How to add a push pin to a MKMapView(IOS) when touching?
You can use a UILongPressGestureRecognizer for this. Wherever you create or initialize the mapview, first attach the recognizer to it: UILongPressGestureRecognizer *lpgr = [[UILongPressGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(handleLongPress:)]; lpgr.minimumPressDuration = 2.0; //user needs to press for 2 seconds [self.mapView addGestureRecognizer:lpgr]; [lpgr release]; Then in the gesture handler: – (void)handleLongPress:(UIGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognizer { if (gestureRecognizer.state != UIGestureRecognizerStateBegan) return; … Read more