currentplacewithcallback not being called in google place iOS api - ios

I am trying to get current place based on google place API iOS, other API for place picker, add place is calling callback methods, but when i am trying to get current place with below code, it not giving any error or not even calling callback method.
_placesClient = [GMSPlacesClient sharedClient];
[_placesClient currentPlaceWithCallback:^(GMSPlaceLikelihoodList *likelihoodList, NSError *error) {
if (error != nil) {
NSLog(#"Current Place error %#", [error localizedDescription]);
return;
}
int cnt =0;
for (GMSPlaceLikelihood *likelihood in likelihoodList.likelihoods) {
cnt++;
if(cnt==1)
{
GMSPlace* place = likelihood.place;
NSLog(#"Current Place name %# at likelihood %g", place.name, likelihood.likelihood);
NSLog(#"Current Place address %#", place.formattedAddress);
NSLog(#"Current Place attributions %#", place.attributions);
NSLog(#"Current PlaceID %#", place.placeID);
CLLocationCoordinate2D center = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(place.coordinate.latitude,place.coordinate.longitude);
// CLLocationCoordinate2D center = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake([lat doubleValue],[lng doubleValue]);
CLLocationCoordinate2D northEast = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(center.latitude + 0.001, center.longitude + 0.001);
CLLocationCoordinate2D southWest = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(center.latitude - 0.001, center.longitude - 0.001);
GMSCoordinateBounds *viewport = [[GMSCoordinateBounds alloc] initWithCoordinate:northEast
coordinate:southWest];
GMSPlacePickerConfig *config = [[GMSPlacePickerConfig alloc] initWithViewport:viewport];
_placePicker = [[GMSPlacePicker alloc] initWithConfig:config];
[_placePicker pickPlaceWithCallback:^(GMSPlace *place, NSError *error) {
if (error != nil) {
NSLog(#"Pick Place error %#", [error localizedDescription]);
}
if (place != nil) {
[_placesClient reportDeviceAtPlaceWithID:place.placeID];
NSLog(#"Place name %#", place.name);
NSLog(#"Place address %#", place.formattedAddress);
NSLog(#"Place placeID %#", place.placeID);
NSLog(#"Place number %#", place.phoneNumber);
NSLog(#"Place website %#", place.website);
self.placeInfo = [[SHPlaceInfo alloc]init];
self.placeInfo.address=place.formattedAddress;
self.placeInfo.phnNumber=place.phoneNumber;
self.placeInfo.website = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#",place.website];
self.placeInfo.idStr = place.placeID;
self.placeInfo.lat =[NSString stringWithFormat:#"%f", place.coordinate.latitude];
self.placeInfo.lng =[NSString stringWithFormat:#"%f", place.coordinate.longitude];
self.placeInfo.type = [place.types componentsJoinedByString:#","];
self.placeInfo.name = place.name;
[self savePlaceDatainDatabase:self.placeInfo];
// [self getNearDetailPlaces];
//if place id gives phone number then need to use below flow and remove api call above getNearDetailPlaces
selectedPlaceDetailViewController *placeDetailVC=[self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"selectedPlaceDetailViewController"];
placeDetailVC.placeInfo = self.placeInfo;
placeDetailVC.strCalledFromPage=#"Home";
[self.navigationController pushViewController: placeDetailVC animated:YES];
} else {
NSLog(#"No place selected");
}
}];
}
}
}];

One possibility: you might not be retaining a reference to _placesClient.
The outstanding callback alone won't keep the GMSPlacesClient instance alive, so if you don't ensure your program keeps a reference to it the callback might never be fired, which matches the symptom you see.

I am not sure with exact issue, but after running this in iPhone6 its calling that callback method,it can be issue of OS version also.Google Place API for iOS is only supported in latest version of OS.and i have got this spark from #ZeMoon's answer.
Thank you all for reply

I had the same issue, and just like you it seems to work only on iPhone 6 simulator and up, so it is probably due to the assumed iOS version on the simulated devices.

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