Platform Channels & Native Integration

To call native code from Flutter, use MethodChannel to facilitate synchronous or asynchronous method communication between Dart and Swift or Kotlin. You implement native logic directly within your iOS and Android projects to bridge the platforms.

The best way to stream continuous sensor data to Flutter is using EventChannel. This mechanism supports streaming native events directly to Dart, which is ideal for receiving continuous updates like accelerometer or location data.

Use FFI instead of MethodChannel when you need low-level integration with C or C++ libraries. FFI provides direct memory access for executing foreign functions without passing messages through the standard platform channel bridge.

Yes, this approach requires native code implementation in both Android using Kotlin and iOS using Swift. You must independently write and manage the native platform logic to successfully bridge Flutter with underlying device-specific APIs.

Yes, you can integrate third-party native SDKs for features like analytics and payments, while also implementing native background services for continuous operations. This requires accessing platform-specific APIs through the established channel architecture.

You manage platform-specific permissions by configuring them within your native Android and iOS projects. The Skill handles accessing native APIs, but you must ensure the underlying Kotlin and Swift environments have the correct permission declarations.