Deprecated API removed after v3.10

In accordance with Flutter's Deprecation Policy, deprecated APIs that reached end of life after the 3.10 stable release have been removed.

All affected APIs have been compiled into this primary source to aid in migration. A quick reference sheet is available as well.

This section lists the deprecations, listed by the package and affected class.

Package: flutter Supported by Flutter Fix: yes

ThemeData.fixTextFieldOutlineLabel was deprecated in v2.5. References to this property can be removed.

The fixTextFieldOutlineLabel was a temporary migration flag that allowed users to gracefully migrate to a new behavior rather than experiencing a hard break. Before deprecating, this property was transitioned to the new default from the fix to the label for text fields.

Migration guide

Code before migration:

var themeData = ThemeData(
  fixTextFieldOutlineLabel: true,  
);

Code after migration:

var themeData = ThemeData(
);

References

API documentation:

• ThemeData

Relevant PRs:

• Deprecated in #87281
• Removed in #125893

Package: flutter Supported by Flutter Fix: yes

OverscrollIndicatorNotification.disallowGlow was deprecated in v2.5. The replacement is the disallowIndicator method.

The disallowIndicator was created as a replacement for the original method with the introduction of the StretchingOverscrollIndicator. Previously, the GlowingOverscrollIndicator was the only kind to dispatch OverscrollIndicatorNotifications, and so the method was updated to better reflect multiple kinds of indicators.

Migration guide

Code before migration:

bool _handleOverscrollIndicatorNotification(OverscrollIndicatorNotification notification) {
  notification.disallowGlow();
  return false;
}

Code after migration:

bool _handleOverscrollIndicatorNotification(OverscrollIndicatorNotification notification) {
  notification.disallowIndicator();
  return false;
}

References

API documentation:

• OverscrollIndicatorNotification
• StretchingOverscrollIndicator
• GlowingOverscrollIndicator

Relevant PRs:

• Deprecated in #87839
• Removed in #127042

Package: flutter Supported by Flutter Fix: yes

ColorScheme.primaryVariant and ColorScheme.secondaryVariant were deprecated in v2.6. The replacements are the ColorScheme.primaryContainer and ColorScheme.secondaryContainer, respectively.

These changes were made to align with the updated Material Design specification for ColorScheme. The updates to ColorScheme are covered more extensively in the ColorScheme for Material 3 design document.

Migration guide

Code before migration:

var colorScheme = ColorScheme(
  primaryVariant: Colors.blue,
  secondaryVariant: Colors.amber,
);
var primaryColor = colorScheme.primaryVariant;
var secondaryColor = colorScheme.secondaryVariant;

Code after migration:

var colorScheme = ColorScheme(
  primaryContainer: Colors.blue,
  secondaryContainer: Colors.amber,
);
var primaryColor = colorScheme.primaryContainer;
var secondaryColor = colorScheme.secondaryContainer;

References

Design Document:

• ColorScheme for Material 3

API documentation:

• ColorScheme

Relevant PRs:

• Deprecated in #93427
• Removed in #127124

Package: flutter Supported by Flutter Fix: yes

ThemeData.primaryColorBrightness was deprecated in v2.6, and has not been used by the framework since then. References should be removed. The Brightness is now extrapolated from the ThemeData.primaryColor if ThemeData.brightness has not been explicitly provided.

This change was made as part of the update to Theme to match new Material Design guidelines. The overall update to the theming system, including the removal of primaryColorBrightness is discussed more extensively in the Material Theme System Updates design document.

Migration guide

Code before migration:

var themeData = ThemeData(
  primaryColorBrightness: Brightness.dark,
);

Code after migration:

var themeData = ThemeData(
);

References

Design Document:

• Material Theme System Updates

API documentation:

• Theme
• ThemeData
• Brightness

Relevant PRs:

• Deprecated in #93396
• Removed in #127238

Package: flutter Supported by Flutter Fix: yes

The isAlwaysShown property of RawScrollbar, Scrollbar, ScrollbarThemeData and CupertinoScrollbar was deprecated in v2.9. The replacement in all cases is thumbVisibility.

This change was made since isAlwaysShown always referred to the scrollbar thumb. With the addition of a scrollbar track, and varying configurations for its visibility in response to mouse hovering and dragging, we renamed this property for a clearer API.

Additionally, Scrollbar.hoverThickness was also deprecated in v2.9. Its replacement is the MaterialStateProperty ScrollbarThemeData.thickness.

This change was made to allow the thickness of a Scrollbar to respond to all kind of states, including and beyond just hovering. The use of MaterialStateProperties also matches the convention in the material library of configuring widgets based on their state, rather than enumerating properties for every permutation of interactive states.

Migration guide

Code before migration:

var rawScrollbar = RawScrollbar(
  isAlwaysShown: true,
);
var scrollbar = Scrollbar(
  isAlwaysShown: true,
  hoverThickness: 15.0,
);
var cupertinoScrollbar = CupertinoScrollbar(
  isAlwaysShown: true,
);
var scrollbarThemeData = ScrollbarThemeData(
  isAlwaysShown: true,
);

Code after migration:

var rawScrollbar = RawScrollbar(
  thumbVisibility: true,
);
var scrollbar = Scrollbar(
  thumbVisibility: true,
);
var cupertinoScrollbar = CupertinoScrollbar(
  thumbVisibility: true,
);
var scrollbarThemeData = ScrollbarThemeData(
  thumbVisibility: true,
  thickness: MaterialStateProperty.resolveWith((Set<MaterialState> states) {
    return states.contains(MaterialState.hovered) ? null : 15.0;
  }),
);

References

API documentation:

• RawScrollbar
• Scrollbar
• CupertinoScrollbar
• ScrollbarThemeData
• MaterialStateProperty
• MaterialState

Relevant PRs:

• Deprecated in #96957
• Deprecated in #97173
• Removed in #127351

Package: flutter_test Supported by Flutter Fix: yes

The display and sheetSize methods of AnimationSheetBuilder were deprecated in v2.3. The replacement is the collate method.

AnimationSheetBuilder's output step previously required these two methods to be called, but is now streamlined through a single call to collate.

The collate function directly puts the images together and asynchronously returns an image. It requires less boilerplate, and outputs smaller images without any compromise to quality.

Migration guide

In-depth migration guide available

Code before migration:

final AnimationSheetBuilder animationSheet = AnimationSheetBuilder(
    frameSize: const Size(40, 40)
);

await tester.pumpFrames(animationSheet.record(
  const Directionality(
    textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
    child: Padding(
      padding: EdgeInsets.all(4),
      child: CircularProgressIndicator(),
    ),
  ),
), const Duration(seconds: 2));

tester.binding.setSurfaceSize(animationSheet.sheetSize());

final Widget display = await animationSheet.display();
await tester.pumpWidget(display);

await expectLater(
  find.byWidget(display),
  matchesGoldenFile('material.circular_progress_indicator.indeterminate.png'),
);

Code after migration:

final AnimationSheetBuilder animationSheet = AnimationSheetBuilder(
    frameSize: const Size(40, 40)
);

await tester.pumpFrames(animationSheet.record(
  const Directionality(
    textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
    child: Padding(
      padding: EdgeInsets.all(4),
      child: CircularProgressIndicator(),
    ),
  ),
), const Duration(seconds: 2));

await expectLater(
  animationSheet.collate(20),
  matchesGoldenFile('material.circular_progress_indicator.indeterminate.png'),
);

References

API documentation:

• AnimationSheetBuilder

Relevant PRs:

• Deprecated in #83337
• Removed in #129657

Package: flutter_test Supported by Flutter Fix: no

The following APIs related to timeout logic in tests were deprecated in v2.6. There are no replacements, and references should be removed, except for the initialTimeout parameter of testWidgets, which is replaced by using timeout.

• TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.addTime
• TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.runAsync method - additionalTime parameter
• TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.runTest method - timeout parameter
• AutomatedTestWidgetsFlutterBinding.runTest method - timeout parameter
• LiveTestWidgetsFlutterBinding.runTest method - timeout parameter
• testWidgets method - initialTime parameter

These were found to cause flakiness in testing, and were not in use by tested customers.

Since being deprecated, use of these parameters have had no effect on tests, so removing references should have no effect on existing code bases.

Migration guide

Code before migration:

testWidgets('Test', (_) {}, initialTimeout:  Duration(seconds: 5));

Code after migration:

testWidgets('Test', (_) {}, timeout:  Timeout(Duration(seconds: 5)));

References

API documentation:

• testWidgets
• TestWidgetsFlutterBinding
• AutomatedTestWidgetsFlutterBinding
• LiveTestWidgetsFlutterBinding

Relevant PRs:

• Deprecated in #89952
• Removed in #129663

In stable release: 3.13.0