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A Complete Guide to a Scalable App in Flutter — Part 5— Theming and AppSettings — Dynamic settings and theming with Material 3 using Provider

Giovanni Accetta
13 min readNov 26, 2023

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Hello, dear readers! If you’ve been following my guide on building scalable Flutter apps, you’ve now the basic stepstone to build any app. I finally found the time of writing part 5 which is one of my favorite: dynamic theming.

In today’s dynamic app landscape, maintaining a consistent brand identity isn’t just important; it’s the key to user engagement. With the surge in hyper-customization, allowing users to fine-tune themes and modes becomes a game-changer, enhancing the overall app experience and potentially skyrocketing user retention. 🎨✨ Picture this: your app, fully embracing dynamic theming, effortlessly adapting to the user’s preference. Contrast that with an app that clings to a single theme — imagine a user, deeply immersed in dark mode, only to be abruptly yanked into a glaring light mode when using an app that doesn’t support dynamic theming. It’s these subtle nuances that can make or break user experience. 🌙☀️

By the end of this article, our template app will have the ability to offer a customized experience to our user that fits their needs and their taste and obtain something that will look like this:

Recap of the guide so far:

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Giovanni Accetta
Giovanni Accetta

Written by Giovanni Accetta

Senior Mobile Developer 🧑‍💻 and freelancer 🚀 with 360 experience on mobile apps lifecycle 📱! Always happy to talk tech 💻, photography 📷 and travel ✈️!

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