iOS Builds fail to install cordova-plugin-googlemaps

Recent versions of cordova-plugin-googlemaps will fail during the platform add step due to a change in the way that the cordova-plugin-googlemaps-sdk dependency is delivered. Starting with version 2.4.5 of the plugin cocoapods is used for cordova-plugin-googlemaps-sdk.

The issue can be resolved by managing pod installation using the technique described in the following article.

• Managing plugins using cocoapods in Ionic Pro 

Error Examples:

Failed to install 'cordova-plugin-googlemaps': Error: pod: Command failed with exit code 31