Hide MKUserLocation when MKMapView showsUserLocation == YES

Question

After setting mapView.showsUserLocation to true, is it possible to receive location updates without showing the MKUserLocation bubble? Returning nil in mapView:viewForAnnotation: simply shows the bubble, and returning any other kind of annotation shows an annotation, which I don't want.

score 26 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 15 '12 at 02:12

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You can hide the user location's view in the didAddAnnotationViews delegate method:

-(void)mapView:(MKMapView *)mapView didAddAnnotationViews:(NSArray *)views
{
    MKAnnotationView *ulv = [mapView viewForAnnotation:mapView.userLocation];
    ulv.hidden = YES;
}

answered Mar 15 '12 at 02:12

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Wow, perfect. I didn't realize you could manipulate MKAnnotationViews this way. Though I suppose it makes sense, as they are just UI objects. Thank you! – eric.mitchell Mar 15 '12 at 03:57
@Elgert, This method should be in the class that implements the MKMapView delegate (usually the one that contains the map view). Make sure the map view's delegate property is set. – Jul 07 '14 at 14:28
i did what you said and still the blue marker appears :( – Elgert Jul 07 '14 at 15:00
@Elgert, Please ask a new question with details and the code you are using. – Jul 07 '14 at 15:01

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 19 '17 at 10:43

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Swift 3:

func mapView(_ mapView: MKMapView, didAdd views: [MKAnnotationView]) {
   if let userLocation = mapView.view(for: mapView.userLocation) {
        userLocation.isHidden = true
   }
}

answered Jan 19 '17 at 10:43

nsmeme

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