Places SDK for iOS code samples

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• The Places SDK for iOS provides a demo app showcasing features like place autocomplete and place photos, with code snippets and a full sample app for exploration.

• To run the sample app, download the archive, navigate to the GooglePlaces directory, install dependencies using CocoaPods, and open the Xcode workspace.

• Before building, enable the Places SDK for iOS in your Google Cloud project, obtain an API key (restricting it to the app's bundle identifier for security), and add your API key to the SDKDemoAPIKey file.

• Build and run the app, granting location access if prompted, to explore the available Places Demos and utilize the provided sample code as a starting point for your own applications.

The Places SDK for iOS demo app on GitHub supplied with the Places SDK for iOS demonstrate a number of features including Place Autocomplete and Place Photos. In addition, you can find code snippets on each page of this developer's guide. Import and build the app, add your API key, view the demo, and use the sample code supplied as a starting point for your app.

When you run the sample app, it displays a list of available samples that you can run on your own device. Select one of the options.

Run the full sample app locally

The Places SDK for iOS sample app is available as a download archive from GitHub Follow these steps to install and try the Places SDK for iOS sample app.

1. Download the code sample archive from GitHub and unpack the archive. Alternatively, clone the repository into a local directory:

   git clone https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/maps-sdk-for-ios-samples.git

2. Open a terminal window, navigate to the directory where you expanded the sample files, and drill down into the GooglePlaces directory:

   Swift

   cd maps-sdk-for-ios-samples/GooglePlaces-Swift/ open GooglePlacesSwiftXCFrameworkDemos.xcodeproj 
   

   Objective-C

   cd maps-sdk-for-ios-samples/GooglePlaces open GooglePlacesXCFrameworkDemos.xcodeproj 
   

3. In the Xcode project, go to File > Add Package Dependencies . Enter https://github.com/googlemaps/ios-places-sdk as the URL, press Enter to pull in the package, and click Add Package .
4. Enable the Places SDK for iOS for your Google Cloud console project.
5. Get an API key from your project with the Places API and/or Places API (New) enabled .
6. Edit the SDKDemoAPIKey file and paste your API key into the appropriate constant. For example:

   Swift

    let 
     
    placesAPIKey 
     
    = 
     
    " YOUR_API_KEY 
   " 
   

   Objective-C

    static 
     
    NSString 
     
    * 
    const 
     
    kAPIKey 
     
    = 
     
    @" YOUR_API_KEY 
   " 
    ; 
   

7. If Xcode prompts you to unlock the SDKDemoAPIKey file for editing, choose Unlock.
8. If present, remove the following line, because it's used to register the issue:

   Swift

    # 
    error 
     
    ( 
    Register 
     
    for 
     
    API 
     
    Key 
     
    and 
     
    insert 
     
    here 
    . 
     
    Then 
     
    delete 
     
    this 
     
    line 
    .) 
   

   Objective-C

    #error Register your API key and insert here, then delete this line. 
   

9. Build the app .
10. If the build fails or the app crashes with an error about your API key when you first run it, make sure that you have provided the keys required in the SDKDemoAPIKey file.
11. If you are running the GooglePlaces samples, the iOS simulator window will show a list of Places Demos.
12. If prompted to allow GooglePlacesDemosto access your location, choose Allow.
13. The sample you chose is now ready to run.