What I Learned

• Native vs Cross‑Platform: Native apps use Kotlin/Android Studio or Swift/Xcode with best performance but separate codebases. Cross‑platform tools like Flutter, React Native, Xamarin, and Ionic use one codebase for multiple platforms.
• Why Flutter: Single Dart codebase for Android, iOS, web, and desktop. Uses its own Skia engine for consistent, high‑performance UIs. Everything is a widget, making layouts flexible and customizable.
• Hot Reload & Widgets: Hot Reload updates UI in milliseconds without a full restart, speeding up experimentation. Flutter apps are built from a widget tree using StatelessWidget and StatefulWidget.

Setup & First App

1. Install Flutter SDK and add flutter\bin to PATH.
2. Install Android Studio (SDK, platform tools, AVD) and Flutter/Dart plugins.
3. Run: Fix any red errors.
4. Create and run a sample app: It shows a simple “If Lost, Contact” screen using MaterialApp, Scaffold, AppBar, and a centered Text widget.

the screenshots have been uploaded in a seperate folder for future use and updation

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