diff --git a/.flutter-plugins-dependencies b/.flutter-plugins-dependencies
deleted file mode 100644
index b4fed6b4a..000000000
--- a/.flutter-plugins-dependencies
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"info":"This is a generated file; do not edit or check into version control.","plugins":{"ios":[{"name":"adhara_socket_io","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\adhara_socket_io-0.4.2+1\\\\","dependencies":[]},{"name":"connectivity","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\connectivity-0.4.9\\\\","dependencies":[]},{"name":"file_picker","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\file_picker-1.13.3\\\\","dependencies":[]},{"name":"fluttertoast","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\fluttertoast-7.0.1\\\\","dependencies":[]},{"name":"path_provider","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\path_provider-1.6.10\\\\","dependencies":[]},{"name":"shared_preferences","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\shared_preferences-0.5.7+3\\\\","dependencies":[]},{"name":"sqflite","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\sqflite-1.3.0+2\\\\","dependencies":[]}],"android":[{"name":"adhara_socket_io","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\adhara_socket_io-0.4.2+1\\\\","dependencies":[]},{"name":"connectivity","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\connectivity-0.4.9\\\\","dependencies":[]},{"name":"file_picker","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\file_picker-1.13.3\\\\","dependencies":["flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle"]},{"name":"flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle-1.0.8\\\\","dependencies":[]},{"name":"fluttertoast","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\fluttertoast-7.0.1\\\\","dependencies":[]},{"name":"path_provider","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\path_provider-1.6.10\\\\","dependencies":[]},{"name":"shared_preferences","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\shared_preferences-0.5.7+3\\\\","dependencies":[]},{"name":"sqflite","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\sqflite-1.3.0+2\\\\","dependencies":[]}],"macos":[{"name":"adhara_socket_io","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\adhara_socket_io-0.4.2+1\\\\","dependencies":[]},{"name":"connectivity_macos","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\connectivity_macos-0.1.0+3\\\\","dependencies":[]},{"name":"path_provider_macos","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\path_provider_macos-0.0.4+3\\\\","dependencies":[]},{"name":"shared_preferences_macos","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\shared_preferences_macos-0.0.1+9\\\\","dependencies":[]},{"name":"sqflite","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\sqflite-1.3.0+2\\\\","dependencies":[]}],"linux":[{"name":"path_provider_linux","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\path_provider_linux-0.0.1+1\\\\","dependencies":[]}],"windows":[],"web":[{"name":"connectivity_for_web","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\connectivity_for_web-0.3.1\\\\","dependencies":[]},{"name":"fluttertoast","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\fluttertoast-7.0.1\\\\","dependencies":[]},{"name":"shared_preferences_web","path":"C:\\\\Users\\\\deand\\\\flutter\\\\.pub-cache\\\\hosted\\\\pub.dartlang.org\\\\shared_preferences_web-0.1.2+7\\\\","dependencies":[]}]},"dependencyGraph":[{"name":"adhara_socket_io","dependencies":[]},{"name":"connectivity","dependencies":["connectivity_macos","connectivity_for_web"]},{"name":"connectivity_for_web","dependencies":[]},{"name":"connectivity_macos","dependencies":[]},{"name":"file_picker","dependencies":["flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle"]},{"name":"flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle","dependencies":[]},{"name":"fluttertoast","dependencies":[]},{"name":"path_provider","dependencies":["path_provider_macos","path_provider_linux"]},{"name":"path_provider_linux","dependencies":[]},{"name":"path_provider_macos","dependencies":[]},{"name":"shared_preferences","dependencies":["shared_preferences_macos","shared_preferences_web"]},{"name":"shared_preferences_macos","dependencies":[]},{"name":"shared_preferences_web","dependencies":[]},{"name":"sqflite","dependencies":[]}],"date_created":"2020-09-07 12:59:47.482720","version":"1.20.3"}
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diff --git a/ios/Flutter/Debug.xcconfig b/ios/Flutter/Debug.xcconfig
index 592ceee85..ec97fc6f3 100644
--- a/ios/Flutter/Debug.xcconfig
+++ b/ios/Flutter/Debug.xcconfig
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+#include? "Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-Runner/Pods-Runner.debug.xcconfig"
 #include "Generated.xcconfig"
diff --git a/ios/Flutter/Release.xcconfig b/ios/Flutter/Release.xcconfig
index 592ceee85..c4855bfe2 100644
--- a/ios/Flutter/Release.xcconfig
+++ b/ios/Flutter/Release.xcconfig
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+#include? "Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-Runner/Pods-Runner.release.xcconfig"
 #include "Generated.xcconfig"
diff --git a/ios/Podfile b/ios/Podfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e8c3c90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/Podfile
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Uncomment this line to define a global platform for your project
+# platform :ios, '9.0'
+
+# CocoaPods analytics sends network stats synchronously affecting flutter build latency.
+ENV['COCOAPODS_DISABLE_STATS'] = 'true'
+
+project 'Runner', {
+  'Debug' => :debug,
+  'Profile' => :release,
+  'Release' => :release,
+}
+
+def flutter_root
+  generated_xcode_build_settings_path = File.expand_path(File.join('..', 'Flutter', 'Generated.xcconfig'), __FILE__)
+  unless File.exist?(generated_xcode_build_settings_path)
+    raise "#{generated_xcode_build_settings_path} must exist. If you're running pod install manually, make sure flutter pub get is executed first"
+  end
+
+  File.foreach(generated_xcode_build_settings_path) do |line|
+    matches = line.match(/FLUTTER_ROOT\=(.*)/)
+    return matches[1].strip if matches
+  end
+  raise "FLUTTER_ROOT not found in #{generated_xcode_build_settings_path}. Try deleting Generated.xcconfig, then run flutter pub get"
+end
+
+require File.expand_path(File.join('packages', 'flutter_tools', 'bin', 'podhelper'), flutter_root)
+
+flutter_ios_podfile_setup
+
+target 'Runner' do
+  use_frameworks!
+  use_modular_headers!
+
+  flutter_install_all_ios_pods File.dirname(File.realpath(__FILE__))
+end
+
+post_install do |installer|
+  installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
+    flutter_additional_ios_build_settings(target)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/controllers/activity_controller.dart b/lib/controllers/activity_controller.dart
index 7bc7ef78e..0f460af0e 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/activity_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/activity_controller.dart
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ import 'package:talawa/model/activity.dart';
 import 'package:talawa/model/user.dart';
 import 'package:talawa/view_models/vm_add_activity.dart';
 import 'package:talawa/views/pages/home_page.dart';
-import 'package:talawa/views/widgets/_widgets.dart';
+
 import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'dart:convert';
-import 'package:talawa/utils/globals.dart';
 
 import 'note_controller.dart';
 
diff --git a/lib/controllers/note_controller.dart b/lib/controllers/note_controller.dart
index 90ff61fe6..8c70d0c7b 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/note_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/note_controller.dart
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import 'package:adhara_socket_io/adhara_socket_io.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/cupertino.dart';
 import 'package:sqflite/sqflite.dart';
 import 'package:talawa/model/note.dart';
-import 'package:talawa/utils/globals.dart';
 import 'package:talawa/views/widgets/chat_message.dart';
 
 class NoteController with ChangeNotifier {
+  // ignore: todo
   //TODO: Refactor code such that the current user id is easily accessible across more than one provider
   int currentUserId;
   SocketIO socket;
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index b06af57cf..43b6059fd 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import 'package:talawa/views/pages/_pages.dart';
 import 'package:talawa/utils/uidata.dart';
 
 import 'package:talawa/views/pages/login_signup/login_page.dart';
-import 'package:talawa/views/pages/newsfeed/newsfeed.dart';
+
 import 'package:talawa/views/pages/organization/profile_page.dart';
 
 import 'controllers/auth_controller.dart';
diff --git a/lib/views/pages/newsfeed.dart b/lib/views/pages/newsfeed.dart
index 16e1273a4..805ec4fcc 100644
--- a/lib/views/pages/newsfeed.dart
+++ b/lib/views/pages/newsfeed.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-import 'package:graphql_flutter/graphql_flutter.dart';
+
 import 'package:lipsum/lipsum.dart' as lipsum;
 import 'dart:math';
 import 'package:persistent_bottom_nav_bar/persistent-tab-view.dart';
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class _NewsFeedState extends State<NewsFeed> {
                         subtitle: Text(list2[index]),
                         trailing: Container(
                           width: 80,
-                            child: Image.asset(UIData.shoppingImage),
+                          child: Image.asset(UIData.shoppingImage),
                         )),
                     Padding(
                         padding: EdgeInsets.all(10),
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ class _NewsFeedState extends State<NewsFeed> {
                   ],
                 ),
               );
-            })
-            );
+            }));
   }
 }
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 9914c2f3a..e7cd3494f 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ packages:
       name: async
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.4.2"
+    version: "2.5.0"
   boolean_selector:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: boolean_selector
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.0"
+    version: "2.1.0"
   carousel_slider:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -35,28 +35,28 @@ packages:
       name: characters
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.0"
+    version: "1.1.0"
   charcode:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: charcode
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.1.3"
+    version: "1.2.0"
   clock:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: clock
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.1"
+    version: "1.1.0"
   collection:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: collection
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.14.13"
+    version: "1.15.0"
   connectivity:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -126,14 +126,14 @@ packages:
       name: fake_async
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.1.0"
+    version: "1.2.0"
   file:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: file
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "5.1.0"
+    version: "6.1.0"
   file_picker:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -272,21 +272,28 @@ packages:
       name: intl
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.16.1"
+    version: "0.17.0"
+  js:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: js
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.6.3"
   matcher:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: matcher
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.12.8"
+    version: "0.12.10"
   meta:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: meta
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.1.8"
+    version: "1.3.0"
   mime:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -307,7 +314,7 @@ packages:
       name: path
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.7.0"
+    version: "1.8.0"
   path_drawing:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -349,7 +356,7 @@ packages:
       name: path_provider_platform_interface
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.2"
+    version: "1.0.4"
   pedantic:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -377,7 +384,7 @@ packages:
       name: platform
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.2.1"
+    version: "3.0.0"
   plugin_platform_interface:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -391,7 +398,7 @@ packages:
       name: process
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.0.13"
+    version: "4.1.0"
   provider:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -454,7 +461,7 @@ packages:
       name: simple_gesture_detector
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.1.4"
+    version: "0.1.6"
   sky_engine:
     dependency: transitive
     description: flutter
@@ -466,7 +473,7 @@ packages:
       name: source_span
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.7.0"
+    version: "1.8.0"
   sqflite:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -487,21 +494,21 @@ packages:
       name: stack_trace
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.9.5"
+    version: "1.10.0"
   stream_channel:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: stream_channel
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.0"
+    version: "2.1.0"
   string_scanner:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: string_scanner
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.5"
+    version: "1.1.0"
   synchronized:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -515,21 +522,21 @@ packages:
       name: table_calendar
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.2.3"
+    version: "2.3.3"
   term_glyph:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: term_glyph
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.1.0"
+    version: "1.2.0"
   test_api:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: test_api
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.2.17"
+    version: "0.2.19"
   timeline_list:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -543,7 +550,7 @@ packages:
       name: typed_data
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.2.0"
+    version: "1.3.0"
   uuid_enhanced:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -557,7 +564,7 @@ packages:
       name: vector_math
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.8"
+    version: "2.1.0"
   websocket:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -571,7 +578,7 @@ packages:
       name: xdg_directories
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.1.0"
+    version: "0.1.2"
   xml:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -580,5 +587,5 @@ packages:
     source: hosted
     version: "3.6.1"
 sdks:
-  dart: ">=2.9.0-14.0.dev <3.0.0"
-  flutter: ">=1.12.13+hotfix.5 <2.0.0"
+  dart: ">=2.12.0-0.0 <3.0.0"
+  flutter: ">=1.17.0"