Google Map won't Load in Release Mode - Flutter - flutter

Question

I'm trying to have a page in my app display a user's location on a google map, which works in debug mode, but when I run it in release mode it simply loads indefinitely. The strange thing is that if I click on a different page on my app and go back to the map page it will immediately show. Does anyone know what could be going on here?
I also get the following error: [ERROR:flutter/lib/ui/ui_dart_state.cc(209)] Unhandled Exception: MissingPluginException(No implementation found for method camera#animate on channel plugins.flutter.io/google_maps_0)
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter.dart';
import 'package:mapapp/provider/location_provider.dart';
import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
class Map extends StatefulWidget {
const Map({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
#override
_State createState() => _State();
}
class _State extends State<Map> {
#override
void initState() {
super.initState();
Provider.of<LocationProvider>(context, listen: false).initalization();
}
//Sets map style once app is resumed to reload the map
void didChangeAppLifecycleState(AppLifecycleState state) {
if (state == AppLifecycleState.resumed) {
dynamic controller;
controller.setMapStyle("[]");
}
}
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(body: googleMapUI());
}
Widget googleMapUI() {
return Consumer<LocationProvider>(builder: (
consumerContext,
model,
child,
) {
while (model.locationPosition != null) {
return Column(
children: [
Expanded(
child: GoogleMap(
mapType: MapType.normal,
padding: const EdgeInsets.only(top: 40.0),
initialCameraPosition:
CameraPosition(target: model.locationPosition!, zoom: 18),
myLocationEnabled: true,
myLocationButtonEnabled: true,
onMapCreated: (GoogleMapController controller) async {
Provider.of<LocationProvider>(context, listen: false);
},
),
)
],
);
}
return const Center(
child: CircularProgressIndicator(),
);
});
}
}