flutter · stuartmorgan-g · Jul 21, 2026 · Jul 22, 2026 · Jul 22, 2026 · Jul 22, 2026
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 2.18.5
+
+* Updates README to indicate that this package will not receive feature updates
+  going forward. Please see the README for information about adopting one of
+  the maintained implementation packages.
+
 ## 2.18.4
 
 * Fixes a potential compilation issue in tile downscaling.

diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/CONTRIBUTING.md b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 # Code sharing
 
-This package shares most of its code with the other `google_maps_flutter_ios_*`
-packages in this repository, so after changing any code files in this package
-run:
-`dart run tool/sync_shared_files.dart`
-
-See [the shared directory README](../google_maps_flutter_ios_shared_code/README.md)
-for more details.
+This package is essentially frozen; future development is only expected to
+happen in the `_sdk*` variants, as this package cannot share code due to
+being unable to adopt Swift. Only critical fixes should be made in this
+package.
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/README.md b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/README.md
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ The default iOS implementation of [`google_maps_flutter`][1].
 This package will use Google Maps SDK 8.4, 9.x, or 10.x, depending on your
 application's minimum deployment target.
 
+**Note**: This package will not receive new feature updates. All clients are
+encouraged to adopt one of the [SDK-specific implementations](#alternate-implementations).
+
 ## Usage
 
 This package is [endorsed][2], which means you can simply use

diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/pubspec.yaml b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: google_maps_flutter_ios
 description: iOS implementation of the google_maps_flutter plugin.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+maps%22
-version: 2.18.4
+version: 2.18.5
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.10.0

diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/tool/run_tests.dart b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/tool/run_tests.dart
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/tool/sync_shared_files.dart b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/tool/sync_shared_files.dart
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/tool/unshared_source_files.dart b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/tool/unshared_source_files.dart