package_info_plus_watchos
The watchOS implementation of package_info_plus.
Scaffolded with flutter-watchos plugin port
and finished by hand as an FFI implementation over NSBundle — see
PORTING_REPORT.md.
Usage
This is a federated plugin implementation. Apps that already depend on
package_info_plus and target watchOS only need to add this package as a
dependency, alongside the upstream plugin:
dependencies:
package_info_plus: ^10.2.1
package_info_plus_watchos: ^0.1.1
PackageInfo.fromPlatform() then works on the watch — no imports needed
in app code.
API coverage
| Field | watchOS |
|---|---|
appName |
✅ CFBundleDisplayName / CFBundleName |
packageName |
✅ CFBundleIdentifier |
version |
✅ CFBundleShortVersionString |
buildNumber |
✅ CFBundleVersion |
buildSignature |
— empty (an Android signing concept; iOS reports it empty too) |
installerStore |
✅ from the App Store receipt path: com.apple.simulator on the Simulator, com.apple.testflight for a sandbox receipt, otherwise com.apple |
installTime |
✅ creation date of the app's Documents directory, or null if it cannot be read |
updateTime |
✅ modification date of the app bundle, or null if it cannot be read |
Example on the watch screen
The package ships the upstream example app and its official integration
test verbatim. The upstream UI is phone-designed and does not fit a watch
screen at native density, so the example's runner opts into the
flutter-watchos content scale (watchos/Runner/Info.plist):
<key>FlutterWatchOSContentScale</key>
<real>0.4</real>
This lays the app out in a proportionally larger logical space rendered
smaller — same layout, smaller components — without touching the example's
Dart code. With it, the official integration test gives 1 of 2 on the watchOS
27.0 Simulator (29 September 2026): fromPlatform passes, and the example
case fails because it looks for more of the demo's list than the watch screen
shows.
Not supported on watchOS
Nothing: every member of package_info_plus_platform_interface 4.1.0 is implemented.
PORTING_REPORT.md lists each member under "Interface coverage".
License
The FlutterWatch Authors under a BSD-3-Clause license. See LICENSE for the full text.