Flutter for Tizen: The Basics

Among the plethora of announcements made at Google IO this year there was one of particular interest to Flutter developers: Samsung is working to port Google’s Flutter SDK to Galaxy Watch and other Tizen devices. While the word “Tizen” might not ring any bells, the likelihood that there’s a Tizen device within 15 feet ofContinue reading “Flutter for Tizen: The Basics”

Sharing Images on the @platform in Flutter

Recently, I published a long article on how to read, write, and respond to real-time changes using the @platform. I focused mainly on sending plain old text and number data since that’s the easiest to demo with, but what if you wanted to let people share images? The good news is it’s possible! Setup ToContinue reading “Sharing Images on the @platform in Flutter”

The @platform: A Firebase Alternative

Firebase is awesome and I’ve used it in more apps than I can count (assuming I can only count to about 20). It has authentication, data storage, an intuitive querying SDK, and plenty of other features that most mobile app developers find themselves wanting at one point or another.  So why replace it? I askedContinue reading “The @platform: A Firebase Alternative”