Back in September, Google Pay started using Flutter, adding to Google Analytics, Google Ads, Google Shopping, Google Nest Hub, Stadia, and other Google products that were already using the development kit.
But for larger, more complex enterprise apps, a native software development approach will likely remain the preferred approach for most companies due to Flutter being a relatively young framework, with fewer third-party software libraries and packages restricting developers.
There is clear evidence that enterprises are interested in what Flutter has to offer, with heavily VC-backed Nubank going so far as to publish its whole ethos on why it’s using Flutter for cross-platform mobile development. According to Sneath, Flutter solves two core challenges for big companies.The second problem Flutter solves, according to Sneath, is that enterprises may invest millions in creating and maintaining a suite of corporate brands, but they may then be restricted in what they can do with their digital properties due to their in-built limitations.And that highlights why open source makes sense for this project — Google needs full industry and ecosystem buy-in for Flutter to flourish, and if developers can get full access to a codebase, they’re more likely to hang around.