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World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage • Jul 2, 2026 • Session details

No touch. No gestures. Can you still build a Great UX?

Vadym Pinchuk

Flutter's default focus traversal ruins Smart TV apps. Stop relying on it. Master custom spatial grouping and FocusManager to build a flawless D-pad experience.

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#1 about 7 min

Identifying TV navigation challenges in cross-platform frameworks

Porting mobile configurations to television interfaces reveals unpredictable jump behaviors during standard D-pad interactions.

#2 about 4 min

Structuring terminology and focus states for accessibility

Defining layout components clarifies the essential role of clear focus indicators for assistive technologies and diverse device inputs.

#3 about 4 min

Designing layouts for the ten-foot television experience

Adjusting text sizing, contrast ratios, and structural elements prevents visual exhaustion for distant viewing.

#4 about 5 min

Managing node states with core focus widgets

Attaching change notifiers to visible items provides callbacks for triggering responsive interface expansions and brightness adjustments.

#5 about 5 min

Orchestrating viewport elements with the focus manager singleton

The singleton instance automatically scans screen regions to compile logical navigation trees and dictate primary selections.

#6 about 5 min

Segmenting layout traversal using bounding focus scopes

Dividing discrete interface zones isolates keyboard events and prevents selection cursors from escaping bounded interactive regions.

#7 about 4 min

Resolving uneven grids with custom traversal groups

Replacing default reading-order sorting structures ensures directional commands reliably locate visually adjacent coordinate positions.

#8 about 5 min

Implementing predictive multi-directional grid traversal policies

Filtering background nodes optimizes coordinate sorting arrays to accurately pinpoint immediately visible items during directional shifts.

#9 about 4 min

Scaling spatial focus management across disparate environments

Establishing clear scope divisions and explicit visual feedback guarantees functional input handling across varying monitor proximities.

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Introduction to Flutter and cross-platform UI development

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Best practices for building scalable Flutter applications

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