url_launcher

• Updates README to indicate that Andoid SDK <21 is no longer supported.
• Updates minimum supported SDK version to Flutter 3.27/Dart 3.6.
• Ensures that launch with forceSafariVC: false, forceWebView: true and a non-web scheme throws a PlatformException.

• Removes incorrect SMS instructions from README.
• Updates minimum supported SDK version to Flutter 3.19/Dart 3.3.

• Adds BrowserConfiguration parameter, to configure in-app browser views, such as Android Custom Tabs or SFSafariViewController.
• Adds showTitle to BrowserConfiguration, to allow showing webpage titles in in-app browser views.
• Updates minimum supported SDK version to Flutter 3.16/Dart 3.2.

• Updates minimum iOS implementation version to include a privacy manifest.

• Removes use of deprecated renderView API.

• Updates support matrix in README to indicate that iOS 11 is no longer supported.
• Clients on versions of Flutter that still support iOS 11 can continue to use this package with iOS 11, but will not receive any further updates to the iOS implementation.
• Fixes a grammar error in the comments of launchUrl method.

• Updates minimum required plugin_platform_interface version to 2.1.7.

• Adds a link about web limitations to the url_launcher_web package in the url_launcher README.md and launchUrl method.

• Fixes incorrect types in supportsLaunchMode and supportsCloseForLaunchMode.

Retracted due to incorrect types in new APIs.

• Adds supportsLaunchMode for checking whether the current platform supports a given launch mode, to allow clients that will only work with specific modes to avoid fallback to a different mode.
• Adds supportsCloseForLaunchMode to allow checking programatically if a launched URL will be able to be closed. Previously the documented behvaior was that it worked only with the inAppWebView launch mode, but this is no longer true on all platforms with the addition of inAppBrowserView.
• Updates the documention for launchUrl to clarify that clients should not rely on any specific behavior of the platformDefault launch mode. Changes to the handling of platformDefault, such as Android's recent change from inAppWebView to the new inAppBrowserView, are not considered breaking.
• Updates minimum supported SDK version to Flutter 3.13.

• Updates documentation to mention support for Android Custom Tabs.

• Adds pub topics to package metadata.
• Updates minimum supported SDK version to Flutter 3.7/Dart 2.19.

• Removes the use of canLaunchUrl in Link, to avoid issues on platforms where canLaunchUrl is unreliable or requires permissions.
• Updates minimum supported macOS version to 10.14.
• Fixes stale ignore: prefer_const_constructors.
• Updates minimum supported SDK version to Flutter 3.10/Dart 3.0.

• Fixes some url_launcher docs that were missing the null operator (?).
• Updates minimum Flutter version to 3.3.
• Aligns Dart and Flutter SDK constraints.

• Updates links for the merge of flutter/plugins into flutter/packages.

• Updates minimum Flutter version to 3.0.
• Updates iOS minimum version in README.

• Updates code for stricter lint checks.

• Updates code for new analysis options.

• Updates imports for prefer_relative_imports.
• Updates minimum Flutter version to 2.10.
• Fixes avoid_redundant_argument_values lint warnings and minor typos.

• Migrates README.md examples to the code-excerpt system.

• Adopts new platform interface method for launching URLs.
• Ignores unnecessary import warnings in preparation for upcoming Flutter changes.

• Updates README section about query permissions to better reflect changes to canLaunchUrl recommendations.

• Minor fixes for new analysis options.

• Removes unnecessary imports.
• Fixes library_private_types_in_public_api, sort_child_properties_last and use_key_in_widget_constructors lint warnings.

• Introduces new launchUrl and canLaunchUrl APIs; launch and canLaunch are now deprecated. These new APIs:
  • replace the String URL argument with a Uri, to prevent common issues with providing invalid URL strings.
  • replace forceSafariVC and forceWebView with LaunchMode, which makes the API platform-neutral, and standardizes the default behavior between Android and iOS.
  • move web view configuration options into a new WebViewConfiguration object. The default behavior for JavaScript and DOM storage is now enabled rather than disabled.
• Also deprecates closeWebView in favor of closeInAppWebView to clarify that it is specific to the in-app web view launch option.
• Adds OS version support information to README.
• Reorganizes and clarifies README.

• Fixes a typo in default_package registration for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

• Updates README:
  • Adds description for file scheme usage.
  • Updates Uri class link to SDK documentation.

• Removes dependency on meta.

• Updates code for new analysis options.

• Moves Android and iOS implementations to federated packages.

• Updates README:
  • Improves organization.
  • Clarifies how canLaunch should be used.
• Updates example application to demonstrate intended use of canLaunch.

• Updates readme to indicate that sending SMS messages on Android 11 requires to add a query to AndroidManifest.xml.
• Fixes integration tests.
• Updates example app Android compileSdkVersion to 31.

• Fixed extracting browser headers when they are null error.

• Fixed an error where 'launch' method of url_launcher would cause an error if the provided URL was not valid by RFC 3986.

• Update minimum Flutter SDK to 2.5 and iOS deployment target to 9.0.
• Updated Android lint settings.

• Remove references to the Android v1 embedding.

• Silenced warnings that may occur during build when using a very recent version of Flutter relating to null safety.

• Adding API level 30 required package visibility configuration to the example's AndroidManifest.xml and README
• Fix test button check for iOS 15.

• Update the README to describe a workaround to the Uri query encoding bug.

• Require url_launcher_platform_interface 2.0.3. This fixes an issue where 6.0.5 could fail to compile in some projects due to internal changes in that version that were not compatible with earlier versions of url_launcher_platform_interface.

• Add iOS unit and UI integration test targets.
• Add a Link widget to the example app.

• Migrate maven repository from jcenter to mavenCentral.

• Update README notes about URL schemes on iOS

• Update platform_plugin_interface version requirement.

• Update result to True on iOS when the url was loaded successfully.
• Added a README note about required applications.

• Migrate to null safety.
• Fix outdated links across a number of markdown files (#3276)
• Update the example app: remove the deprecated RaisedButton and FlatButton widgets.
• Correct statement in description about which platforms url_launcher supports.

• Update Dart SDK constraint in example.

• Fixed a situation where an app would crash if the url_launcher’s launch method can’t find an app to open the provided url. It will now throw a clear Dart PlatformException.

• Introduce the Link widget with an implementation for native platforms.

• Suppress deprecation warning on the shouldOverrideUrlLoading method on Android of the FlutterWebChromeClient class.

• Improved documentation of the headers parameter.

• Update android compileSdkVersion to 29.

• Add API documentation explaining the [canLaunch] method returns false if package visibility (Android API 30) is not managed correctly.

• Keep handling deprecated Android v1 classes for backward compatibility.

• Handle WebView multi-window support.