While the Flutter team triages the official fix, many developers are using these strategies to regain that depth: 1. Manual Scrolled-Under Handling
Solving the Mystery: Why Your Flutter Material 3 App Bar Won't Elevate 123878
It maintains the "material" metaphor that Google's design language is built upon. Quick Fixes and Workarounds While the Flutter team triages the official fix,
If you’ve recently migrated your Flutter app to Material 3, you might have noticed something frustrating. You’ve set your elevation, you’re scrolling away, and… nothing. The app bar remains stubbornly flat against the background. You’ve set your elevation, you’re scrolling away, and…
You aren't alone. This specific behavior is tracked under in the Flutter GitHub repository (Flutter GitHub). For developers working on API levels above 30, the expected "elevation on scroll" effect often fails to trigger. The Problem: Breaking Down #123878
The Flutter community is highly active, and issues like usually lead to more robust rendering logic in future stable releases. For now, keep an eye on the official issue tracker for updates from the Flutter team.
💡 If your app bar feels "broken" in Material 3, check your elevation logic against the new surface tint standards.