android_navigation_settings #

A Flutter plugin to detect the system navigation mode on Android devices, supporting identification of three-button navigation, two-button navigation, or gesture navigation. On iOS, it defaults to assuming gesture navigation is enabled.

This is a fork of android_nav_setting created to expand supported Dart and Flutter versions to improve compatibility.

Features #

• Retrieve the system navigation mode on Android devices using Settings.Secure.NAVIGATION_MODE.
• Methods to check if three-button navigation or gesture navigation is enabled.
• Cross-platform compatibility with a fallback for iOS (assumes gesture navigation).
• Lightweight and reliable across all Android OEMs (Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, etc.).

Getting Started #

To use this plugin in your Flutter project, add it to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  android_navigation_settings: ^0.0.3

Then, run flutter pub get to install the plugin.

Usage #

1. Import the plugin:

   import 'package:android_navigation_settings/android_navigation_settings.dart';
   

2. Create an instance of AndroidNavigationSettings:

   final navigationSettings = AndroidNavigationSettings();
   

3. Check navigation mode or specific navigation types:

   // Get raw navigation mode (0: three-button, 1: two-button, 2: gesture)
   int mode = await navigationSettings.getNavigationMode();
   print('Navigation Mode: $mode');
   
   // Check if three-button navigation is enabled
   bool isThreeButton = await navigationSettings.isThreeButtonNavigationEnabled();
   print('Three-Button Navigation: $isThreeButton');
   
   // Check if gesture navigation is enabled
   bool isGesture = await navigationSettings.isGestureNavigationEnabled();
   print('Gesture Navigation: $isGesture');
   

Platform Support #

• Android: Fully supported. Uses Settings.Secure.NAVIGATION_MODE to determine the navigation mode, compatible with Android 10+ (API 29) and falls back to three-button navigation for older versions.
• iOS: Returns gesture navigation (mode 2) as a default, as modern iOS devices use gesture-based navigation.

Example #

The example directory contains a sample Flutter app demonstrating how to use this plugin to display the current navigation mode.

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:android_navigation_settings/android_navigation_settings.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatefulWidget {
  const MyApp({super.key});

  @override
  State<MyApp> createState() => _MyAppState();
}

class _MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
  String _navigationStatus = 'Unknown';
  final _androidNavigationSettingsPlugin = AndroidNavigationSettings();

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    initPlatformState();
  }

  Future<void> initPlatformState() async {
    bool? isGestureEnabled;
    try {
      isGestureEnabled = await _androidNavigationSettingsPlugin.isGestureNavigationEnabled();
      _navigationStatus = isGestureEnabled ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled';
    } catch (e) {
      _navigationStatus = 'Failed to get navigation status.';
    }

    if (!mounted) return;

    setState(() {});
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      home: Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(
          title: const Text('Plugin example app'),
        ),
        body: Center(
          child: Text('Gesture Navigation: $_navigationStatus\n'),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

Installation #

1. Add the plugin to your pubspec.yaml as shown above.
2. Ensure your Android project's minSdkVersion is at least 21 (recommended for broad compatibility).
3. Run flutter pub get and use the plugin as shown in the example.

Testing #

The plugin includes unit tests in the test directory to verify the platform channel and mock behavior. To run tests:

flutter test

Notes #

• Android Compatibility: Tested to work across all major Android OEMs (Samsung, Google, Xiaomi, etc.) using the standard AOSP navigation_mode setting.
• iOS Fallback: Since iOS does not support customizable navigation modes like Android, the plugin assumes gesture navigation (mode 2) for iOS devices.
• Error Handling: The plugin gracefully handles errors (e.g., MissingPluginException or Settings.SettingNotFoundException) with appropriate fallbacks.

For more details on Flutter plugin development, see the Flutter documentation.