Every few months, people start shouting: “Flutter is finished.” “Flutter can’t handle native changes.” “Flutter won’t survive native evolution.”

Last week, Apple unveiled Liquid Glass—a fluid, glass-like UI across iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, watchOS 26, and tvOS 26. Of course, the internet screamed: “This will kill Flutter!” 😅

💡 Let’s address the biggest misunderstanding head‑on:

Flutter was never just a UI framework — it’s more like a game engine under the hood. It runs on its own Skia/Impeller rendering engine. Shaders? ✅ Blurs? ✅ Glass effects? ✅ Full rendering control? ✅

And yes—Flutter now uses Impeller as its default engine:

• iOS: Since Flutter 3.29, Impeller is the default on iOS with no ability to switch to Skia
• Android (API 29+): As of the 3.27 release, Impeller is the default rendering engine for both iOS and Android API 29+

🔥 Reality Check: While some Flutter community members have started experimenting with Liquid Glass implementations, an engineer from the Flutter team has confirmed that they are not bringing the Liquid Glass feature in Flutter as part of the official Cupertino widget library. However, community developers have created experimental packages attempting to implement liquid glass specifications in Flutter.

✅ The real challenge isn’t “can Flutter do it?” — Flutter supports custom fragment shaders and both the Skia and Impeller backends support writing custom shaders. The question is whether the Flutter team will officially support it or leave it to community packages.

Summary: Flutter isn’t dead — it’s evolving. As of writing, Flutter has 28k forks, 168k stars, and active development with Flutter SDK 3.27.3 released in January 2025. And like every powerful tool, it demands developers who are willing to level up.

💥 The core questions for YOU:

• Can Flutter handle Liquid Glass? → ✅ Technically yes, with custom shaders
• Will Flutter officially support it? → ❓ Currently unclear
• Can you leverage Flutter’s full rendering power? → ❓

👇 Let’s hear from you: Is Flutter dead—or just getting started? 🚀

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