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Description of what this PR is changing or adding, and why:

Adds a short note in the Scrolling section describing visual scrollbar differences
between Material and Cupertino platforms. This clarifies platform adaptation
behavior and addresses the request in #4306.

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Fixes #4306

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This pull request enhances the Flutter documentation by clarifying how scrollbars behave differently across Material and Cupertino design systems. The update aims to provide developers with a better understanding of platform-specific UI conventions, ensuring a more native look and feel when adapting applications, and addresses a specific request from the Flutter website issue tracker.

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  • Documentation Update: A new section has been added to the platform-adaptations.md document, specifically detailing the visual differences in scrollbar behavior between Material Design (Android/Web) and Cupertino (iOS) platforms.

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This pull request adds a new section to the platform adaptations documentation, explaining the differences in scrollbar behavior between Material and Cupertino platforms. The added content is clear and accurate. My main feedback is to adhere to the semantic line break style guide, which is mentioned in the PR checklist, to improve the readability and maintainability of the documentation.

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lgtm. Thanks, @BenjChristiansen! That is certainly a finely aged issue!

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sfshaza2 commented Jan 8, 2026

/gcbrun

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sfshaza2 commented Jan 8, 2026

Oh, @BenjChristiansen, can you sign the CLA?

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Visit the preview URL for this PR (updated for commit 5853456):

https://flutter-docs-prod--pr12899-docs-scrollbar-note-nphgu2b3.web.app

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Thank you for the review and approval! I signed the CLA yesterday 😀

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sfshaza2 commented Jan 8, 2026

/gcbrun

@sfshaza2 sfshaza2 merged commit 71d6672 into flutter:main Jan 8, 2026
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Note differences in scrollbars between Cupertino and Material on 'Platform specific behaviors and adaptations' page

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