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🛡 Patrol Setup Guide for Flutter

2 min readJun 13, 2025

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End-to-end testing made easy with Patrol!

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🧰 1. Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure your environment is ready:

flutter --version

✅ Also install:

  • Android Studio (with emulator/device)
  • Xcode (for iOS — only on macOS)
  • ADB & iOS CLI tools

📦 2. Add Patrol Dependencies

Update your pubspec.yaml:

dev_dependencies:
patrol: ^3.6.0

patrol:
app_name: "com.example.yourapp"patrol:
app_name: "com.example.yourapp" # <-- Replace with your actual app ID

Then fetch packages:

flutter pub get

🧹 3. Clean & Configure Platforms

Run the following to ensure all native folders are properly configured:

flutter clean
flutter pub get
flutter create .

⚙️ 4. Native Setup (Android & iOS)

🟢 Android:

Open android/app/build.gradle and ensure:

defaultConfig {
minSdkVersion 21
}

🍎 iOS (macOS only):

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