Swift - GMSMapView animate(toLocation:) / animate(to:CameraPositon) not working - ios

Question

This is how I init the map - GMSMapView
class ViewController: UIViewController {
var map = GMSMapView()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
setupGoogleView()
}
private func setupGoogleView() {
guard let coordinates = getUserLocation() else { return }
let camera = GMSCameraPosition.camera(withLatitude: coordinates.latitude, longitude: coordinates.longitude, zoom: 16.0)
self.map = GMSMapView.map(withFrame: CGRect.zero, camera: camera)
map.settings.tiltGestures = false
map.mapType = .satellite
map.delegate = self
map.frame = view.frame
self.view.addSubview(map)
}
}
The problem comes when I call this function from somewhere else in the file
private func animateTo(location: CLLocationCoordinate2D) {
DispatchQueue.main.async {
let cameraPosition = GMSCameraPosition(target: location, zoom: 20)
self.map.animate(toLocation: location)
self.map.animate(to: cameraPosition)
}
}
I am trying to relocate the camera to some coordinates, but nothing happens.
I have tried every solution on stackoverflow and google.
I have lat and lng in the location - checked. The function is called - checked.
I have also tried to self.view.layoutSubviews(), self.view.layoutIfNeeded(), and also for map

Answer 1

try to use CLLocationManagerDelegate
// Handle authorization for the location manager.
func locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didChangeAuthorization status: CLAuthorizationStatus) {
switch status {
case .restricted:
print("Location access was restricted.")
case .denied:
print("User denied access to location.")
// Display the map using the default location.
mapView.isHidden = false
case .notDetermined:
print("Location status not determined.")
case .authorizedAlways: fallthrough
case .authorizedWhenInUse:
print("Location status is OK.")
getFilialList()
#unknown default:
fatalError()
}
}
then
// Handle incoming location events.
func locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didUpdateLocations locations: [CLLocation]) {
let location: CLLocation = locations.last!
print("Location: \(location)")
let camera = GMSCameraPosition.camera(withLatitude: location.coordinate.latitude,
longitude: location.coordinate.longitude,
zoom: 12)
DispatchQueue.main.async {
self.mapView.animate(to: camera)
self.locationManager.stopUpdatingLocation()
}
}

Answer 2

I manage to solve the issue with this:
self.view.subviews.forEach { (view) in
if let mapView = view as? GMSMapView {
// do update on mapView here
}
}