network_info_plus_watchos 0.1.0

watchOS implementation of the network_info_plus plugin, exposing Wi-Fi IPv4 and IPv6 addresses via getifaddrs and dart:ffi (SSID is unavailable on watchOS).

network_info_plus_watchos

The watchOS implementation of network_info_plus.

Interface addresses are read with getifaddrs over dart:ffi.

Scaffolded by flutter-watchos plugin port from network_info_plus, then implemented and verified by hand.

Usage

This is a federated plugin implementation. Apps that already depend on network_info_plus and target watchOS only need to add this package alongside it:

dependencies:
  network_info_plus: ^8.2.1
  network_info_plus_watchos: ^0.1.0

The plugin registers automatically via Flutter's federated registry — no explicit imports required from app code.

Behaviour on watchOS

Getter	watchOS
getWifiIP / getWifiIPv6	supported (active interface, preferring en0)
getWifiSubmask / getWifiBroadcast	supported

Status

Platform	Implemented
Apple Watch (watchos)	yes (addressing only)
Watch simulator (watchsimulator)	yes

Verified end-to-end on the watch simulator (example/integration_test).

Example deviations

The example is network_info_plus's own example app, and example/integration_test/network_info_plus_test.dart is its official test, both unchanged except for these watchOS deviations:

Where	Change	Why
example/lib/main.dart, both permission requests	Platform.isIOS becomes FlutterWatchosPlatform.isIos	Platform.isIOS is true on the watch, and permission_handler has no watchOS implementation, so the request failed with MissingPluginException at start
example/pubspec.yaml	adds flutter_watchos: ^0.1.0	for FlutterWatchosPlatform
example/watchos/Runner/Info.plist	sets FlutterWatchOSContentScale to 0.4	the app is designed for a phone and overflowed the watch screen (by 107 pixels on a 46 mm Simulator); the scale makes it lay out in a logical space 2.5 times the screen's size and draws it smaller, without touching the Dart code

example/integration_test/watchos_example_start_test.dart is a watchOS test beside the upstream one: it starts the example and checks that it shows its network info without an error. The watchOS widget test example/test/watchos_content_scale_test.dart lays the app out at its content scale on every watch screen size, with a global IPv6 address on screen, and fails on any overflow.

Not supported on watchOS

These members of network_info_plus_platform_interface 3.1.0 throw or fail on watchOS. PORTING_REPORT.md lists every member under "Interface coverage".

Member	On watchOS	Why
getWifiName / getWifiBSSID	always null	watchOS has no CaptiveNetwork or NEHotspotNetwork
getWifiGatewayIP	always null	watchOS has no routing-table API

License

The FlutterWatch Authors under a BSD-3-Clause license. See LICENSE for the full text.