GMSCALayer
@interface GMSCALayer : CALayerGMSCALayer is a superclass used by layers in the Google Maps SDK for iOS, such as GMSMapLayer
and GMSPanoramaLayer.
This is an implementation detail and it should not be instantiated directly.
GoogleMaps Framework Reference
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Last updated 2025-08-27 UTC.
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