CapacitorGoogleMaps/Map.swift:134: Fatal error: Unexpectedly found nil while implicitly unwrapping an Optional value

[gerymeli]

Bug Report

Plugin(s)

CapacitorGoogleMaps v7.1.1

Capacitor Version

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Latest Dependencies:

  @capacitor/cli: 7.4.3
  @capacitor/core: 7.4.3
  @capacitor/android: 7.4.3
  @capacitor/ios: 7.4.3

Installed Dependencies:

  @capacitor/cli: 7.1.0
  @capacitor/core: 7.1.0
  @capacitor/android: 7.1.0
  @capacitor/ios: 7.1.0

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Platform(s)

iOS

Current Behavior

After ionic build and npx cap sync commands, i run the app via Xcode 26 on simulator iPad Air 13-inch (M3) iOS 18.5 and got this error in Xcode debug console:
CapacitorGoogleMaps/Map.swift:134: Fatal error: Unexpectedly found nil while implicitly unwrapping an Optional value

and the following into the render() method of the Map.swift class :
let minZoom = self.config.minZoom.map { Float($0) } ?? self.mapViewController.GMapView.minZoom
Thread 1: Fatal error: Unexpectedly found nil while implicitly unwrapping an Optional value

Expected Behavior

the map should render normally as usual like on other devices and simulators.

Code Reproduction

Other Technical Details

I don't have this issue on iphone 16 pro max, iphone 17 pro max simulators and iphone 11 pro max device

Additional Context

i have upgraded my Xcode recently to Xcode 26 but i had the same issue before

[OS-pedrogustavobilro]

Hey @gerymeli thanks for opening the issue. Could you try with the latest version, 7.2.0. I believe that error is fixed in 7.2.0.

Thank you!

[sq-tupai]

In my app still crashes if set forceCreate: true, remove it solves the crash.