Flutter Google Maps, Trying to create an already created platform view, view id: 0

Question

For first time google maps flutter ,loads perfect but when hot restart it , it goes to platform exception

google_maps_flutter: ^0.5.21+15

Github [google_maps_flutter] Trying to create an already created platform view #45695

[ERROR:flutter/lib/ui/ui_dart_state.cc(157)] Unhandled Exception: PlatformException(error, java.lang.IllegalStateException: Trying to create an already created platform view, view id: 0

Flutter doctor -v

[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, v1.12.13+hotfix.5, on Linux, locale en_IN)
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    • Framework revision 27321ebbad (2 weeks ago), 2019-12-10 18:15:01 -0800
    • Engine revision 2994f7e1e6
    • Dart version 2.7.0


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    • Platform android-29, build-tools 29.0.2
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    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_202-release-1483-b49-5587405)
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    • Flutter plugin version 42.1.1
    • Dart plugin version 191.8593
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_202-release-1483-b49-5587405)

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Answer 1

To solve this issue I did the following via the terminal:

1- Changed the branch to Master branch:

flutter channel master

2- Upgraded Flutter

flutter upgrade

3- Cleaned the code:

flutter clean

Answer 2

I also had the same issue and using flutter clean didn't solve it for me (flutter version 1.12.13+hotfix 8)

But then, adding a unique key to the widget (not to its state) solved the issue for me.

minimum working code sample to demonstrate this.

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter.dart';

void main() => runApp(MyApp());

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: 'Map not crashing demo',
      debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
      theme: ThemeData(
        primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
      ),
      home: LocationScreen(),
    );
  }
}

class LocationScreen extends StatefulWidget 
{
  final Key _mapKey = UniqueKey();
  @override
  _LocationScreenState createState() => _LocationScreenState();
}

class _LocationScreenState extends State<LocationScreen> 
{
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) 
  {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(title: const Text('Map not crashing demo')),
      body: TheMap(key:widget._mapKey)
    );
  }
}

class TheMap extends StatefulWidget 
{
  ///key is required, otherwise map crashes on hot reload
  TheMap({ @required Key key})
  :
  super(key:key);

  @override
  _MyAppState createState() => _MyAppState();
}

class _MyAppState extends State<TheMap> 
{
  GoogleMapController _mapController ;

  void _onMapCreated(GoogleMapController controller) {
    _mapController = controller;
  }
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) 
  {
    return Scaffold(
      //also this avoids it crashing/breaking when the keyboard is up
      resizeToAvoidBottomInset: false,
      body: GoogleMap(
          onMapCreated: _onMapCreated,
          initialCameraPosition: CameraPosition(
            target: const LatLng(30.0925973,31.3219982),
            zoom: 11.0,
          ),
        )
    );
  }
}