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This example shows how to represent the user's location as a blue dot, and
display theMy Locationbutton in the bottom right corner of the map. When
the user taps the button, the map pans to the user's current location.
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Before you can try the sample code, you must configure your development environment.
For more information, seeSet up a Flutter project.
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Dart
//Copyright2025GoogleLLC////LicensedundertheApacheLicense,Version2.0(the"License");//youmaynotusethisfileexceptincompliancewiththeLicense.//YoumayobtainacopyoftheLicenseat////https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0////Unlessrequiredbyapplicablelaworagreedtoinwriting,software//distributedundertheLicenseisdistributedonan"AS IS"BASIS,//WITHOUTWARRANTIESORCONDITIONSOFANYKIND,eitherexpressorimplied.//SeetheLicenseforthespecificlanguagegoverningpermissionsand//limitationsundertheLicense.import'dart:async';import'package:flutter/material.dart';import'package:google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter.dart';///User's location is shown as a blue dot and the My Location button///isdisplayedinthebottomrightcornerofthemap.Whentheusertaps///thebutton,themappanstotheuser's current location.classMyLocationSampleextendsStatefulWidget{constMyLocationSample({super.key});@overrideState<MyLocationSample>createState()=>_MyLocationSampleState();}class_MyLocationSampleStateextendsState<MyLocationSample>{///TouseMyLocationonsomeplatforms(suchasAndroid),///youneedtoasktheuserforpermissionatruntime.Seebelow.bool?_permissionGranted;@overrideWidgetbuild(BuildContextcontext){returnGoogleMap(initialCameraPosition:CameraPosition(target:LatLng(37.78,-122.42)),//EnablestheMyLocationlayer.////ThisfeatureisnotavailableonallplatformsandyouMUSThave//theappropriatelocationpermissionenabledinorderforthistowork.//Seedocumentationof[GoogleMap.myLocationEnabled]fordetails.myLocationEnabled:_permissionGranted??false,//Youcanchoosewhethertoshowthebuttonthatletstheuser//transportthecameratotheircurrentlocation.//Thishasnoeffectwhen`myLocationEnabled`isfalse.myLocationButtonEnabled:true,);}@overridevoidinitState(){super.initState();_requestPermission();}///A*fake*implementationofrequestingthepermission.//////Realappswilluse3rdpartypackagessuchas`package:permission_handler`///orbuildtheirownbespokesolution.Future<void>_requestPermission()async{//Waitabitbeforecontinuing.Thisisrequiredherebecausewecallthis//functionfrominitState(),andthat's too soon to be showing dialogues.awaitFuture<void>.delayed(constDuration(seconds:1));if(!mounted)return;varresult=awaitshowDialog<bool>(context:context,builder:(context)=>SimpleDialog(title:Text('Requesting permission'),children:[SimpleDialogOption(onPressed:()=>Navigator.pop(context,true),child:Text('Grant'),),SimpleDialogOption(onPressed:()=>Navigator.pop(context,false),child:Text('Deny'),),],),);if(!mounted)return;ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(SnackBar(content:Text('Fake permission granted: $result. ''Remember that for My Location to actually work, ''you need an actual runtime permission on some platforms. ''See the code of this sample for more info.',),duration:constDuration(seconds:10),showCloseIcon:true,),);setState((){_permissionGranted=result;});}}
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-09-09 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Show my location\n\nThis example shows how to represent the user's location as a blue dot, and display the **My Location** button in the bottom right corner of the map. When the user taps the button, the map pans to the user's current location.\n\nGet started\n-----------\n\nBefore you can try the sample code, you must configure your development environment.\nFor more information, see [Set up a Flutter project](/maps/flutter-package/config).\n\nView the code\n-------------\n\n### Dart\n\n```python\n// Copyright 2025 Google LLC\n//\n// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the \"License\");\n// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.\n// You may obtain a copy of the License at\n//\n// https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0\n//\n// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software\n// distributed under the License is distributed on an \"AS IS\" BASIS,\n// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.\n// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and\n// limitations under the License.\n\nimport 'dart:async';\n\nimport 'package:flutter/material.dart';\nimport 'package:google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter.dart';\n\n/// User's location is shown as a blue dot and the My Location button\n/// is displayed in the bottom right corner of the map. When the user taps\n/// the button, the map pans to the user's current location.\nclass MyLocationSample extends StatefulWidget {\n const MyLocationSample({super.key});\n\n @override\n State\u003cMyLocationSample\u003e createState() =\u003e _MyLocationSampleState();\n}\n\nclass _MyLocationSampleState extends State\u003cMyLocationSample\u003e {\n /// To use My Location on some platforms (such as Android),\n /// you need to ask the user for permission at runtime. See below.\n bool? _permissionGranted;\n\n @override\n Widget build(BuildContext context) {\n return GoogleMap(\n initialCameraPosition: CameraPosition(target: LatLng(37.78, -122.42)),\n\n // Enables the My Location layer.\n //\n // This feature is not available on all platforms and you MUST have\n // the appropriate location permission enabled in order for this to work.\n // See documentation of [GoogleMap.myLocationEnabled] for details.\n myLocationEnabled: _permissionGranted ?? false,\n\n // You can choose whether to show the button that lets the user\n // transport the camera to their current location.\n // This has no effect when `myLocationEnabled` is false.\n myLocationButtonEnabled: true,\n );\n }\n\n @override\n void initState() {\n super.initState();\n _requestPermission();\n }\n\n /// A *fake* implementation of requesting the permission.\n ///\n /// Real apps will use 3rd party packages such as `package:permission_handler`\n /// or build their own bespoke solution.\n Future\u003cvoid\u003e _requestPermission() async {\n // Wait a bit before continuing. This is required here because we call this\n // function from initState(), and that's too soon to be showing dialogues.\n await Future\u003cvoid\u003e.delayed(const Duration(seconds: 1));\n if (!mounted) return;\n\n var result = await showDialog\u003cbool\u003e(\n context: context,\n builder: (context) =\u003e SimpleDialog(\n title: Text('Requesting permission'),\n children: [\n SimpleDialogOption(\n onPressed: () =\u003e Navigator.pop(context, true),\n child: Text('Grant'),\n ),\n SimpleDialogOption(\n onPressed: () =\u003e Navigator.pop(context, false),\n child: Text('Deny'),\n ),\n ],\n ),\n );\n\n if (!mounted) return;\n ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(\n SnackBar(\n content: Text(\n 'Fake permission granted: $result. '\n 'Remember that for My Location to actually work, '\n 'you need an actual runtime permission on some platforms. '\n 'See the code of this sample for more info.',\n ),\n duration: const Duration(seconds: 10),\n showCloseIcon: true,\n ),\n );\n\n setState(() {\n _permissionGranted = result;\n });\n }\n}\nhttps://github.com/googlemaps-samples/flutter-maps-samples/blob/8f227e8b4d07179e5fb7cc5e8d8cb5440befd229/lib/samples/my_location.dart\n \n```\n\nNext steps\n----------\n\nView the complete set of samples on GitHub:\n\n[View on GitHub](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/flutter-maps-samples/tree/main/lib/samples)\n\nAlternatively, clone the full set of samples to run them locally by executing the following commands: \n\n git clone -b flutter_samples https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/flutter-maps-samples.git\n cd flutter-samples\n flutter pub get"]]
