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Isn't flutter running mostly native? Afaik most newly created apps are using flutter which does not use electron in it's native versions, right?
This is my understanding as well. Always thought that if I were to develop an app that I wanted to release far and wide, I'd choose Flutter.
The new installer of Ubuntu is being made with Flutter. I am not sure why since it doesn't need to be cross platform, but they are working together with the Flutter team at Google.
Flutter is "native" if your definition of "native" apps are apps that compiled into native binaries. However, Flutter is not "native" if your definition of "native" apps includes apps that uses the native platform's UI because afaik Flutter draw their own UI elements instead of using native UI elements, which is a deal breaker for some people.
The reverse can be said about React Native, where it's not "native" because it uses javascript engine, yet it's also "native" because it uses the native platform's UI instead of rendering their own UI elements.