Kamal Shree

Senior Developer Advocate @Microsoft, Google Developer Expert, Youtuber(Whatsupcoders), Women Techmakers Ambassador!

Senior Developer Advocate @Microsoft, Google Developer Expert in Flutter & Dart with 14 years of experience in Web Technologies, Android, Flutter, HarmonyOS and Microsoft M365. I have worked for multinational firms in India, the Netherlands, and the USA. I am a Women Techmakers Ambassador!, Youtuber (whatsupcoders), Mentor @MentorCruise, and Open-Source Community Builder.

Offline Mode, Online Impact: Building Trustworthy Offline Flutter Apps

Let’s be honest — building apps that “just work” offline sounds great... until you actually try it. Suddenly, you’re juggling stale data, failed syncs, confusing UX, and that one user who went offline at exactly the wrong time. In this talk, we’ll unpack the real-life challenges and pain points of building offline-first apps in Flutter — not just the theory, but what happens when your code meets the real world. We’ll walk through practical tips and proven patterns: how to manage local storage, queue user actions, handle conflicts, and design a UX that keeps people confident, even without a signal. Along the way, we’ll share lessons learned, tools that help (like Hive, Isar, workmanager, and connectivity_plus), and what not to do when going offline. Whether you’re building for global users, field workers, or just want your app to feel rock-solid, you’ll leave with a clear roadmap to make your Flutter app offline-friendly — and user-trusted.