zulip/zulip-flutter

Add intro modals for main screens

Open

#1,856 opened on Sep 17, 2025

View on GitHub
 (17 comments) (1 reaction) (0 assignees)Dart (456 forks)github user discovery
a-first-houra-homehelp wanted

Repository metrics

Stars
 (454 stars)
PR merge metrics
 (PR metrics pending)

Description

We should add one-time intro modals for main screens in the mobile app, like we have in the web app.

Inbox

Welcome to your inbox!

You’ll see a list of conversations where you have unread messages, organized by channel. Each conversation is labeled with a topic by the person who started it.

[Got it]

Combined feed

Welcome to your combined feed!

You'll see a feed of all the unmuted messages you've received. You can click on a colored header bar to view a conversation.

[Got it]

CZO discussion: #mobile > Intro video?

Contributor guide

Research direction
Study the web app's intro modal implementation and adapt it to Flutter using a state management solution like Provider or Riverpod. Ensure modals appear only once per screen using shared preferences or a similar persistent storage.
Tech stack
dartflutter
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
FlutterDartGit
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65