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Adding a splash screen on Android flutter app

Adding a splash screen on Android flutter app am using 1024 * 1024 dimension image, also remember don't use file names with symbols but underscore "_" Copy and paste the image on to all the mipmap folder under android                                    Next go to drawable and open launch_background.xml and uncomment image assets info  Update with splash image name and source,  see below:     Rerun the Build, close reopen app to see the splash screen !! I like to use my own style/color ( this is optional ). Go to the values folder and create an xml file , I call it colors.xml ( New file > filename.xml ) add the xml properties on newly created file, in our case colors.xml                 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>  and the style and color of your choice. ...
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Setting up Android, iOS app icons using flutter_launcher_icons plug in

   Setting up  Android, iOS app icons using  flutter_launcher_icons  plug in Go to pub.dev to find the flutter_launcger_icons plug in.                                           2.   Add the dependency on pubspec.yaml                   flutter_launcher_icons: ^0.7.5  (version varies )                 If the App is in development stage you can add the dependency under dev_dependencies.                                                and run pub get or packages get                           ...
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Cannot fit requested classes in a single dex file

            Error: Cannot fit requested classes in a single dex file  Scenario:  Building project with cloud_firestore  Error: Fix: Go to app level build.gradle  and append minSdkVersion from 16 to 21, see below: now rerun the build!
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Setting up Firestore for flutter App

                                                                        Setting up Firestore for flutter App Create your project in Firestore go to https://firebase.google.com and follow the steps (self-explanatory)     Once you have created the project you will see the App page.  Click on add an App to get started and choose iOS or Androi d Add an App for Android: 1)   on firebase.google.com when asks for an "Android package name"  get the package name of  App from the AndroidManifest.xml,    rest all optional and make sure to download and keep the google-service.json config file.  Click Next and Finish ( ignore all the gibberish we will come to this later ) 2) Go back to IDE copy & paste or drag & drop ...
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Flutter App’s Link to Google Map

                                                                               Flutter App’s Link to Google Map        Note: I suggest you run a flutter upgrade prior making below amendments     1)  Log in to Google Cloud Platform and create a project for the API Key. Follow the instructions and basic settings.    PS: Billing account won't charge you a penny, Also API key is per project, Save “Your API Key” on a notepad   2)   Now go to  DartPack    https://pub.dev/flutter/packages         Search for  google maps  flutter   3)   Add the dependencies of packages   pubspec.yaml  file to:     ...
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