Nearby

Hey there, this is the first devlog! Nearby is an app aiming to connect people! Today I started off by initializing my project in Flutter.

First, I set up the Navbar, as well as some stuff about Flutter itself (versions, upgrading Flutter because I haven’t used it in ages, and more)!

Map provider

Then, I’ve implemented the map you can see in the attached pictures. It uses OpenStreetMap through the flutter_map package. I also did some configuration, so the map has a limited amount of zoom, since the app is intended to focus on things near you.

I implemented the user’s location using the geolocator package, which fetches GPS data from your device and then centers the map at your current location!

IMPORTANT design work

Then, because it is a necessary step, I have implemented a dark mode, as well as a themed white mode. The colored map is being provided by basemaps.cartocdn.com!

That’s all I did today!