Using brave browser to debug flutter web app

Question

I just started-off with flutter web and I want to use brave browser to debug my flutter apps not chrome or edge.

When I use flutter devices command, it gives the following result.

No devices detected.

Run "flutter emulators" to list and start any available device emulators.

I'm using brave by using the link provided by web-server and it does not support hot reload.

So, how to configure browsers other than chrome or edge with flutter web for complete functionality.

Answer 1

I found this:

All you have to do, based on your Linux operating system (for Windows and macOS the process is similar), is to modify your .bashrc file and insert this line:

#Put your Brave installation location here
export CHROME_EXECUTABLE="/opt/brave.com/brave/brave-browser"

For MacOs,

export CHROME_EXECUTABLE="/Applications/Brave Browser.app/Contents/MacOS/Brave Browser"

Answer 2

You can use flutter run -d web-server to run your app like a server. This means that you can just enter the URL on any browser of your choice to access your Flutter app !

Drawbacks:

• Hot Restart/Reload from the terminal is not possible. You must refresh the page on your browser instead.

Advantages:

• You can use any browser for developing flutter apps.
• You can even use ngrok to forward your port to a HTTPS URL, and access your flutter app from anywhere (your phone, your desktop , someone else's device etc.)

PS: Credits to the Issue #77229 for helping me find this solution. I am aware that this workaround has already been suggested on this thread. I just wanted to put out a simpler answer for the general viewer.