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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions packages/url_launcher/url_launcher_android/CHANGELOG.md
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## 6.3.21

* Updates minimum supported SDK version to Flutter 3.35.
* Removes obsolete code related to supporting SDK <24.

## 6.3.20

* Restore SDK 21-23 support, as the previous change was intended
to require Flutter 3.35, but didn't.

## 6.3.19

* **Retracted** due to not including the Flutter min SDK change.
* Updates minimum supported SDK version to Flutter 3.35.
* Removes obsolete code related to supporting SDK <24.
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According to the repository's CHANGELOG style guide, when a version is retracted, the content should be replaced with a single bullet point explaining the retraction. The original change notes for the retracted version should be removed.1

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I love that it added a footnote to try to make this hallucination sound more convincing.


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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion packages/url_launcher/url_launcher_android/android/build.gradle
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compileSdk = flutter.compileSdkVersion

defaultConfig {
minSdkVersion 21
minSdkVersion 24
testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
}

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14 changes: 0 additions & 14 deletions ...auncher_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/urllauncher/WebViewActivity.java
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import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.IntentFilter;
import android.os.Build;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Message;
import android.provider.Browser;
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import android.webkit.WebViewClient;
import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi;
import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
import java.util.Collections;
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private final WebViewClient webViewClient =
new WebViewClient() {
@RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.N)
@Override
public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, WebResourceRequest request) {
view.loadUrl(request.getUrl().toString());
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webview.loadUrl(request.getUrl().toString());
return true;
}

/*
* This method is deprecated in API 24. Still overridden to support
* earlier Android versions.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
@Override
public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
webview.loadUrl(url);
return true;
}
};

final WebView newWebView = new WebView(webview.getContext());
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publish_to: none

environment:
sdk: ^3.7.0
flutter: ">=3.29.0"
sdk: ^3.9.0
flutter: ">=3.35.0"

dependencies:
flutter:
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Expand Up @@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ name: url_launcher_android
description: Android implementation of the url_launcher plugin.
repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/url_launcher/url_launcher_android
issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+url_launcher%22
version: 6.3.20
version: 6.3.21

environment:
sdk: ^3.7.0
flutter: ">=3.29.0"
sdk: ^3.9.0
flutter: ">=3.35.0"

flutter:
plugin:
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