StoreLauncher #

StoreLauncher is a utility package for Flutter apps that allows launching the Google Play Store (for Android) or the Apple App Store (for iOS) directly from your app. It uses platform-specific logic to automatically determine whether the app is running on Android or iOS and launches the respective store for the app's details page.

Features #

• Launch Google Play Store: Open the Play Store app page for a specified app using its package name (or the current app's package name by default).
• Launch Apple App Store: Open the App Store app page for a specified app using its app ID.
• Platform detection: Automatically detects whether the app is running on Android or iOS and launches the correct store accordingly.

Getting started #

To start using the StoreLauncher package, add the following dependencies to your pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
  store_launcher: ^1.0.0  # Add the latest version of the package

Then, install the dependencies by running:

flutter pub get

Prerequisites #

• Ensure that your app targets either Android or iOS platforms.
• The app should be deployed on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store for this functionality to work.

Usage #

Here are a few examples of how you can use the StoreLauncher class in your Flutter app:

Launch Google Play Store #

To launch the Google Play Store for your app (or another app by specifying its package name):

bool success = await StoreLauncher.launchPlayStore(packageName: 'com.example.app');
if (success) {
  print('Google Play Store launched successfully!');
} else {
  print('Failed to launch Google Play Store.');
}

If no package name is provided, the package will use the current app's package name:

bool success = await StoreLauncher.launchPlayStore();
if (success) {
  print('Google Play Store launched successfully!');
} else {
  print('Failed to launch Google Play Store.');
}

Launch Apple App Store #

To launch the Apple App Store for your app, provide the App Store ID of the app:

bool success = await StoreLauncher.launchAppStore(appId: '123456789');
if (success) {
  print('App Store launched successfully!');
} else {
  print('Failed to launch App Store.');
}

Automatically Detect Platform and Launch Store #

You can use the launchStore method to automatically detect the platform and launch the appropriate store:

bool success = await StoreLauncher.launchStore(
  packageName: 'com.example.app', // Optional for Android
  appId: '1234567890', // Required for iOS
);
if (success) {
  print('Store launched successfully!');
} else {
  print('Failed to launch store.');
}

Additional information #

• This package is designed for use in Flutter apps targeting Android and iOS.
• For more information on configuring package_info_plus, visit the package_info_plus documentation.
• For more information on configuring url_launcher, visit the url_launcher documentation.

Contributing #

Contributions are welcome! If you have any suggestions, bug reports, or would like to contribute to the package, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

Issues #

If you encounter any issues while using this package, please file an issue on the GitHub repository. We will do our best to address the issue as soon as possible.

License #

This package is licensed under the MIT license.