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[GoogleIO2024] What’s New in Flutter: Cross-Platform Innovations and Performance Boosts
Flutter’s pillars—portability, performance, and openness—drive its evolution. Kevin Moore and John Ryan highlighted five key updates, from AI integrations to web assembly support, empowering developers to create seamless experiences across devices.
Portability Across Platforms with Gemini API
Kevin stressed Flutter’s code-sharing efficiency, achieving 97% reuse in Google’s apps. The Gemini API integration via Google AI Dart SDK enables generative features, like image-to-text in apps such as Bricket, which identifies Lego bricks for model suggestions.
Global Gamers Challenge with Global Citizen showcased Flutter’s gaming potential, with winners like “Save the Lot” addressing environmental issues. Resources for game development, including Casual Games Toolkit, facilitate cross-platform builds.
Performance Enhancements with Impeller and Macros
John introduced Impeller on Android, Flutter’s rendering engine, reducing jank through precompiled shaders. Benchmarks show up to 50% frame time improvements, enhancing experiences on mid-range devices.
Dart macros, in experimental preview, automate boilerplate code for tasks like JSON serialization, boosting developer productivity without runtime overhead.
Web Optimization Through Web Assembly
Web Assembly compilation in Flutter 3.22 doubles performance, with up to 4x gains in demanding frames. This consistency minimizes jank, enabling richer web apps.
Collaborations with browser teams ensure broad compatibility, aligning with Flutter’s open ethos.
These 2024 updates solidify Flutter’s role in efficient, high-performance app development.