New post added for Marker and Annotation that can be used in SwiftUI.

How to Use Annotation and Marker on a SwiftUI Map – May 2024 (iOS 18).

Updated for Swift and UIKit (built with iOS 18).

The MKPointAnnotation is the basic version of an MKAnnotation that can be used to display a pin along with a title and subtitle. These can come in handy for displaying basic information on a map. If you want to do more than show a point on a map with a title, then you will need to use MKAnnotation and MKAnnotationView. We’ll look at both of those later in this tutorial. Note that you can change the pin as well and provide a custom image. I’ll show you how in the tutorial below.

The screenshot to the left shows what an MKPointAnnotation looks like in its basic form. This is what this short tutorial will cover today. To get started, create a new application and select Swift and Storyboard as the options.

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