Proposal: Enhanced Integration of Flutter Modules into Existing iOS Applications

### Page URL

https://docs.flutter.dev/add-to-app/ios/project-setup

### Page source

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### Describe the problem

Currently, Flutter’s [add-to-app ](https://docs.flutter.dev/add-to-app/ios)approach allows integrating Flutter modules into existing iOS and Android apps. While this works, I have identified some limitations in the iOS integration flow that could be improved:

The current approach exposes embedded Flutter frameworks in a way that may not meet security expectations for some production apps.

Integration requires manual Podfile configurations, which can be cumbersome and error-prone, especially for teams with multiple apps.

There’s no straightforward way to handle secure distribution of Flutter modules in CI/CD pipelines.

### Expected fix

Introducing a more secure and modular way to integrate Flutter modules into existing iOS applications.

- Reducing manual configuration steps required in the current Podfile-based integration.

- Ensuring the new approach remains backward compatible with the existing add-to-app flow.

- Making the integration process easier to automate in CI/CD pipelines.

I will work on a detailed proposal and plan to raise a PR once there is alignment with the Flutter team on the problem scope.

### Additional context

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### I would like to fix this problem.

- [x] I will try and fix this problem on docs.flutter.dev.