Issue 241 - Flutter Tap Weekly Newsletter
This edition highlights iOS 26's challenges for Flutter devs, new tutorials and videos.
Articles
iOS 26 Just Left Flutter Devs Behind. Deepak Sharma discusses how the latest updates from iOS are putting more pressure on Flutter cross-platform development to keep up with the latest changes. What are your thoughts?.
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Tutorials
Building a Localization without Context in Flutter. Kanan Yusubov teaches us how to set up a simple localization solution that works independently of context.
Shrink Your Flutter App Size by 60% Pro Techniques to Build Faster, Leaner APKs. AlexCodeX demonstrates how to optimize our app's size without compromising any features.
🔍 Expanding Horizons: Mastering Flutter’s New Expansible Widget. Himanshu Agarwal gives us a great introduction on how to use this new widget.
Videos
I Code Reviewed a Successful Flutter App with 100k+ Downloads... And Found THIS! 😱. By Andrea Bizzotto.
Build a Flutter Pong Game from Scratch | Full Game Dev Tutorial for Beginners (2025). By Rishi Nalem. 🎮 Ready to build your first mobile game using Flutter? In this full-length tutorial, we’ll create the classic Pong game from scratch using only Flutter—no game engines or third-party libraries required!
Humpday Q&A/AMA and Live Coding! :: 4th June 2025 :: #HumpdayQandA #Flutter #FlutterCommunity. Answering your #Flutter and #Dart questions with Simon, Randal, Danielle, John and Rafal!
Packages
fused_location. A Flutter plugin for high-accuracy location and orientation data, leveraging advanced native APIs.
device_frame_plus. Flutter package provides mockups for common devices, allowing developers to preview and test their apps within simulated device frames.
leak_tracker. A framework for memory leak tracking for Dart and Flutter applications.