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WireGuard in Flutter: Lessons from Shipping a VPN

Platform channels, native module integration, and the edge cases nobody warns you about when embedding WireGuard in a cross-platform app.

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WireGuard in Flutter: Lessons from Shipping a VPN

Shipping Enova VPN across Android, iOS, macOS, and Android TV taught me that WireGuard's simplicity on paper doesn't translate to simplicity in a Flutter wrapper.

Platform channels are not enough

Early prototypes used basic MethodChannels for connect/disconnect. Production required event streams for connection state, throughput metrics, and error codes.

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