Flutter

 

What is Flutter

 

Flutter is an open source framework by Google for building beautiful, natively compiled, multi-platform applications from a single codebase.

https://flutter.dev/

 

Original author(s)	Google
Developer(s)	Google and community
Initial release	Alpha (v0.0.6) / May 12, 2017; 7 years ago[1]
Stable release	3.22.0[2]  / 14 May 2024; 2 months ago
Repository	github.com/flutter/flutter
Written in	C, C++, Dart[3]
Platform	Android, iOS, Google Fuchsia, Web platform, Linux, macOS and Windows
Type	Application framework
License	New BSD License
Website	flutter.dev

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flutter_(software)

 

 

Install Flutter

https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/install

Follow the link and get the installation kit which is suitable for your developemnt with respect to OS.

 Widows

https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/install/windows

 

Use recommended Android

https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/install/windows/mobile

Follow the instructions in the given page

system requirements

 

Hardware requirements

 

Requirement	Minimum	Recommended
x86_64 CPU Cores	4	8
Memory in GB	8	16
Display resolution in pixels	WXGA (1366 x 768)	FHD (1920 x 1080)
Free disk space in GB	11.0	60.0

 

Software requirements

Note: you do not need to install DART separately as Flutter sdk include full DART sdk.

Operating system

1.       64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 10 or later.

2.       Windows should include the required Windows PowerShell 5 or later

Development tools

·       Git for Windows 2.27 or later to manage source code.

·       Android Studio 2023.2.1 (Iguana) or later to debug and compile Java or Kotlin code for Android. Flutter requires the full version of Android Studio.

Configure a text editor or IDE

• Visual Studio Code 1.77 or later with the Flutter extension for VS Code.
• Android Studio 2023.2.1 (Iguana) or later with the Flutter plugin for IntelliJ.
• IntelliJ IDEA 2023.2 or later with the Flutter plugin for IntelliJ.

 

Recommended

The Flutter team recommends installing Visual Studio Code 1.77 or later and the Flutter extension for VS Code. This combination simplifies installing the Flutter SDK.

 

Install the Flutter SDK

Follow the guide on website.

https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/install/windows/mobile#development-tools

You have two options

1. Use VS Code to install
2. Down Flutter and install manually

Important points

1.       Install VS code with Flutter extension for VS Code.

2.       Configure the Android toolchain in Android Studio

3.       Configure your target Android device

a.       Virtual Device

b.       Physical Device

4.       Agree to Android Licenses

5.       Check your flutter development set up

a.       Run Fluter doctor with below command

b.       PS C:> flutter doctor

6.       Troubleshoot Flutter doctor issues

a.       Run Flutter doctor with verbose with below command

b.       PS C:> flutter doctor -v

 

Start developing Android on Windows apps with Flutter

Follow the below links in Flutter documentation

• Learn how to write your first Flutter app  ( https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/codelab)
• First week experience of Flutter ( https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/fwe)

 

Manage your Flutter SDK

To learn more about managing your Flutter SDK install, consult the following resources.

• Upgrade Flutter (https://docs.flutter.dev/release/upgrade)
• Add Web debugging tools (https://docs.flutter.dev/platform-integration/web/install-web/install-web-from-android-on-windows)
• Add Windows desktop compilation tools (https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/install/windows/mobile#development-tools)
• Uninstall Flutter ( https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/uninstall?tab=Windows)