from different map types to coloring and exposing or hiding map features.
You can live-test your app without adding your unique Google Maps API keys, but you need to add them if you want to download or publish your app.
To generate your personal Google Maps API key, you need to:
Create a Google Cloud project for your app.
Create a billing account or enable billing for the project.
Click Enable to enable the Maps SDK for Android or Maps SDK for iOS.
Copy the provided API key.
Note: If you close this pop pup message without copying your API key
Navigate to APIs & Services.
Select Credentials from the left side menu.
Click SHOW KEY.
For more detailed instructions, please see here: Google Maps Platform: Set up your Google Cloud project.
Once you've generated your Google Maps API keys, you can add them to your Thunkable project. Click the gear icon at the top of the components tree on your project's designer tab to access your Project Settings. Scroll to the Google Map Settings section and paste your Android and iOS API keys into the corresponding fields.
Property
Description
Data Type
Latitude
Co-ordinate of the map's center on the north-south axis
Number
Longitude
Co-ordinate of the map's center on the east-west axis
Number
Zoom
Zoom level between -15 (most zoomed out) and 15 (most zoomed in)
Number
Property
Description
Data Type
Height
Height of Map in pixels
Number
Width
Width of Map in pixels
Number
Visible
Set whether the Map is visible
True/False
Property
Description
Data Type
Border Width
Width of border around Map in pixels
Number
Border Radius
Radius of corners of border on Mapr in degrees
Number
Border Color
Color of border (only visible if border width > 0)
Color
Border Style
Set whether border style is solid, dotted or dashed (only visible if border width > 0)
Select from menu
There are a number of Advanced properties available to help you add custom styling to your map. Below are the most popular.
Property
Description
Map Type Advanced
Default (standard); standard is the classic map style; satellite displays only satellite imagery; hybrid shows roads and features layered over satellite imagery; terrain shows physical terrain overlay on top of a classic map (Google Maps only)
Custom Map Style String (Google Maps Only) Advanced
Shows Traffic Advanced
Default (false); if true, shows real-time traffic overlay on the map
For more information on sizing in your app, please see our introduction here
Property
Description
Height
Default (Fill container); Four options: 1) Fit contents which auto-sizes to the content size or 2) Fill container which auto-sizes to the container 3) Relative size in percent of Screen, 4) Absolute size in pixels
Width
Default (Fit container); Four options: 1) Fit contents which auto-sizes to the content size or 2) Fill container which auto-sizes to the container 3) Relative size in percent of Screen, 4) Absolute size in pixels
For more information on adding spacing in your app, please see our introduction here
To find the spacing properties, you'll have to select the Advanced tab
Property
Description
Margin Advanced
Default (none); Margin is the space outside of the border of a component; You can set space on the top, bottom, right or left of the component in both pixels or percent of Screen
Padding Advanced
Default (none); Padding is the space between the contents and the border of a component; You can set space on the top, bottom, right or left of the component in both pixels or percent of Screen
The map has several events. You can trigger actions to happen when these events occur.
This event happens when the Map has loaded in your app.
This is a good time to add any markers, polylines or polygons to your app that you want the user to see as soon as your app opens.
This event happens when the location of the user changes. It returns the coordinate object. You can use object blocks to get the properties of the coordinate object.
The coordinate object has the following properties:
{ target: Numeric ID for your app coordinate:{ latitude: latitude of point selected longitude: longitude of point selected } position:{ x: x-position of selected point on the Map component y: x-position of selected point on the Map component } }
This event happens when the user taps on the Map.
Output name
Output value
Data Type
Latitude
Latitude of selected position
Number
Longitude
Longitude of selected position
Number
position X
X Co-ordinate of selected position on map component
Number
position Y
Y Co-ordinate of selected position on map component
Number
This event happens when the user presses on the map for a longer period of time.
Output name
Output value
Data Type
Latitude
Latitude of selected position
Number
Longitude
Longitude of selected position
Number
position X
X Co-ordinate of selected position on map component
Number
position Y
Y Co-ordinate of selected position on map component
Number
This event happens when the user clicks on a Marker that is on the Map.
The On Marker Press block returns an event object. This is an object which can be used with object blocks.
The event object has the following properties:
{ latitude: latitude of the selected Marker longitude: longitude of the selected Marker }
Adds a generic map marker to your map at the specified latitude/longitude.
This block takes the following inputs:
Latitude
Latitude of marker's position
Number between -90 and 90
Longitude
Longitude of marker's position
Number between -90 and 90
Title
Title of marker (displayed when marker is clicked)
Text
Description
Description of marker (displayed when marker is clicked)
Text
Pin Color
Color of marker
Color
Adds a marker of a selected image to your map at the specified latitude/longitude
This block takes the following inputs:
Latitude
Latitude of marker's position
Number between -90 and 90
Longitude
Longitude of marker's position
Number between -90 and 90
Title
Title of marker (displayed when marker is clicked)
Text
Description
Description of marker (displayed when marker is clicked)
Text
Icon
Image to use as marker
Add a polyline to your map. This is an outline that connects several points on your map.
This block takes the following inputs:
Input
Description
Data Type
Coordinate
List of points to draw a line between. List can be any length.
Stroke Width
Width of polyline
Number
Stroke Color
Color of polyline
Color
These blocks:
Will produce this polyline:
Note that polylines won't automatically create a closed shape. You would need to add a forth object with the properties latitude: 37 and longitude: -122 to the coordinate input of the addPolyline block above to close this triangular polyline.
Add a polygon to your map. This is a solid shape that connects several points on your map.
This block takes the following inputs:
Input
Description
Data Type
Coordinate
List of points to draw a line between. List can be any length.
Stroke Width
Width of outline
Number
Stroke Color
Color of outline (Only visible if Stroke Width > 0)
Color
Fill Color
Color of polygon shape
Color
These blocks:
Will produce this polygon:
Note that the polygon outline will automatically connect the first and last points in the list of coordinates.
You can use the deleteAllMarkers block to delete all markers from your app.
You can use the deleteAllPolylines block to delete all polylines from your app.
You can use the deleteAllPolygons block to delete all polygons from your app.
Set and get properties of the Map component.
Returns the height of the Map on the device screen in pixels.
Returns the width of the Map on the device screen in pixels.
You can pair the Map component with a Location Sensor. This helps you show content relevant to the user's location.
These blocks will set the map's latitude and longitude to show the user's location once the map is ready:
Select Enable all Google Maps APIs for this project.
Accepts a JSON string imported from the . Map Type must be set to standard and provider must be set to google.
Dropdown menu (select )
List of . Each object must have the properties latitude and longitude. Latitude and Longitude must be .
List of . Each object must have the properties latitude and longitude. Latitude and Longitude must be .
