Cannot build Google Maps on iOS after update to v3

Ionic Framework ionic-v3
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I’ve been stuck for some time now with the Google Maps plugin for Ionic. Until now, it worked perfectly fine on Android and iOS, but since I updated my app from Ionic 2 to 3 I cannot build it for iOS.

I’ve tried removing all npm modules and all plugins and platforms and reinstalling them again, I’ve been looking and googling for a solution for hours now and I’m starting to desperate. In android I have no problem building or running the app.

I’m building the app using xcode (opening the workspace’s file, not the project’s), but there are always two related errors:

/.../platforms/ios/appname/Plugins/com.googlemaps.ios/GoogleMaps.framework/Headers/GMSPolyline.h:11:9: 'UIKit/UIKIt.h' file not found
which causes the next error:

/.../platforms/ios/appname/Plugins/cordova-plugin-googlemaps/GoogleMaps.h:10:9: Could not build module 'GoogleMaps'

So the problem basically consists on UIKit library not being found.
This is the maps plugin tag at config.xml:

<plugin name="cordova-plugin-googlemaps" spec="~1.4.0">
    <variable name="API_KEY_FOR_ANDROID" value="myapikeyforandroid" />
    <variable name="API_KEY_FOR_IOS" value="myapikeyforios" />
    <variable name="NSLOCATIONWHENINUSEUSAGEDESCRIPTION" value="Show your location on the map" />
    <variable name="NSLOCATIONALWAYSUSAGEDESCRIPTION" value="Trace your location on the map" />
</plugin>

In the package.json I have these dependences:


"dependencies": {
    "@angular/common": "4.1.2",
    "@angular/compiler": "4.1.2",
    "@angular/compiler-cli": "4.1.2",
    "@angular/core": "4.1.2",
    "@angular/forms": "4.1.2",
    "@angular/http": "4.1.2",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "4.1.2",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "4.1.2",
    "@ionic-native/background-geolocation": "^3.12.1",
    "@ionic-native/background-mode": "^3.12.1",
    "@ionic-native/barcode-scanner": "^3.12.1",
    "@ionic-native/core": "3.11.0",
    "@ionic-native/geolocation": "^3.12.1",
    "@ionic-native/google-maps": "^3.12.1",
    "@ionic-native/local-notifications": "^3.12.1",
    "@ionic-native/push": "^3.12.1",
    "@ionic-native/secure-storage": "^3.12.1",
    "@ionic-native/social-sharing": "^3.12.1",
    "@ionic-native/splash-screen": "^3.12.1",
    "@ionic-native/status-bar": "^3.11.0",
    "@ionic-native/streaming-media": "^3.12.1",
    "@ionic-native/video-player": "^3.12.1",
    "@ionic/storage": "2.0.1",
    "angular2-jwt": "^0.2.3",
    "ionic-angular": "3.3.0",
    "ionicons": "3.0.0",
    "rxjs": "5.1.1",
    "socket.io-client": "^1.7.2",
    "sw-toolbox": "3.6.0",
    "zone.js": "0.8.11"
  }

I’m building this using XCode 8.3.
These are the solutions I already tried:

  • The UIKit Library is included in the project, I tried readding it from XCode at the Build Phases tab but it didn’t have any effect.
  • I’m building using the workspace file
  • Reinstalling XCode didn’t solve the issue.
  • I’ve tried with 1.3.0 but it didn’t help.
  • I’ve also tried removing and adding the iOS platform
  • I’ve tried cleaning the project before building it again, after and before reinstalling XCode.
  • Building with ionic cordova build ios or ionic cordova run ios gives the same result.
  • Uninstalling the google maps plugins solves the building error, but I really need to have this plugin.

Thanks in advance for the help.

EDIT: I’ve tried adding to the Framework Search Paths and the System Framework Search Paths the location of the UIKit framework, but it doesn’t work: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS10.3.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/UIKit.framework/

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Well, after trying all kind of solutions I could made up, I arrived to the simplest conclusion: the UIKit.h import wasn’t needed. So I just removed from the files GMSTileLayer.h and GMSPolyline.h of the directory platform/ios/AppName/Plugins/com.googlemaps.ios/GoogleMaps.framework/Headers the line #import <UIKit/UIKIt.h> and now it works just fine. I wonder why this didn’t give any errors before the version change, because the googlemaps plugin version has been always the same.