How to create a custom map for your FlutterFlow app?

Creating a custom map for your FlutterFlow app is a process that involves several critical steps. This tutorial outlines how to create and integrate a custom Google Map into your FlutterFlow app. The instructions assume you already have a FlutterFlow project set up.

Step 1: Enable Google Maps SDK for your project

Before integrating the Google Maps into your FlutterFlow app, ensure you have enabled the Maps SDK for your project.

• Start by navigating to the Google Cloud Console, creating or selecting the project.
• Go to the 'APIs and Services' > 'Library'.
• In the search bar, type 'Maps SDK for Android or iOS' depending on the Operating System you are building for and enable it for your project.

Step 2: Get API Key for Google Maps

To use the Google Maps in your FlutterFlow project, you'll require an API Key.

• Go to 'APIs and Services' > 'Credentials'.
• Click on 'Create Credentials' and select API key from the dropdown.
• A new API key will be generated which you will use to connect your FlutterFlow project with the Google Maps.

Step 3: Adding the API Key to your FlutterFlow project

• Return to your FlutterFlow project, then navigate to 'App Settings' > 'Integrations'.
• In 'Google Maps API Key' field, paste the API key that you generated in the Google Cloud Console.
• Save changes.

Step 4: Creating a map page

Next, we create a new page for the map.

• Go to 'Pages' then click on + button to create a new page.
• Name this page (for instance, 'MapPage') and save.

Step 5: Adding the Map Widget

Now, we will add the Map to our page.

• Return to your newly created page (MapPage).
• Click on the + button inside the 'Widgets panel' > select 'Responsive' > 'Column' to create a column widget first. (Using a responsive column provides a better layout for our map).
• Click on the + button > select 'More Widgets' > 'Map' to insert the Map widget inside this column.
• Resize the map as needed.

Step 6: Customizing the Map

You now have the luxury to customize the map as you see fit.

• Click on the map widget you've just inserted.
• From the right panel, you can select the type of map (normal, satellite, terrain, hybrid), control the zoom levels, and choose if you want to show markers or enable the user to interact with the map.

Step 7: Running and Testing your App

Lastly, you need to test the functionality of your map.

• Navigate to 'Preview' to test your new map.
• For a full test, 'Export' your project and run it in your Flutter running environment.

That's it! You have successfully created and added a custom Google Map to your FlutterFlow app. As you can see, FlutterFlow gives you an easy way to integrate and customize Google Maps right from its visual design tool.