In today's fast-paced digital world, communication is key. When it comes to mobile apps, keeping users informed and engaged is critical to a successful user experience. An effective way to achieve this is through local notifications. Local notifications are a way to alert users directly on their devices, even when your app is not in the foreground. In this guide, we'll take a deep dive into native notifications in Flutter, a popular cross-platform framework for building stunning mobile apps.
Table of contents
Introduction to Local Notifications
Setting Up Your Flutter Project
Adding Dependencies
Creating Basic Local Notifications
Customizing Notifications
Scheduling Notifications
Handling Notification Clicks
Conclusion
1. Introduction to local notifications
Local notifications are messages that your application can trigger and display on the user's device. Unlike push notifications sent from the server, local notifications are generated and managed directly within the app. They're a great way to engage users by providing timely information, reminders, or updates even when the app isn't running.
2. Set up the Flutter project
Before we dive into local notifications, make sure you have Flutter installed on your system. You can follow the official installation guide for detailed instructions. After setting up Flutter, create a new Flutter project with the following command:
flutter create local_notifications_example
Navigate to the project directory:
cd local_notifications_example
3. Add dependencies
To use local notifications, you need to add the flutter_local_notifications package to your project. Open the pubspec.yaml file and add the following dependencies:
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