AI Pet Companion – The Smart Way to Care for Your Pet

Take better care of your furry friends with AI Pet Companion – a modern Flutter app designed to simplify pet care using smart technology. Whether you want to track feeding times, schedule reminders for vet visits, or log your pet's activities and health status, this app has you covered.

Perfect for pet owners, vet clinics, or developers looking to launch a pet care app quickly. With responsive design and clean code, AI Pet Companion is production-ready and easy to extend with your own features.

🦴 Key Features:

• Smart reminders for feeding, walking, grooming, and vet appointments
• Daily activity and health tracking
• Clean, user-friendly interface with light/dark themes
• Cross-platform support (Android & iOS)
• Offline mode and local data storage
• AI-ready architecture (easy to integrate with image recognition or chat features)
• Fully customizable and ready for publishing

Requirements

To run, customize, or build the AI Pet Companion app, make sure you have the following:

🔧 Development Environment

• Flutter SDK ^3.29.2
• Dart SDK (bundled with Flutter)
• Android Studio or VS Code (with Flutter & Dart plugins)
• Android SDK (API 33+ recommended)
• Xcode (for iOS builds, on macOS)

📱 Device Requirements

• Android 7.0 (API 24) or higher
• iOS 12.0 or higher
• Minimum 2GB RAM recommended for testing

📦 Dependencies

All required packages are defined in pubspec.yaml, and can be installed via:

flutter pub get

🌐 Optional

• env.json file for environment variables (API keys, configs, etc.)
• AdMob / Facebook Ads IDs (if monetization is enabled)
• Firebase project (if push notifications or analytics are added)

Instructions - Documentation Included

Follow these steps to install, configure, and run the AI Pet Companion Flutter app:

1. 🔽 Download & Extract

• Download the .zip file of the source code.
• Extract it to your desired folder.

2. 💻 Open Project

• Open the project in Android Studio or Visual Studio Code.

3. 📦 Install Dependencies

Run the following command to install all required packages:

flutter pub get

4. ⚙️ Setup Environment Variables (Optional)

If using API keys or configs via env.json:

1. Create a file named env.json in the project root:

json
{
  "API_BASE_URL": "https://your-api-url.com",
  "APP_ENV": "production"
}

1. Run the app with:

flutter run --dart-define-from-file=env.json

5. ▶️ Run the App

You can run the app on an emulator or a real device:

• Via terminal:

flutter run

• Via IDE: Click the Run button in Android Studio or VS Code.

6. ⚙️ Build for Release

To generate production builds:

# Android (APK)
flutter build apk --release

# iOS (requires macOS)
flutter build ios --release