How to install and use shared_preferences with Flutter 3.10.2 - including code sample!

You can either add the package directly using the flutter command line.

$ flutter pub add shared_preferences

Or add the dependency directly to your pubspec.yaml file.

dependencies:
  shared_preferences: ^2.1.1

In either case, make sure to refresh your packages by running the following command:

$ flutter pub get

Once you have installed the package, you can use it in your Flutter application by importing it.

import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';

// Copyright 2013 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

// ignore_for_file: public_member_api_docs

import 'dart:async';

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({super.key});

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return const MaterialApp(
      title: 'SharedPreferences Demo',
      home: SharedPreferencesDemo(),
    );
  }
}

class SharedPreferencesDemo extends StatefulWidget {
  const SharedPreferencesDemo({super.key});

  @override
  SharedPreferencesDemoState createState() => SharedPreferencesDemoState();
}

class SharedPreferencesDemoState extends State {
  final Future _prefs = SharedPreferences.getInstance();
  late Future _counter;

  Future _incrementCounter() async {
    final SharedPreferences prefs = await _prefs;
    final int counter = (prefs.getInt('counter') ?? 0) + 1;

    setState(() {
      _counter = prefs.setInt('counter', counter).then((bool success) {
        return counter;
      });
    });
  }

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    _counter = _prefs.then((SharedPreferences prefs) {
      return prefs.getInt('counter') ?? 0;
    });
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: const Text('SharedPreferences Demo'),
      ),
      body: Center(
          child: FutureBuilder(
              future: _counter,
              builder: (BuildContext context, AsyncSnapshot snapshot) {
                switch (snapshot.connectionState) {
                  case ConnectionState.none:
                  case ConnectionState.waiting:
                    return const CircularProgressIndicator();
                  case ConnectionState.active:
                  case ConnectionState.done:
                    if (snapshot.hasError) {
                      return Text('Error: ${snapshot.error}');
                    } else {
                      return Text(
                        'Button tapped ${snapshot.data} time${snapshot.data == 1 ? '' : 's'}.\n\n'
                        'This should persist across restarts.',
                      );
                    }
                }
              })),
      floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
        onPressed: _incrementCounter,
        tooltip: 'Increment',
        child: const Icon(Icons.add),
      ),
    );
  }
}