Adding live support to your Flutter app is one of the best ways to improve user retention and solve issues quickly. Building a chat system from scratch can take months, but with Feeddo, you can drop a fully functional AI-powered support widget into your app in just a few minutes.

In this guide, we’ll walk through how to integrate the Feeddo SDK into your Flutter application.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have:

• A Flutter project set up.
• An API Key from Feeddo.dev (it’s free to get started).

Step 1: Install the SDK

Add feeddo_flutter to your pubspec.yaml file.

dependencies:
  feeddo_flutter: ^0.1.2

Run flutter pub get to install the package.

Step 2: iOS Configuration

If you are targeting iOS, you need to set the minimum deployment target to iOS 15.0.

1. Open ios/Runner.xcworkspace in Xcode.
2. Select the Runner project.
3. In the General tab, under Deployment Info, set Minimum Deployments to 15.0.
4. Update your ios/Podfile to match:

platform :ios, '15.0'

Step 3: Initialize Feeddo

Initialize the SDK in your app’s main startup logic (e.g., in main.dart or your home screen’s initState). This connects your app to the Feeddo backend.

import 'package:feeddo_flutter/feeddo_flutter.dart';

// ... inside your init logic
await Feeddo.init(
  apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE', 
  context: context,
  // Optional: Identify your user
  externalUserId: 'user_123',
  email: 'john@example.com',
  userName: 'John Doe',
);

Step 4: Add the “Get Help” Button

Now, you just need a way for users to open the chat. You can add a button anywhere in your UI that calls Feeddo.show().

ElevatedButton(
  onPressed: () {
    Feeddo.show(context);
  },
  child: Text('Chat with Support'),
)

Step 5: (Optional) Feature Requests & Community Board

Feeddo also includes a built-in feedback board where users can suggest features and report bugs publicly. To show this screen instead of the chat home:

ElevatedButton(
  onPressed: () {
    Feeddo.showCommunityBoard(context);
  },
  child: Text('Vote on Features'),
)

That’s It!

You now have a complete support system with:

• AI Agent: Answers questions instantly based on your docs.
• Live Chat: You can reply to users from the Feeddo dashboard.
• Ticket System: Issues are tracked automatically.

For more advanced configuration like Push Notifications and Custom Themes, check out our Documentation.