move_to_bg 1.0.1

A Flutter plugin to programmatically move your application to the background.

example/lib/main.dart

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
import 'package:move_to_bg/move_to_bg.dart';

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

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

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

class _MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
  final _moveToBgPlugin = MoveToBg();

  Future<void> _moveToBackground() async {
    try {
      await _moveToBgPlugin.moveTaskToBack();
    } on PlatformException catch (e) {
      debugPrint('Failed to move to background: ${e.message}');
    }
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      home: Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(
          title: const Text('Move to Background Example'),
          backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.inversePrimary,
        ),
        body: Center(
          child: Column(
            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
            children: [
              const Icon(
                Icons.minimize,
                size: 64,
                color: Colors.blue,
              ),
              const SizedBox(height: 24),
              const Padding(
                padding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 32),
                child: Text(
                  'Tap the button below to move this app to the background.',
                  textAlign: TextAlign.center,
                  style: TextStyle(fontSize: 16),
                ),
              ),
              const SizedBox(height: 16),
              Padding(
                padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 32),
                child: Text(
                  'On Android: The app will move to the background but stay in your recent apps.',
                  textAlign: TextAlign.center,
                  style: TextStyle(
                    fontSize: 12,
                    color: Colors.grey[600],
                  ),
                ),
              ),
              const SizedBox(height: 8),
              Padding(
                padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 32),
                child: Text(
                  'On iOS: This uses a private API and may not work on all devices.',
                  textAlign: TextAlign.center,
                  style: TextStyle(
                    fontSize: 12,
                    color: Colors.grey[600],
                  ),
                ),
              ),
              const SizedBox(height: 32),
              ElevatedButton.icon(
                onPressed: _moveToBackground,
                icon: const Icon(Icons.arrow_back),
                label: const Text('Move to Background'),
                style: ElevatedButton.styleFrom(
                  padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(
                    horizontal: 24,
                    vertical: 12,
                  ),
                ),
              ),
            ],
          ),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}