flutter-adding-home-screen-widgets
Implement native iOS and Android home screen widgets in Flutter apps using shared storage and the home_widget package.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/flutter/skills --skill flutter-adding-home-screen-widgetsStats
| Total installs | 2,176 |
| Weekly installs | 2.2K |
| GitHub stars | 833 |
| First seen | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Source | @flutter/skills |
Summary
- Flutter communicates with native widgets via shared local storage (UserDefaults on iOS, SharedPreferences on Android) using the home_widget package; data flows from Flutter writes to native widget reads on OS trigger.
- iOS implementation uses Xcode, SwiftUI, and Widget Extension targets with App Groups capability; Android uses Android Studio with AppWidgetProvider, XML layouts, and RemoteViews.
- Supports rendering complex Flutter widgets as images for display in native widgets, and custom font registration on iOS.
- Includes step-by-step checklists for Flutter integration, iOS SwiftUI setup, and Android Kotlin setup with code examples for data updates and widget providers.
Tags
Related skills
| Skill | Installs | vs flutter-adding-home-screen-widgets |
|---|---|---|
| swiftui-liquid-glass | 2,168 | -8 |
| swiftui-ui-patterns | 1,620 | -556 |
| game-development | 1,473 | -703 |
| flutter-theming-apps | 2,564 | +388 |
| flutter-setting-up-on-windows | 1,927 | -249 |
FAQ
- How many installs does flutter-adding-home-screen-widgets have?
- flutter-adding-home-screen-widgets has 2,176 total installs and 2.2K installs this week.
- Where is flutter-adding-home-screen-widgets hosted?
- flutter-adding-home-screen-widgets is published by @flutter/skills at https://github.com/flutter/skills.
- How many GitHub stars does flutter-adding-home-screen-widgets have?
- flutter-adding-home-screen-widgets has 833 GitHub stars.
- When was flutter-adding-home-screen-widgets first indexed?
- OrangeBot.AI first indexed flutter-adding-home-screen-widgets on Mar 13, 2026.
- How do I install flutter-adding-home-screen-widgets?
- Run: npx skills add https://github.com/flutter/skills --skill flutter-adding-home-screen-widgets