Debug toolbar remains active when running Flutter app without debugging
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Description
Type: Bug
1. Open a Flutter project in VS Code.
2. Start the app using Run Without Debugging (Ctrl+F5 / Cmd+F5).
3. Observe the Debug Toolbar.
Expected behavior:
When running without debugging, the debug controls such as Continue, Step Over, Step Into, and Step Out should not appear active.
Actual behavior:
The Debug Toolbar is visible and the debugging controls appear active even though the app was started using Run Without Debugging.
Screenshot:
VS Code version: Code 1.138.0 (7debcd0e2acdea1c52de81bf9ee1620444407dda, 2026-09-15T07:24:32Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 25.6.0
Modes:
System Info
|Item|Value|
|---|---|
|CPUs|Apple M3 Pro (11 x 2400)|
|GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled
GPU0: VENDOR= 0x106b [Google Inc. (Apple)], DEVICE=0x0000 [ANGLE (Apple, ANGLE Metal Renderer: Apple M3 Pro, Version 26.6.2 (Build 25G83))], DRIVER_VENDOR=Apple, DRIVER_VERSION=26.6.2 *ACTIVE*
Machine model name: Mac
Machine model version: 15.6
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: enabled_on
trees_in_viz: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
webgl: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off|
|Load (avg)|3, 4, 4|
|Memory (System)|18.00GB (0.06GB free)|
|Process Argv|--crash-reporter-id 4c513d50-95a6-453f-88ae-4f5d81395e8c|
|Screen Reader|no|
|VM|0%|
Extensions (4)
Name|Identifier|Author|Version
---|---|---|---
Claude Code for VS Code|anthropic.claude-code|Anthropic|2.1.272
Dart|dart-code.dart-code|Dart-Code|3.142.0
Flutter|dart-code.flutter|Dart-Code|3.142.0
Material Icon Theme|pkief.material-icon-theme|PKief|5.38.1
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