What’s new in Flutter 2.0

Flutter 2.0, announced at the "Flutter Engage" event, marks a significant milestone in the development of the cross-platform UI toolkit, introducing features like null safety, which enhances code safety and efficiency by eliminating unnecessary null checks. This release also stabilizes Flutter Web, enabling the creation of Progressive Web Apps and expanding Flutter's reach to major platforms like Android, iOS, and the web, with a preview release for desktop platforms as well. The community-driven development of Flutter Desktop, now officially supported, highlights the framework's growing maturity and adoption, evidenced by partnerships with companies like Toyota, which plans to use Flutter for its infotainment systems. Furthermore, Canonical's contribution to making Flutter the default choice for future Ubuntu apps underscores Flutter's expanding ecosystem. Additional improvements include revamped Dart DevTools, the introduction of the dart fix command, and the ScaffoldMessenger feature, all contributing to Flutter's rising popularity, demonstrated by its increasing GitHub stars compared to competing frameworks like React Native.