Coursera Flash Sale
40% Off Coursera Plus for 3 Months!
Grab it
Learn how SmartRent tackled the challenge of building consumer-facing user interfaces for Nerves-powered IoT devices by integrating Google's Flutter framework. This 29-minute conference talk from Code BEAM America 2025 explores the development journey of creating responsive, intuitive, and animated UIs for Smart Home Hubs and Thermostats running on low-power, cost-effective hardware. Discover how the team moved beyond traditional web browser solutions to deliver modern user experiences that meet consumer expectations for devices comparable to phones and tablets. The presentation details the technical implementation of Flutter with Dart on BEAM-powered hardware, showcasing real-world deployment experiences across residential spaces nationwide. Gain insights into the "Nerves ❤️ Flutter" initiative and understand how this powerful pairing enables developers to create extensible, high-quality user interfaces for embedded systems while maintaining the reliability and fault-tolerance of the BEAM ecosystem.
