How to Integrate Maps in React Native

Hey fellow developers! 🌟 Have you ever wondered how to bring the power of maps into your React Native app? Well, wonder no more! I'm here to guide you through the process step by step, using the fantastic react-native-maps library.

In this article, we'll embark on a journey to seamlessly integrate maps into your React Native application.

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Integrating maps in a React Native application using react-native-maps involves several steps. Below is a step-by-step guide with code snippets to help you achieve this:

First, you need to install the react-native-maps library. Open your terminal and run the following command:

npm install react-native-maps

 

To use react-native-maps, you'll need an API key from Google Maps. Follow the instructions in the official documentation to obtain your API key.

 

For Android:

Update your android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml file with your Google Maps API key:

<application>
  <!-- ... -->
  <meta-data
    android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
    android:value="YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY" />
</application>

For iOS:

Update your ios/YourAppName/Info.plist file with your Google Maps API key:

<key>NSAppTransportSecurity</key>
<dict>
  <key>NSAllowsArbitraryLoads</key>
  <true/>
</dict>
<key>GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY</key>
<string>YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY</string>

 

Import the MapView component from react-native-maps in your React Native component.

import React from 'react';
import { View } from 'react-native';
import MapView from 'react-native-maps';

 

Create a component that includes the MapView. Set an initial region to specify the initial position and zoom level.

const YourMapComponent = () => {
  const initialRegion = {
    latitude: 37.78825,
    longitude: -122.4324,
    latitudeDelta: 0.0922,
    longitudeDelta: 0.0421,
  };

  return (
    <View style={{ flex: 1 }}>
      <MapView
        style={{ flex: 1 }}
        initialRegion={initialRegion}
      />
    </View>
  );
};

 

Using React Native Maps with the useState Hook

To update the map region dynamically using the useState Hook, leverage the onRegionChangeComplete prop to assign the new region to the state. The onRegionChangeComplete is a callback prop triggered when the user completes the panning action on the map.

const [region, setRegion] = useState({
  latitude: 51.5079145,
  longitude: -0.0899163,
  latitudeDelta: 0.01,
  longitudeDelta: 0.01,
});
return (
  <View style={styles.container}>
    <MapView
      style={styles.map}
      initialRegion={{
        latitude: 37.78825,
        longitude: -122.4324,
        latitudeDelta: 0.0922,
        longitudeDelta: 0.0421,
      }}
      //onRegionChangeComplete runs when the user stops dragging MapView
      onRegionChangeComplete={(region) => setRegion(region)}
    />
    {/*Display user's current region:*/}
    <Text style={styles.text}>Current latitude: {region.latitude}</Text>
    <Text style={styles.text}>Current longitude: {region.longitude}</Text>
  </View>
);

Adding a marker in React Native Maps

You can add markers to your map to indicate specific locations. For example:

const YourMapComponent = () => {
  const initialRegion = {
    latitude: 37.78825,
    longitude: -122.4324,
    latitudeDelta: 0.0922,
    longitudeDelta: 0.0421,
  };

  const markers = [
    {
      coordinate: { latitude: 37.78825, longitude: -122.4324 },
      title: 'Marker 1',
      description: 'This is Marker 1',
    },
    // Add more markers as needed
  ];

  return (
    <View style={{ flex: 1 }}>
      <MapView
        style={{ flex: 1 }}
        initialRegion={initialRegion}
      >
        {markers.map((marker, index) => (
          <MapView.Marker
            key={index}
            coordinate={marker.coordinate}
            title={marker.title}
            description={marker.description}
          />
        ))}
      </MapView>
    </View>
  );
};

Add N number of Markers

You can add any number of markers to the map by passing them as direct children to the <MapView /> component.

Start by importing Marker from react-native-maps.

import { Marker } from "react-native-maps";

Here is an example of multiple Marker components in the same MapView:

import { Marker } from "react-native-maps";
const tokyoRegion = {
  latitude: 35.6762,
  longitude: 139.6503,
  latitudeDelta: 0.01,
  longitudeDelta: 0.01,
};
return (
  <View style={styles.container}>
    <MapView
  ref={mapRef}
  style={styles.map}
  initialRegion={tokyoRegion}
  onRegionChangeComplete={(region) => setRegion(region)}
>
  <Marker coordinate={tokyoRegion} />
  {/*marker to a nearby location */}
  <Marker
    coordinate={{
      latitude: 35.67714827145542,
      longitude: 139.6551462687416,
    }}
  />
</MapView>
  </View>
);

Customizing the map marker

To change the color of the marker, use the pinColor prop

<Marker
  coordinate={tokyoRegion}
  pinColor="green"
/>

 

Run your React Native application and check out your integrated map! You should see the initial region or markers you specified.

That's it! You've successfully integrated maps into your React Native app using react-native-maps.

Happy coding! 🗺️✨

 

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