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Hey Flutter devs

I’ve been learning Flutter app development for cross-platform app development and I’m starting to get into more advanced stuff — but one thing that still feels a bit unclear is state management.

I know there are several options like:

setState()

Provider

Riverpod

Bloc

GetX, MobX, etc.

But I’m curious:

How does Flutter handle state under the hood?

What are the pros and cons of these state management tools in real-world apps?

If you're working on production-level apps, which method do you prefer and why?

Would really appreciate any insights, explanations, or resources — especially from those who’ve worked on larger Flutter projects!

Thanks in advance 🙌

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Flutter manages state using a widget tree and immutable widgets. When an app’s state needs to be updated, Flutter takes care of rebuilding only the UI components that require change when setState() is called on stateful widgets. This allows the framework to re-render the important widgets and not all the widgets on the screen.

For more sophisticated requirements regarding state, Flutter supports advanced features like InheritedWidget, Provider, Riverpod, and Bloc, though it is largely based on effective diffing and rebuilding widgets to provide state changes.

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