3.13 Beta (July 12, 2023)

Flutter 3.13 beta

The release of the Flutter 3.13 beta contains the changes noted below.

To try out the newest beta run:

flutter channel beta
flutter upgrade

Hotfixes to the 3.13 beta

3.13.3 beta (August 14, 2023)

Framework

• Allow OverlayPortal to be added/removed from the tree in a layout callback by @LongCatIsLooong in #131002
• Fix assertion when a WidgetSpan is scaled by certain textScaleFactor values by @LongCatIsLooong in #131004
• Fix Tooltip crash when selected in a SelectableRegion by @LongCatIsLooong in #131005
• Constrain _RenderScaledInlineWidget child size in computeDryLayout in by @LongCatIsLooong #132095

Engine

• No changes

3.13.2 beta (August 07, 2023)

Framework

• Minor adjustments on 2D APIs by @Piinks in #131436

Engine

• [Impeller] Revert removal of wait until scheduled by @jonahwilliams in flutter/engine#44122
• [Impeller] Avoid culling when the current matrix has perspective by @dnfield in flutter/engine#44106
• [Impeller] No-op fragment program on Android until it works by @jonahwilliams in flutter/engine#44068
• [Impeller] Made the clear optimization handle backdrop filters by @gaaclarke in flutter/engine#44222
• [iOS][A11Y] Fix hittest with non-SemanticsObject by @cyanglaz in flutter/engine#44342
• [iOS][Autocorrect] Disable autocorrection for iOS 17 by @hellohuanlin in flutter/engine#44354

3.13.1 beta (July 19, 2023)

Framework

• Fix ConcurrentModificationError in DDS by @christopherfujino in #130740

Engine

• No changes

Flutter 3.13 beta

Flutter

Framework

• Migration guide for moving from BottomNavigationBar to NavigationBar by @leighajarett in #128263
• Use a show over a hide for test_api exports by @natebosch in #128298
• Use Material3 in the 2D viewport tests by @HansMuller in #128155
• Clean-up viewId casts in flutter_test by @goderbauer in #128256
• Adding example for migrating to navigation drawer by @leighajarett in #128295
• Fix Null check operator used on a null value on TextField with contextMenuBuilder by @fzyzcjy in #128114
• Remove textScaleFactor dependent logic from AppBar by @LongCatIsLooong in #128112
• handleSelectWord in MultiSelectableSelectionContainerDelegate should handle rects inside of rects by @Renzo-Olivares in #127478
• Remove more rounding hacks from TextPainter by @LongCatIsLooong in #127826
• Update Draggable YouTube video link by @khanhnwin in #128078
• Show error message in release mode when box is not laid out without losing performance by @fzyzcjy in #126302
• Add viewId to PointerEvents by @goderbauer in #128287
• Make inspector weakly referencing the inspected objects. by @polina-c in #128095
• Refactor tests by @goderbauer in #128371
• Super tiny fix of dead link by @fzyzcjy in #128160
• Addressed Ambiguity in transform.scale constructor docs by @99spark in #128182
• Do not try to load main/default asset image if only higher-res variants exist by @andrewkolos in #128143
• Update menu API docs to help developers migrate to m3 by @leighajarett in #128351
• Revert "Make inspector weakly referencing the inspected objects." by @eyebrowsoffire in #128436
• Super tiny MediaQuery doc update by @fzyzcjy in #127904
• Roll engine, patch expression evaluation by @aam in #128255
• Fix typos 'wether' -> 'whether' by @bleroux in #128392
• Redo make inspector weakly referencing the inspected objects. by @polina-c in #128471
• Fix PointerEventConverter doc by @goderbauer in #128452
• Move RenderObjectElement.updateChildren to Element by @goderbauer in #128458
• [floating_cursor_selection]add more comments on the tricky part by @hellohuanlin in #127227
• Disable blinking cursor when EditableText.showCursor is false by @LongCatIsLooong in #127562
• Update flutter to dartdoc 6.3.0 and hide Icons implementation from doc pages by @jcollins-g in #128442
• Update chip.dart to use set of MaterialState by @TahaTesser in #128507
• Fix navigation rail with long labels misplaced highlights by @bleroux in #128324
• Navigator.pop before PopupMenuItem onTap call by @mhbdev in #127446
• Reland "Migrate benchmarks to package:web" by @eyebrowsoffire in #128266
• Advise developers to use OverflowBar instead of ButtonBar by @leighajarett in #128437
• Sliver Main Axis Group by @thkim1011 in #126596
• Add AppLifecycleListener, with support for application exit handling by @gspencergoog in #123274
• Adding migration guide for Material 3 colors by @leighajarett in #128429
• Remove single view assumption from MouseTracker, and unify its hit testing code flow by @dkwingsmt in #127060
• Fix showBottomSheet doesn't remove scrim when draggable sheet is dismissed by @TahaTesser in #128455
• Replace MaterialButton from test classes by @TahaTesser in #128466
• Improve defaults generation with logging, stats, and token validation by @guidezpl in #128244
• Updated material button theme tests for Material3 by @HansMuller in #128543
• Paint SelectableFragments before text by @hangyujin in #128375
• ExpansionPanel isExpanded callback parameter (Ticket 74114) by @dleyba042 in #128082
• Add tooltips for SegmentedButton by @ZhulanovAA in #128501
• Revert "Update chip.dart to use set of MaterialState" by @HansMuller in #128607
• Clarifies semantics long press and semantics on tap documentation by @chunhtai in #128599
• Add Selected semantics to IconButton by @hangyujin in #128547
• rename generated asset manifest file back to AssetManifest.bin (from AssetManifest.smcbin) by @andrewkolos in #128529
• Remove unnecessary parentheses by @ZhulanovAA in #128620
• migrate Tooltip to use OverlayPortal by @LongCatIsLooong in #127728
• Update ListTile text defaults to use ColorScheme by @TahaTesser in #128581
• Address leak tracker breaking changes. by @polina-c in #128623
• Fix RangeSlider notifies start and end twice when participates in gesture arena by @nt4f04uNd in #128674
• Update button tests for Material 3 by default by @HansMuller in #128628
• Fix paint offset in reverse for 2D by @Piinks in #128724
• Update misc tests for Material3 by @HansMuller in #128712
• Update tests in material library for Material 3 by default by @QuncCccccc in #128300
• Update rest of the unit tests in material library for Material 3 by @QuncCccccc in #128747
• Fix ensureVisible and default focus traversal for reversed scrollables by @Piinks in #128756
• Update unit tests in material library for Material 3 by @QuncCccccc in #128725
• Fix syntax error in docstring by @woprandi in #128692
• Inline AbstractNode into SemanticsNode and Layer by @goderbauer in #128467
• Fixed slider value indicator not disappearing after a bit on desktop platform when slider is clicked not dragged by @cruiser-baxter in #128137
• [web] Migrate framework away from dart:html and package:js by @mdebbar in #128580
• Respect allowlisted count of leaks. by @polina-c in #128823
• Remove temporary default case for PointerSignalKind by @LouiseHsu in #128900
• ContextAction.isEnabled needs a context by @Hixie in #127721
• Improve the error message for non-normalized constraints by @Hixie in #127906
• Update getChildrenSummaryTree to handle Diagnosticable as input. by @polina-c in #128833
• Update golden tests for material by @QuncCccccc in #128839
• [web] Pass creation params to the platform view factory by @mdebbar in #128146
• flutter update-packages --force-upgrade by @mdebbar in #128908
• Update golden tests by @QuncCccccc in #128914
• Set Semantics.button to true for date widget by @QuncCccccc in #128824
• Update getProperties to handle Diagnosticable as input. by @polina-c in #128897
• [web] Don't crash on const HtmlElementView() by @mdebbar in #128965
• Remove AbstractNode from RenderObject and deprecate it by @goderbauer in #128973
• Accept Diagnosticable as input in inspector API. by @polina-c in #128962
• Update objectToDiagnosticsNode to stop failing. by @polina-c in #129027
• Fix InputDecoration.applyDefaults ignoring some properties by @TahaTesser in #129010
• Introduce MaterialState color property for chips by @TahaTesser in #128584
• Add to API docs to explain what Assist and Suggestion chips are by @leighajarett in #129034
• Adding ScrollController support for Stepper widget by @SwaroopSambhayya in #128814
• iOS info.plist template: make UIViewControllerBasedStatusBar to be true by @cyanglaz in #128970
• fixed PreferredSize constuctor invocations by @yeasin50 in #128181
• DecoratedSliver by @thkim1011 in #127823
• Fix: Magnifier appears and won't dismiss by @justinmc in #128545
• update resolution-aware asset docs links by @andrewkolos in #128769
• Relax OverlayPortal asserts by @LongCatIsLooong in #129053
• Selection area right click behavior should match native by @Renzo-Olivares in #128224
• Gracefully handle negative position in getWordAtOffset by @justinmc in #128464
• Remove incorrect non-nullable assumption from ShapeDecoration.lerp by @guidezpl in #129298
• [framework,web] add FlutterTimeline and semantics benchmarks that use it by @yjbanov in #128366
• Add InputDecorationTheme.merge by @TahaTesser in #129011
• Fix: Closing bottom sheet and removing FAB cause assertion failure by @utisam in #128566
• Fix Material 3 Scrollable TabBar by @TahaTesser in #125974
• Remove unnecessary variable _hasPrimaryFocus by @AhmedLSayed9 in #129066
• Add onSubmitted property to SearchBar by @QuncCccccc in #129365
• [web] Migrate framework to fully use package:web by @mdebbar in #128901
• Fix Slider overlay remains when unfocused by @TahaTesser in #129115
• fix: SearchAnchor View not resizing when in nested navigator by @VictorOhashi in #128357
• _TapStatusTrackerMixin should wait until the next PointerDownEvent before resetting its state when the tap timer has elapsed by @Renzo-Olivares in #129312
• fix: Inconsistency of SelectionArea when scrolling by @paurakhsharma in #128765
• Add CallbackShortcuts widget of the week video by @loic-sharma in #129296
• Fix AnimatedList & AnimatedGrid doesn't apply MediaQuery padding by @TahaTesser in #129556
• Updated chip_test.dart tests for M3 by @HansMuller in #129570
• Fix chinese text is not selected by long press by @hangyujin in #129320
• Make a paragraph test involving Chinese characters work with inconsistent host system fonts by @jason-simmons in #129628
• iOS TextSelectionToolbar fidelity by @luccasclezar in #127757
• Adds dart_fix support to integration_test by @pdblasi-google in #129579
• Remove Editable.onCaretChanged callback by @tgucio in #109114
• Automatically migrate ClipboardData.text to non-null by @loic-sharma in #129567
• [flutter roll] Revert "Fix AnimatedList & AnimatedGrid doesn't apply MediaQuery padding" by @XilaiZhang in #129645
• Make DropdownMenu be able to scroll to the highlighted item when searching. by @QuncCccccc in #129740
• Update SwitchListTile tests for M2/M3 by @QuncCccccc in #129809
• Update Switch tests for M2/M3 by @QuncCccccc in #129810
• Update Radio tests for M2/M3 by @QuncCccccc in #129814
• Updated some golden image tests for M2/M3 by @HansMuller in #129794
• Fix NetworkImage causing spurious warning in tests by @gnprice in #129537
• Update SwitchTheme tests for M2/M3 by @QuncCccccc in #129811
• Update links to old linter site to dart.dev by @parlough in #129866
• Cleanup: stop accepting DiagnosticsNode as input from DevTools. by @polina-c in #129302
• Improve documentation for ColorSheme.fromImageProvider by @guidezpl in #129952
• fix a bug when android uses CupertinoPageTransitionsBuilder... by @ipcjs in #114303
• Add simple unit tests for annotations.dart file by @moylanm in #128902
• Removes deprecated APIs from v2.6 in binding.dart and widget_tester.dart by @pdblasi-google in #129663
• Reland Fix AnimatedList & AnimatedGrid doesn't apply MediaQuery padding #129556 by @HansMuller in #129860
• MergeableMaterial: Fix adding a slice and separating it by @Snonky in #128804
• Enable unreachable_from_main lint - it is stable now!!1 by @goderbauer in #129854
• Allow long-press gestures to continue even if buttons change. by @Hixie in #127877
• [framework] Add textField OCR support for framework side by @luckysmg in #96637
• Add option for flexible space on material SearchDelegate by @HenriqueNas in #128132
• [a11y] CupertinoSwitch On/Off labels by @gilnobrega in #127776
• Next attempt to make inspector weakly referencing the inspected objects. by @polina-c in #129962
• Revert "fix a bug when android uses CupertinoPageTransitionsBuilder..… by @Jasguerrero in #130155
• Revert "[a11y] CupertinoSwitch On/Off labels" (#130166) by @Jasguerrero in #130172

Tooling

• [flutter_tools] never tree shake 0x20 (space) font codepoints on web by @christopherfujino in #128302
• [Android] Update plugin and module templates to use Flutter constant for compileSdkVersion by @camsim99 in #128073
• [tools] allow explicitly specifying the JDK to use via a new config setting by @andrewkolos in #128264
• Adds vmservices to retrieve android applink settings by @chunhtai in #125998
• Use --target-os for appropriate precompiled targets. by @sstrickl in #127567
• [flutter_tools] Precache after channel switch by @christopherfujino in #118129
• [flutter_tools] [DAP] Don't try to restart/reload if app hasn't started yet by @DanTup in #128267
• [testing] Make the FLUTTER_STORAGE_BASE_URL warning non-fatal by @whesse in #128335
• Ignore app.stop events received before the app.detach response in attach integration tests by @jason-simmons in #128593
• [flutter_tools] pass through enable impeller flag to macOS. by @jonahwilliams in #128720
• [flutter_tools] Suppress git output in flutter channel by @christopherfujino in #128475
• Unpin flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle by @gmackall in #128898
• Fix inconsistently suffixed macOS flavored bundle directory by @arnemolland in #127997
• [flutter_tools] cache flutter sdk version to disk by @christopherfujino in #124558
• flutter update-packages --cherry-pick-package by @Hixie in #128917
• [flutter_tools] refactor license collector by @christopherfujino in #128748
• [flutter_tools] Migrate more integration tests to process result matcher by @christopherfujino in #128737
• Fix dart pub cache clean command on pub.dart by @deryrahman in #128171
• [flutter_tools] Add support for vmServiceFileInfo when attaching by @DanTup in #128503
• [flutter_tools] fix cast error when dart-defines-json file includes null by @christopherfujino in #128909
• Fix an ordering dependency in the flutter_tools upgrade test by @jason-simmons in #129131
• Refactor generate_localizations_test.dart by @thkim1011 in #128974
• Use the new getIsolatePauseEvent method from VM service to check for pause event. by @chingjun in #128834
• Fix duplicate devices from xcdevice with iOS 17 by @vashworth in #128802
• Refactor Analytics global getter to point to context only by @eliasyishak in #129196
• [flutter_tools] add a gradle error handler for could not open cache directory by @christopherfujino in #129222
• Prevent crashes on range errors when selecting device by @eliasyishak in #129290
• Unpin path_provider_android by @gmackall in #129205
• [flutter_tools] delete flutter format command by @christopherfujino in #129360
• [web] Hides that Flutter uses requireJS in debug. by @ditman in #129032
• Prepare for making intl toBeginningOfSentenceCase non-nullable by @oprypin in #127488
• Reland "Fix issue where DevTools would not be immediately available when using --start-paused (#126698)" by @bkonyi in #129368
• Remove @NonNull to avoid warning by @fzyzcjy in #129472
• Add .env file support for option --dart-define-from-file by @PiotrFLEURY in #128668
• Add new hot reload case string by @helin24 in #130008
• [flutter_tools] modify Skeleton template to use ListenableBuilder instead of AnimatedBuilder by @fabiancrx in #128810

Engine

Android

• [Impeller] Reland: Add Impeller Metal support in the embedder API (#42411) by @bdero in flutter/engine#42545
• Revert "[Impeller] Reland: Add Impeller Metal support in the embedder API (#42411)" by @zanderso in flutter/engine#42593
• [Impeller] Reland 2: Add Impeller Metal support in the embedder API (#42411) by @bdero in flutter/engine#42597
• Revert "[Android] Return keyboard pressed state" by @dkwingsmt in flutter/engine#42616
• [Impeller] Added a switch to turn on vulkan by @gaaclarke in flutter/engine#42585
• Revert "[Impeller] Added a switch to turn on vulkan" by @zanderso in flutter/engine#42660
• Platform channel for predictive back by @justinmc in flutter/engine#39208
• [Impeller] Makes validation layers flag work for android by @gaaclarke in flutter/engine#42625
• [Impeller] Reland: Added a switch to turn on vulkan by @gaaclarke in flutter/engine#42669
• Predictive back breakage fix by @justinmc in flutter/engine#42789
• Capture additional final inset states in ImeSyncDeferringInsetsCallback by @gmackall in flutter/engine#42700
• [Impeller] Reland attempt Vulkan setup and fallback to GLES. by @jonahwilliams in flutter/engine#42820
• [Android] Return the keyboard pressed state by @bleroux in flutter/engine#42758
• [android]: Make Robolectric tests work with SDK 33 by @utzcoz in flutter/engine#42965
• Add a note in ImeSyncDeferringInsetsCallback explaining the reason behind capturing the latest final inset state by @gmackall in flutter/engine#43109
• [Impeller] Give Impeller a dedicated raster priority level worker loop. by @jonahwilliams in flutter/engine#43166

iOS

• [iOS] Fix TextInputAction.continueAction sends wrong action to framework by @bleroux in flutter/engine#42615
• Use ShellTest::Config struct to create Shell by @dkwingsmt in flutter/engine#42332
• Fix crash with CJK keyboard with emoji at end of text field by @moffatman in flutter/engine#42540
• [floating_cursor_selection] a somewhat "design doc" for floating cursor feature by @hellohuanlin in flutter/engine#42173
• [iOS][Keyboard] Wait vsync on UI thread and update viewport inset to avoid jitter. by @luckysmg in flutter/engine#42312
• Reland "[ios_platform_view] only recycle maskView when the view is applying mutators #42115" by @cyanglaz in flutter/engine#42823
• Remove some trivial deprecated symbol usages in iOS Embedder by @cyanglaz in flutter/engine#42711
• [ios] view controller based status bar by @cyanglaz in flutter/engine#42643
• [ios] use interfaceOrientation orientation on iOS 13 and above by @cyanglaz in flutter/engine#42846
• [CP][iOS][Keyboard] Fix crash when FlutterEngine destroys at the same time with keyboard animation vsync callback by @cyanglaz in flutter/engine#43522
• [iOS] Fix FlutterViewController retain cycle (#43379) by @cyanglaz in flutter/engine#43523

Web

• Remove onSemanticsAction by @goderbauer in flutter/engine#42579
• Use proper sampling options in Skwasm's drawAtlas. by @eyebrowsoffire in flutter/engine#42595
• [web] Remove /#/ from home page URL by @mdebbar in flutter/engine#42598
• Fix prefer_final_in_for_each by @scheglov in flutter/engine#42899
• [web] Move webOnlyAssetManager to dart:ui_web by @mdebbar in flutter/engine#42642
• add dart_internal override where necessary by @jakemac53 in flutter/engine#42920
• [web] Fix for Safari autofill flickering bug by @htoor3 in flutter/engine#42830
• [web] Don't get break type from v8BreakIterator by @mdebbar in flutter/engine#43053
• [web] - Fix for Safari partially autofilling form by @htoor3 in flutter/engine#43058
• Refactor JSNumber.toDart and Object.toJS by @srujzs in flutter/engine#43149
• [web] Removes patchCanvasKitModule. by @ditman in flutter/engine#42941
• Initialize skwasm codecs before handing them back to the user. by @eyebrowsoffire in flutter/engine#43274
• [web:a11y] introduce primary role responsible for ARIA roles by @yjbanov in flutter/engine#43159
• Revert "Refactor JSNumber.toDart and Object.toJS" by @srujzs in flutter/engine#43286
• Include the SkRTreeFactory headers in the skwasm picture recorder by @jason-simmons in flutter/engine#43292
• Prepare for utf8.encode() to return more precise Uint8List type by @mkustermann in flutter/engine#43335
• [web] Move web-only initialization APIs to dart:ui_web by @mdebbar in flutter/engine#43111
• [web] Add nonce configuration. by @ditman in flutter/engine#42829

Desktop

• [macOS] Force clipping to path when platform view clip rect is rotated by @knopp in flutter/engine#42539
• [macOS] Add platformview creation parameter support by @cbracken in flutter/engine#42607
• [Impeller] allowing enabling Impeller on macOS. by @jonahwilliams in flutter/engine#42639
• Fix inverted boolean in Windows document selection changed a11y event by @yaakovschectman in flutter/engine#43281

New Contributors

• @leighajarett made their first contribution in #128263
• @khanhnwin made their first contribution in #128078
• @99spark made their first contribution in #128182
• @ZhulanovAA made their first contribution in #128501
• @cruiser-baxter made their first contribution in #128137
• @arnemolland made their first contribution in #127997
• @deryrahman made their first contribution in #128171
• @SwaroopSambhayya made their first contribution in #128814
• @yeasin50 made their first contribution in #128181
• @utisam made their first contribution in #128566
• @AhmedLSayed9 made their first contribution in #129066
• @oprypin made their first contribution in #127488
• @paurakhsharma made their first contribution in #128765
• @crazytan made their first contribution in #129606
• @PiotrFLEURY made their first contribution in #128668
• @ipcjs made their first contribution in #114303
• @moylanm made their first contribution in #128902
• @Snonky made their first contribution in #128804
• @fabiancrx made their first contribution in #128810
• @HenriqueNas made their first contribution in #128132
• @mk12 made their first contribution in flutter/engine#42667
• @gmackall made their first contribution in flutter/engine#42700