diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd66aebfd..62530b995 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ For browser platform,
 
 ## Install optional variables (config.xml)
 
-  - ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mapsplugin/cordova-plugin-googlemaps/master/images/icon-android.png) **GOOGLE_MAPS_PLAY_SERVICES_VERSION = (16.0.1)**<br>
+  - ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mapsplugin/cordova-plugin-googlemaps/master/images/icon-android.png) **GOOGLE_MAPS_PLAY_SERVICES_VERSION = (18.+)**<br>
     The Google Play Services SDK version.
     _You need to specify the same version number with all other plugins._
     Check out the latest version [here](https://developers.google.com/android/guides/releases).
diff --git a/src/android/frameworks/pgm-custom.gradle b/src/android/frameworks/pgm-custom.gradle
index 0144d229d..e33b83361 100644
--- a/src/android/frameworks/pgm-custom.gradle
+++ b/src/android/frameworks/pgm-custom.gradle
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ android {
   Properties props = new Properties()
   def isKeyFound = 0
   def useBetaSdk = 0
-  props.setProperty("GOOGLE_MAPS_PLAY_SERVICES_VERSION", "16.0.0");
+  props.setProperty("GOOGLE_MAPS_PLAY_SERVICES_VERSION", "18.+");
   props.setProperty("ANDROID_SUPPORT_V4_VERSION", "27.1.1");
   props.setProperty("GOOGLE_MAPS_ANDROID_SDK", "");
 
diff --git a/src/android/plugin/google/maps/CordovaGoogleMaps.java b/src/android/plugin/google/maps/CordovaGoogleMaps.java
index 7e965dcee..b487a4194 100644
--- a/src/android/plugin/google/maps/CordovaGoogleMaps.java
+++ b/src/android/plugin/google/maps/CordovaGoogleMaps.java
@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.ViewTreeObserver;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+
 import com.google.android.gms.common.ConnectionResult;
 import com.google.android.gms.common.GooglePlayServicesUtil;
 import com.google.android.gms.maps.MapsInitializer;
+import com.google.android.gms.maps.MapsInitializer.Renderer;
+import com.google.android.gms.maps.OnMapsSdkInitializedCallback;
 
 import org.apache.cordova.CallbackContext;
 import org.apache.cordova.CordovaInterface;
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-public class CordovaGoogleMaps extends CordovaPlugin implements ViewTreeObserver.OnScrollChangedListener{
+public class CordovaGoogleMaps extends CordovaPlugin implements ViewTreeObserver.OnScrollChangedListener, OnMapsSdkInitializedCallback {
   private final String TAG = "GoogleMapsPlugin";
   private Activity activity;
   public ViewGroup root;
@@ -69,6 +73,8 @@ public void initialize(final CordovaInterface cordova, final CordovaWebView webV
 
     pluginManager = webView.getPluginManager();
 
+    CordovaGoogleMaps that = this;
+
     cordova.getActivity().runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
       @SuppressLint("NewApi")
       public void run() {
@@ -202,8 +208,7 @@ public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,int id) {
         //------------------------------
         if (!initialized) {
           try {
-            MapsInitializer.initialize(cordova.getActivity());
-            initialized = true;
+            MapsInitializer.initialize(cordova.getActivity(), Renderer.LATEST, that);
           } catch (Exception e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
           }
@@ -211,8 +216,19 @@ public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,int id) {
 
       }
     });
+  }
 
-
+  @Override
+  public void onMapsSdkInitialized(@NonNull Renderer renderer) {
+    initialized = true;
+    switch (renderer) {
+      case LATEST:
+        Log.d(TAG, "The latest version of the renderer is used");
+        break;
+      case LEGACY:
+        Log.d(TAG, "The legacy version of the renderer is used");
+        break;
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -448,15 +464,13 @@ public void getMap(final JSONArray args, final CallbackContext callbackContext)
     //------------------------------------------
     JSONObject meta = args.getJSONObject(0);
     String mapId = meta.getString("__pgmId");
-    PluginMap pluginMap = new PluginMap();
-    pluginMap.privateInitialize(mapId, cordova, webView, null);
-    pluginMap.initialize(cordova, webView);
-    pluginMap.mapCtrl = CordovaGoogleMaps.this;
-    pluginMap.self = pluginMap;
 
+    PluginMap pluginMap = new PluginMap();
     PluginEntry pluginEntry = new PluginEntry(mapId, pluginMap);
     pluginManager.addService(pluginEntry);
 
+    pluginMap.mapCtrl = CordovaGoogleMaps.this;
+    pluginMap.self = pluginMap;
     pluginMap.getMap(args, callbackContext);
   }
 
@@ -470,14 +484,13 @@ public void getPanorama(final JSONArray args, final CallbackContext callbackCont
     String mapId = meta.getString("__pgmId");
     Log.d(TAG, "---> mapId = " + mapId);
     PluginStreetViewPanorama pluginStreetView = new PluginStreetViewPanorama();
-    pluginStreetView.privateInitialize(mapId, cordova, webView, null);
-    pluginStreetView.initialize(cordova, webView);
-    pluginStreetView.mapCtrl = CordovaGoogleMaps.this;
-    pluginStreetView.self = pluginStreetView;
 
     PluginEntry pluginEntry = new PluginEntry(mapId, pluginStreetView);
     pluginManager.addService(pluginEntry);
 
+    pluginStreetView.mapCtrl = CordovaGoogleMaps.this;
+    pluginStreetView.self = pluginStreetView;
+
     pluginStreetView.getPanorama(args, callbackContext);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/android/plugin/google/maps/PluginMap.java b/src/android/plugin/google/maps/PluginMap.java
index a3d379f0e..3d1cf72b2 100644
--- a/src/android/plugin/google/maps/PluginMap.java
+++ b/src/android/plugin/google/maps/PluginMap.java
@@ -613,9 +613,6 @@ public synchronized void loadPlugin(final JSONArray args, final CallbackContext
       plugins.put(pluginName, pluginEntry);
       mapCtrl.pluginManager.addService(pluginEntry);
 
-      plugin.privateInitialize(pluginName, cordova, webView, null);
-
-      plugin.initialize(cordova, webView);
       ((MyPluginInterface)plugin).setPluginMap(PluginMap.this);
       MyPlugin myPlugin = (MyPlugin) plugin;
       myPlugin.self = (MyPlugin)plugin;
@@ -666,12 +663,9 @@ public void create(final JSONArray args, final CallbackContext callbackContext)
       pluginMap = PluginMap.this;
       pluginMap.mapCtrl.pluginManager.addService(pluginEntry);
 
-      plugin.privateInitialize(className, cordova, webView, null);
-      plugin.initialize(cordova, webView);
       ((MyPluginInterface)plugin).setPluginMap(PluginMap.this);
       pluginEntry.plugin.execute("create", args, callbackContext);
 
-
     } catch (Exception e) {
       e.printStackTrace();
     }
diff --git a/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginMap.m b/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginMap.m
index 31605c94c..3080fea3c 100644
--- a/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginMap.m
+++ b/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginMap.m
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ - (void)setActiveMarkerId:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
     }
 
     CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
-    [(CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+    [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
   }];
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginMarker.m b/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginMarker.m
index f06e4c659..77b4fb3cd 100644
--- a/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginMarker.m
+++ b/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginMarker.m
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ -(void)create:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
     [createResult setObject:markerId forKey:@"__pgmId"];
 
     [[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] addOperationWithBlock:^{
-      CDVCommandDelegateImpl *cmdDelegate = (CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate;
+      __weak __auto_type weakSelf = self;
       [self _create:markerId markerOptions:json callbackBlock:^(BOOL successed, id result) {
         CDVPluginResult* pluginResult;
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ -(void)create:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
 
           pluginResult  = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK messageAsDictionary:createResult ];
         }
-        [cmdDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+        [weakSelf.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
       }];
 
     }];
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ -(void)showInfoWindow:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
       }
 
       CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
-      [(CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+      [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
     }];
   }];
 }
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ -(void)hideInfoWindow:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
       self.mapCtrl.map.selectedMarker = nil;
       self.mapCtrl.activeMarker = nil;
       CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
-      [(CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+      [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
     }];
   }];
 }
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ -(void)getPosition:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
     [json setObject:longitude forKey:@"lng"];
 
     CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK messageAsDictionary:json];
-    [(CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+    [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
   }];
 }
 
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ -(void)setTitle:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
 
 
       CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
-      [(CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+      [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
     }];
   }];
 }
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ -(void)setSnippet:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
       marker.snippet = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:1];
 
       CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
-      [(CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+      [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
     }];
   }];
 }
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ -(void)remove:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
       marker = nil;
 
       CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
-      [(CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+      [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
     }];
   }];
 }
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ -(void)setIconAnchor:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
     }
 
     CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
-    [(CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+    [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
   }];
 }
 
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ -(void)setInfoWindowAnchor:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
       } else {
         pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_ERROR];
       }
-      [(CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+      [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
     }];
 
   }];
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ -(void)setOpacity:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
       marker.opacity = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:1] floatValue];
 
       CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
-      [(CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+      [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
     }];
   }];
 }
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ -(void)setZIndex:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
       marker.zIndex = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:1] intValue];
 
       CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
-      [(CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+      [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
     }];
   }];
 }
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ -(void)setDraggable:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
       [marker setDraggable:isEnabled];
 
       CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
-      [(CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+      [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
     }];
   }];
 }
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ -(void)setDisableAutoPan:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
     NSLog(@"--->propertyId = %@", propertyId);
 
     CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
-    [(CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+    [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
   }];
 }
 
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ -(void)setVisible:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
       [self.mapCtrl.objects setObject:properties forKey:propertyId];
 
       CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
-      [(CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+      [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
     }];
   }];
 }
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ -(void)setPosition:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
       [marker setPosition:position];
 
       CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
-      [(CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+      [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
     }];
   }];
 }
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ -(void)setFlat:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
       [marker setFlat: isFlat];
 
       CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
-      [(CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+      [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
     }];
   }];
 }
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ -(void)setIcon:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
       [iconProperty setObject:[rgbColor parsePluginColor] forKey:@"iconColor"];
     }
 
-    CDVCommandDelegateImpl *cmdDelegate = (CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate;
+    __weak __auto_type weakSelf = self;
     [self setIcon_:marker iconProperty:iconProperty callbackBlock:^(BOOL successed, id resultObj) {
       CDVPluginResult* pluginResult;
       if (successed == NO) {
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ -(void)setIcon:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
       } else {
         pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
       }
-      [cmdDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+      [weakSelf.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
     }];
   }];
 }
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ -(void)setRotation:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
       [marker setRotation:degrees];
 
       CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
-      [(CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+      [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
     }];
   }];
 }
@@ -686,11 +686,11 @@ -(void)setAnimation:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
       GMSMarker *marker = [self.mapCtrl.objects objectForKey:markerId];
 
       NSString *animation = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:1];
-      CDVCommandDelegateImpl *cmdDelegate = (CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate;
+      __weak __auto_type weakSelf = self;
 
       [self setMarkerAnimation_:animation marker:marker callbackBlock:^(void) {
         CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
-        [cmdDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+        [weakSelf.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
       }];
     }];
   }];
diff --git a/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginMarkerCluster.m b/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginMarkerCluster.m
index cbf706ff4..a7d61ca37 100644
--- a/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginMarkerCluster.m
+++ b/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginMarkerCluster.m
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ - (void)redrawClusters:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
 - (void) endRedraw:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
   NSLog(@"--->allResults = %@", self.allResults);
   CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK messageAsDictionary:self.allResults];
-  [(CDVCommandDelegateImpl *)self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+  [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
 }
 
 - (void) deleteProcess:(NSDictionary *) params  clusterId:(NSString *)clusterId{
diff --git a/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginUtil.h b/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginUtil.h
index d7454edfa..d9fc5b720 100644
--- a/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginUtil.h
+++ b/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginUtil.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #import "IPluginProtocol.h"
 #import "PluginViewController.h"
 #import <Cordova/CDVCommandDelegate.h>
-#import <Cordova/CDVCommandDelegateImpl.h>
 
 typedef void (^MYCompletionHandler)(NSError *error);
 
@@ -49,10 +48,6 @@ typedef void (^MYCompletionHandler)(NSError *error);
 - (UIImage *)resize:(CGFloat)width height:(CGFloat)height;
 @end
 
-@interface CDVCommandDelegateImpl (GoogleMapsPlugin)
-- (void)hookSendPluginResult:(CDVPluginResult*)result callbackId:(NSString*)callbackId;
-@end
-
 //
 // animationDidStop for group animation
 // http://stackoverflow.com/a/28051909/697856
diff --git a/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginUtil.m b/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginUtil.m
index b2b283d92..096cc8616 100644
--- a/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginUtil.m
+++ b/src/ios/GoogleMaps/PluginUtil.m
@@ -107,26 +107,6 @@ -(UIImage *)resize:(CGFloat)width height:(CGFloat)height {
 
 @end
 
-
-/*
-@implementation CDVCommandDelegateImpl (GoogleMapsPlugin)
-
-- (void)hookSendPluginResult:(CDVPluginResult*)result callbackId:(NSString*)callbackId {
-
-  NSRange pos = [callbackId rangeOfString:@"://"];
-  if (pos.location == NSNotFound) {
-    [self sendPluginResult:result callbackId:callbackId];
-  } else {
-    NSArray *tmp = [callbackId componentsSeparatedByString:@"://"];
-    NSString *pluginName = [tmp objectAtIndex:0];
-    CDVPlugin<IPluginProtocol> *plugin = [self getCommandInstance:pluginName];
-    [plugin onHookedPluginResult:result callbackId:callbackId];
-  }
-
-}
-@end
-*/
-
 static char CAAnimationGroupBlockKey;
 @implementation CAAnimationGroup (Blocks)