Best of Flutter — August 2025

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    What’s new in Flutter 3.35

    Flutter 3.35 introduces significant productivity improvements including stable stateful hot reload for web development, experimental Widget Previews for isolated component testing, and enhanced accessibility features. The release includes 1108 commits from 168 contributors, with new Material and Cupertino components, improved Impeller performance, and better multi-platform support. Key additions include the Dart and Flutter MCP Server for AI-assisted development, Android sensitive content protection, and various UI component enhancements. The update also brings breaking changes including component theme normalization, Radio widget redesign, and increased minimum Android SDK requirements.

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    How to Push Silent Updates in Flutter Using Shorebird

    Shorebird enables Flutter developers to push critical bug fixes and updates directly to users without going through app store review processes. The guide covers installation, setup, and implementation of silent updates using the Shorebird CLI and SDK. It demonstrates how to combine Shorebird patches with the upgrader package and Firebase Remote Config for comprehensive update strategies, including forced updates for critical issues. The tutorial includes production best practices like staged rollouts, testing procedures, and rollback strategies for maintaining app stability.

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    Avatar of verygoodventuresVery Good Ventures·33w

    A New Era for App Design (and What it Means for Flutter)

    Flutter is decoupling Material and Cupertino UI libraries from its core SDK, moving them to independent packages on pub.dev. This change enables faster updates for UI components, gives developers more flexibility in choosing design systems, and creates equal opportunities for third-party UI libraries. The move positions Flutter as a more modular framework that can adapt to new design trends like Apple's Liquid Glass and Google's Material 3 Expressive without being constrained by SDK release cycles.

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