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Reputation: 289

How to start your Android app at boot in Flutter?

I want to start my app automatically at boot on Android devices.

Is there any package or any solution for doing this? I know how to do it in native Android code, but how can it be done in Flutter?

Upvotes: 10

Views: 8809

Answers (2)

Gedeon Mutshipayi
Gedeon Mutshipayi

Reputation: 4073

You can just use the auto_start_flutter package.

https://pub.dev/packages/auto_start_flutter

Upvotes: 0

Chris
Chris

Reputation: 2034

Create a new java class in your android/src/main/java/<package-name>/.. folder (same folder as MainActivity.java)

Call it whatever you want e.g. BootBroadcastReceiver.java

package <your package name here>;

import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;

public class BootBroadcastReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        if (Intent.ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED.equals(intent.getAction())) {
            Intent i = new Intent(context, MainActivity.class);
            i.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
            context.startActivity(i);
        }
    }
}

add this android permission to your AndroidManifest.xml

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />

add this at the bottom of the <application ... /> object inside your AndroidManifest.xml

<receiver android:name=".BootBroadcastReceiver" >   
    <intent-filter>   
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />  
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.QUICKBOOT_POWERON" /> 
    </intent-filter>   
</receiver>

The name of the <receiver .. /> should match the name of the class. Just copy above.

I've found certain devices, such as Xiaomi, have a security feature to prevent "autostart". This can be enabled/disabled for an app in the Security app, or search for "autostart" in the Settings and you'll be taking to the correct section.

I think the app needs to opened at least once before this will work.

Upvotes: 6

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