Revert "AppBar.backwardsCompatibility now default false, deprecated (#86198)"

This reverts commit 3eca034ffdbac7d48867a0a89003eec8dbca871f.
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/flutter_gallery/lib/demo/shrine/backdrop.dart b/dev/integration_tests/flutter_gallery/lib/demo/shrine/backdrop.dart
index 56e59b7..e45e18d 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/flutter_gallery/lib/demo/shrine/backdrop.dart
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/flutter_gallery/lib/demo/shrine/backdrop.dart
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final AppBar appBar = AppBar(
+      brightness: Brightness.light,
       elevation: 0.0,
       titleSpacing: 0.0,
       title: _BackdropTitle(
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/flutter_gallery/lib/demo/shrine/login.dart b/dev/integration_tests/flutter_gallery/lib/demo/shrine/login.dart
index a3faa01..0022f03 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/flutter_gallery/lib/demo/shrine/login.dart
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/flutter_gallery/lib/demo/shrine/login.dart
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       appBar: AppBar(
         elevation: 0.0,
         backgroundColor: Colors.white,
+        brightness: Brightness.light,
         leading: IconButton(
           icon: const BackButtonIcon(),
           tooltip: MaterialLocalizations.of(context).backButtonTooltip,
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/app_bar.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/app_bar.dart
index 544a45b..a7db222 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/app_bar.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/app_bar.dart
@@ -233,17 +233,9 @@
     this.shape,
     this.backgroundColor,
     this.foregroundColor,
-    @Deprecated(
-      'This property is no longer used, please use systemOverlayStyle instead. '
-      'This feature was deprecated after v2.4.0-0.0.pre.',
-    )
     this.brightness,
     this.iconTheme,
     this.actionsIconTheme,
-    @Deprecated(
-      'This property is no longer used, please use toolbarTextStyle and titleTextStyle instead. '
-      'This feature was deprecated after v2.4.0-0.0.pre.',
-    )
     this.textTheme,
     this.primary = true,
     this.centerTitle,
@@ -253,10 +245,6 @@
     this.bottomOpacity = 1.0,
     this.toolbarHeight,
     this.leadingWidth,
-    @Deprecated(
-      'This property is obsolete and is false by default. '
-      'This feature was deprecated after v2.4.0-0.0.pre.',
-    )
     this.backwardsCompatibility,
     this.toolbarTextStyle,
     this.titleTextStyle,
@@ -540,7 +528,7 @@
   final Color? foregroundColor;
 
   /// {@template flutter.material.appbar.brightness}
-  /// This property is deprecated, please use [systemOverlayStyle] instead.
+  /// This property is obsolete, please use [systemOverlayStyle] instead.
   ///
   /// Determines the brightness of the [SystemUiOverlayStyle]: for
   /// [Brightness.dark], [SystemUiOverlayStyle.light] is used and fo
@@ -565,10 +553,6 @@
   ///    is light or dark.
   ///  * [backwardsCompatibility], which forces AppBar to use this
   ///    obsolete property.
-  @Deprecated(
-    'This property is no longer used, please use systemOverlayStyle instead. '
-    'This feature was deprecated after v2.4.0-0.0.pre.',
-  )
   final Brightness? brightness;
 
   /// {@template flutter.material.appbar.iconTheme}
@@ -604,20 +588,13 @@
   final IconThemeData? actionsIconTheme;
 
   /// {@template flutter.material.appbar.textTheme}
-  /// This property is deprecated, please use [toolbarTextStyle] and
-  /// [titleTextStyle] instead.
-  ///
   /// The typographic styles to use for text in the app bar. Typically this is
-  /// set along with [backgroundColor], [iconTheme].
+  /// set along with [brightness] [backgroundColor], [iconTheme].
   ///
   /// If this property is null, then [AppBarTheme.textTheme] of
   /// [ThemeData.appBarTheme] is used. If that is also null, then
   /// [ThemeData.primaryTextTheme] is used.
   /// {@endtemplate}
-  @Deprecated(
-    'This property is no longer used, please use toolbarTextStyle and titleTextStyle instead. '
-    'This feature was deprecated after v2.4.0-0.0.pre.',
-  )
   final TextTheme? textTheme;
 
   /// {@template flutter.material.appbar.primary}
@@ -702,25 +679,21 @@
   final double? leadingWidth;
 
   /// {@template flutter.material.appbar.backwardsCompatibility}
-  /// This property is deprecated and is false by default.
-  ///
   /// If true, preserves the original defaults for the [backgroundColor],
   /// [iconTheme], [actionsIconTheme] properties, and the original use of
   /// the [textTheme] and [brightness] properties.
   ///
   /// If this property is null, then [AppBarTheme.backwardsCompatibility] of
   /// [ThemeData.appBarTheme] is used. If that is also null, the default
-  /// value is false.
+  /// value is true.
   ///
-  /// This is a temporary property and it has been deprecated. App
-  /// developers are encouraged to opt into the new features by
-  /// leaving it default (false) and using the [foregroundColor] and
-  /// [systemOverlayStyle] properties as needed.
+  /// This is a temporary property. When setting it to false is no
+  /// longer considered a breaking change, it will be deprecated and
+  /// its default value will be changed to false. App developers are
+  /// encouraged to opt into the new features by setting it to false
+  /// and using the [foregroundColor] and [systemOverlayStyle]
+  /// properties as needed.
   /// {@endtemplate}
-  @Deprecated(
-    'This property is obsolete and is false by default. '
-    'This feature was deprecated after v2.4.0-0.0.pre.',
-  )
   final bool? backwardsCompatibility;
 
   /// {@template flutter.material.appbar.toolbarTextStyle}
@@ -761,7 +734,7 @@
   /// {@template flutter.material.appbar.systemOverlayStyle}
   /// Specifies the style to use for the system overlays that overlap the AppBar.
   ///
-  /// This property is only used if [backwardsCompatibility] is false (the default).
+  /// This property is only used if [backwardsCompatibility] is set to false.
   ///
   /// If this property is null, then [AppBarTheme.systemOverlayStyle] of
   /// [ThemeData.appBarTheme] is used. If that is also null, an appropriate
@@ -880,7 +853,7 @@
     final bool useCloseButton = parentRoute is PageRoute<dynamic> && parentRoute.fullscreenDialog;
 
     final double toolbarHeight = widget.toolbarHeight ?? appBarTheme.toolbarHeight ?? kToolbarHeight;
-    final bool backwardsCompatibility = widget.backwardsCompatibility ?? appBarTheme.backwardsCompatibility ?? false;
+    final bool backwardsCompatibility = widget.backwardsCompatibility ?? appBarTheme.backwardsCompatibility ?? true;
 
     final Color backgroundColor = backwardsCompatibility
       ? widget.backgroundColor
@@ -1545,17 +1518,9 @@
     this.forceElevated = false,
     this.backgroundColor,
     this.foregroundColor,
-    @Deprecated(
-      'This property is no longer used, please use systemOverlayStyle instead. '
-      'This feature was deprecated after v2.4.0-0.0.pre.',
-    )
     this.brightness,
     this.iconTheme,
     this.actionsIconTheme,
-    @Deprecated(
-      'This property is no longer used, please use toolbarTextStyle and titleTextStyle instead. '
-      'This feature was deprecated after v2.4.0-0.0.pre.',
-    )
     this.textTheme,
     this.primary = true,
     this.centerTitle,
@@ -1653,10 +1618,6 @@
   /// {@macro flutter.material.appbar.brightness}
   ///
   /// This property is used to configure an [AppBar].
-  @Deprecated(
-    'This property is no longer used, please use systemOverlayStyle instead. '
-    'This feature was deprecated after v2.4.0-0.0.pre.',
-  )
   final Brightness? brightness;
 
   /// {@macro flutter.material.appbar.iconTheme}
@@ -1672,10 +1633,6 @@
   /// {@macro flutter.material.appbar.textTheme}
   ///
   /// This property is used to configure an [AppBar].
-  @Deprecated(
-    'This property is no longer used, please use toolbarTextStyle and titleTextStyle instead. '
-    'This feature was deprecated after v2.4.0-0.0.pre.',
-  )
   final TextTheme? textTheme;
 
   /// {@macro flutter.material.appbar.primary}
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/app_bar_theme.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/app_bar_theme.dart
index f0eccfc..49ba0ee 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/app_bar_theme.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/app_bar_theme.dart
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@
 class AppBarTheme with Diagnosticable {
   /// Creates a theme that can be used for [ThemeData.appBarTheme].
   const AppBarTheme({
-    @Deprecated(
-      'This property is no longer used, please use systemOverlayStyle instead. '
-      'This feature was deprecated after v2.4.0-0.0.pre.',
-    )
     this.brightness,
     Color? color,
     Color? backgroundColor,
@@ -41,10 +37,6 @@
     this.shape,
     this.iconTheme,
     this.actionsIconTheme,
-    @Deprecated(
-      'This property is no longer used, please use toolbarTextStyle and titleTextStyle instead. '
-      'This feature was deprecated after v2.4.0-0.0.pre.',
-    )
     this.textTheme,
     this.centerTitle,
     this.titleSpacing,
@@ -52,10 +44,6 @@
     this.toolbarTextStyle,
     this.titleTextStyle,
     this.systemOverlayStyle,
-    @Deprecated(
-      'This property is obsolete and is false by default. '
-      'This feature was deprecated after v2.4.0-0.0.pre.',
-    )
     this.backwardsCompatibility,
   }) : assert(
          color == null || backgroundColor == null,
@@ -63,7 +51,7 @@
        ),
        backgroundColor = backgroundColor ?? color;
 
-  /// This property is deprecated, please use [systemOverlayStyle] instead.
+  /// This property is obsolete, please use [systemOverlayStyle] instead.
   ///
   /// Overrides the default value of the obsolete [AppBar.brightness]
   /// property which implicitly defines [AppBar.systemOverlayStyle] in
@@ -75,14 +63,8 @@
   ///    [AppBar.systemOverlayStyle] in all descendant [AppBar] widgets.
   ///  * [AppBar.backwardsCompatibility], which forces [AppBar] to depend
   ///    on this obsolete property.
-  @Deprecated(
-    'This property is no longer used, please use systemOverlayStyle instead. '
-    'This feature was deprecated after v2.4.0-0.0.pre.',
-  )
   final Brightness? brightness;
 
-  /// This property is deprecated, please use [backgroundColor] instead.
-  ///
   /// Obsolete property that overrides the default value of
   /// [AppBar.backgroundColor] in all descendant [AppBar] widgets.
   ///
@@ -93,10 +75,6 @@
   ///    [AppBar.backgroundColor].
   ///  * [AppBar.backwardsCompatibility], which forces [AppBar] to depend
   ///    on this obsolete property.
-  @Deprecated(
-    'This property is no longer used, please use backgroundColor instead. '
-    'This feature was deprecated after v2.4.0-0.0.pre.',
-  )
   Color? get color => backgroundColor;
 
   /// Overrides the default value of [AppBar.backgroundColor] in all
@@ -151,9 +129,6 @@
   ///    [AppBar.foregroundColor] in all descendant widgets.
   final IconThemeData? actionsIconTheme;
 
-  /// This property is deprecated, please use [toolbarTextStyle] and
-  /// [titleTextStyle] instead.
-  ///
   /// Overrides the default value of the obsolete [AppBar.textTheme]
   /// property in all descendant [AppBar] widgets.
   ///
@@ -163,10 +138,6 @@
   ///    [AppBar.toolbarTextStyle in all descendant [AppBar] widgets.
   ///  * [titleTextStyle], which overrides the default value for
   ///    [AppBar.titleTextStyle in all descendant [AppBar] widgets.
-  @Deprecated(
-    'This property is no longer used, please use toolbarTextStyle and titleTextStyle instead. '
-    'This feature was deprecated after v2.4.0-0.0.pre.',
-  )
   final TextTheme? textTheme;
 
   /// Overrides the default value for [AppBar.centerTitle].
@@ -191,8 +162,7 @@
   /// Overrides the default value for the obsolete [AppBar.toolbarTextStyle]
   /// property in all descendant [AppBar] widgets.
   ///
-  /// If this property is specified, then [backwardsCompatibility]
-  /// should be false (the default).
+  /// If this property is specified, then [backwardsCompatibility] should be true.
   ///
   /// See also:
   ///
@@ -203,8 +173,7 @@
   /// Overrides the default value of [AppBar.titleTextStyle]
   /// property in all descendant [AppBar] widgets.
   ///
-  /// If this property is specified, then [backwardsCompatibility]
-  /// should be false (the default).
+  /// If this property is specified, then [backwardsCompatibility] should be true.
   ///
   /// See also:
   ///
@@ -218,10 +187,6 @@
 
   /// Overrides the default value of [AppBar.backwardsCompatibility]
   /// property in all descendant [AppBar] widgets.
-  @Deprecated(
-    'This property is obsolete and is false by default. '
-    'This feature was deprecated after v2.4.0-0.0.pre.',
-  )
   final bool? backwardsCompatibility;
 
   /// Creates a copy of this object with the given fields replaced with the
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/material/app_bar_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/material/app_bar_test.dart
index 5300949..20ac614 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/material/app_bar_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/material/app_bar_test.dart
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
           primary: true,
           slivers: <Widget>[
             SliverAppBar(
+              backwardsCompatibility: false,
               title: const Text('AppBar Title'),
               floating: floating,
               pinned: pinned,
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@
         theme: ThemeData(platform: TargetPlatform.android),
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             title: const Text('X'),
           ),
         ),
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@
           theme: ThemeData(platform: platform),
           home: Scaffold(
             appBar: AppBar(
+              backwardsCompatibility: false,
               title: const Text('X'),
             ),
           ),
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@
           theme: ThemeData(platform: platform),
           home: Scaffold(
             appBar: AppBar(
+              backwardsCompatibility: false,
               title: const Text('X'),
               actions: const <Widget>[
                 Icon(Icons.thumb_up),
@@ -131,6 +135,7 @@
           theme: ThemeData(platform: platform),
           home: Scaffold(
             appBar: AppBar(
+              backwardsCompatibility: false,
               title: const Text('X'),
               actions: const <Widget>[
                 Icon(Icons.thumb_up),
@@ -153,6 +158,7 @@
         theme: ThemeData(platform: TargetPlatform.android),
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             centerTitle: true,
             title: const Text('X'),
           ),
@@ -172,6 +178,7 @@
       MaterialApp(
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             centerTitle: false,
             title: const Placeholder(key: Key('X')),
           ),
@@ -191,6 +198,7 @@
           textDirection: TextDirection.rtl,
           child: Scaffold(
             appBar: AppBar(
+              backwardsCompatibility: false,
               centerTitle: false,
               title: const Placeholder(key: Key('X')),
             ),
@@ -209,6 +217,7 @@
       MaterialApp(
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             centerTitle: false,
             titleSpacing: 32.0,
             title: const Placeholder(key: Key('X')),
@@ -229,6 +238,7 @@
           textDirection: TextDirection.rtl,
           child: Scaffold(
             appBar: AppBar(
+              backwardsCompatibility: false,
               centerTitle: false,
               titleSpacing: 32.0,
               title: const Placeholder(key: Key('X')),
@@ -250,6 +260,7 @@
         MaterialApp(
           home: Scaffold(
             appBar: AppBar(
+              backwardsCompatibility: false,
               centerTitle: false,
               title: const Text('X'),
             ),
@@ -272,6 +283,7 @@
             textDirection: TextDirection.rtl,
             child: Scaffold(
               appBar: AppBar(
+                backwardsCompatibility: false,
                 centerTitle: false,
                 title: const Text('X'),
               ),
@@ -298,6 +310,7 @@
       return MaterialApp(
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             leading: leading,
             centerTitle: false,
             title: Container(
@@ -361,6 +374,7 @@
       return MaterialApp(
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             leading: leading,
             centerTitle: true,
             title: Container(
@@ -415,6 +429,7 @@
           textDirection: TextDirection.rtl,
           child: Scaffold(
             appBar: AppBar(
+              backwardsCompatibility: false,
               leading: leading,
               centerTitle: true,
               title: Container(
@@ -460,6 +475,7 @@
         home: SizedBox(
           height: kToolbarHeight,
           child: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             leading: const Text('L'),
             title: const Text('No Scaffold'),
             actions: const <Widget>[Text('A1'), Text('A2')],
@@ -483,6 +499,7 @@
             width: 0.0,
             child: Scaffold(
               appBar: AppBar(
+                backwardsCompatibility: false,
                 title: const Text('X'),
               ),
             ),
@@ -506,6 +523,7 @@
       MaterialApp(
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             key: appBarKey,
             leading: SizedBox(key: leadingKey, height: 50.0),
             title: SizedBox(key: titleKey, height: 40.0),
@@ -605,6 +623,7 @@
         theme: ThemeData(platform: TargetPlatform.android),
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             title: const Text('X'),
           ),
           drawer: Column(), // Doesn't really matter. Triggers a hamburger regardless.
@@ -623,6 +642,7 @@
         theme: ThemeData(platform: TargetPlatform.android),
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             title: const Text('X'),
             actions: const <Widget> [
               IconButton(
@@ -992,6 +1012,7 @@
         home: CustomScrollView(
           slivers: <Widget>[
             SliverAppBar(
+              backwardsCompatibility: false,
               title: const Text('Title'),
               forceElevated: forceElevated,
               elevation: elevation,
@@ -1075,6 +1096,7 @@
             child: Scaffold(
               primary: true,
               appBar: AppBar(
+                backwardsCompatibility: false,
                 title: const Text('title'),
               ),
             ),
@@ -1100,6 +1122,7 @@
             child: Scaffold(
               primary: false,
               appBar: AppBar(
+                backwardsCompatibility: false,
                 bottom: PreferredSize(
                   preferredSize: const Size.fromHeight(200.0),
                   child: Container(),
@@ -1127,6 +1150,7 @@
             child: Scaffold(
               primary: true,
               appBar: AppBar(
+                backwardsCompatibility: false,
                 bottom: PreferredSize(
                   preferredSize: const Size.fromHeight(200.0),
                   child: Container(),
@@ -1152,6 +1176,7 @@
           child: MediaQuery(
             data: topPadding100,
             child: AppBar(
+              backwardsCompatibility: false,
               primary: false,
               title: const Text('title'),
             ),
@@ -1181,6 +1206,7 @@
               body: Column(
                 children: <Widget>[
                   AppBar(
+                    backwardsCompatibility: false,
                     title: const Text('title'),
                   ),
                 ],
@@ -1220,6 +1246,7 @@
         home: Scaffold(
           drawer: const Drawer(),
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             automaticallyImplyLeading: false,
           ),
         ),
@@ -1326,6 +1353,7 @@
       MaterialApp(
         home: Center(
           child: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             title: const Text('Abc'),
             actions: <Widget>[
               IconButton(
@@ -1367,6 +1395,7 @@
       MaterialApp(
         home: Center(
           child: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             leading: Placeholder(key: key),
             title: const Text('Abc'),
             actions: const <Widget>[
@@ -1388,6 +1417,7 @@
       MaterialApp(
         home: Center(
           child: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             leading: Placeholder(key: key),
             title: const Text('Abc'),
             actions: const <Widget>[
@@ -1418,6 +1448,7 @@
       MaterialApp(
         home: Center(
           child: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             leading: Placeholder(key: key),
             title: const Text('Abc'),
             actions: const <Widget>[
@@ -1459,6 +1490,7 @@
       MaterialApp(
         home: Center(
           child: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             leading: Placeholder(key: key),
             title: const Text('Abc'),
             actions: const <Widget>[
@@ -1506,6 +1538,7 @@
             child: Scaffold(
               primary: false,
               appBar: AppBar(
+                backwardsCompatibility: false,
                 leading: Placeholder(key: leadingKey), // Forced to 56x56, see _kLeadingWidth in app_bar.dart.
                 title: Placeholder(key: titleKey, fallbackHeight: kToolbarHeight),
                 actions: <Widget>[ Placeholder(key: trailingKey, fallbackWidth: 10) ],
@@ -1551,6 +1584,7 @@
               primary: true,
               slivers: <Widget>[
                 SliverAppBar(
+                  backwardsCompatibility: false,
                   leading: Placeholder(key: leadingKey),
                   title: Placeholder(key: titleKey, fallbackHeight: kToolbarHeight),
                   actions: <Widget>[ Placeholder(key: trailingKey) ],
@@ -1589,6 +1623,7 @@
               primary: true,
               slivers: <Widget>[
                 SliverAppBar(
+                  backwardsCompatibility: false,
                   leading: Placeholder(key: leadingKey),
                   title: Placeholder(key: titleKey),
                   actions: <Widget>[ Placeholder(key: trailingKey) ],
@@ -1611,6 +1646,7 @@
       MaterialApp(
         home: Center(
           child: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             leading: const Text('Leading'),
             title: const Text('Title'),
             actions: const <Widget>[
@@ -1696,6 +1732,7 @@
             textDirection: TextDirection.rtl,
             child: Center(
               child: AppBar(
+                backwardsCompatibility: false,
                 leading: const Text('Leading'),
                 title: const Text('Title'),
                 actions: const <Widget>[
@@ -1784,6 +1821,7 @@
       MaterialApp(
         home: Center(
           child: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             leading: const Text('Leading'),
             title: const ExcludeSemantics(child: Text('Title')),
             excludeHeaderSemantics: true,
@@ -1841,6 +1879,7 @@
         home: CustomScrollView(
           slivers: <Widget>[
             SliverAppBar(
+              backwardsCompatibility: false,
               leading: Text('Leading'),
               flexibleSpace: ExcludeSemantics(child: Text('Title')),
               actions: <Widget>[Text('Action 1')],
@@ -1911,6 +1950,7 @@
         home: CustomScrollView(
           slivers: <Widget>[
             SliverAppBar(
+              backwardsCompatibility: false,
               leading: Text('Leading'),
               flexibleSpace: Text('Flexible space'),
               actions: <Widget>[Text('Action 1')],
@@ -1985,6 +2025,7 @@
       theme: darkTheme,
       home: Scaffold(
         appBar: AppBar(
+          backwardsCompatibility: false,
           title: const Text('test'),
         ),
       ),
@@ -2005,6 +2046,7 @@
         theme: lightTheme,
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             title: const Text('test'),
           ),
         ),
@@ -2025,6 +2067,7 @@
       theme: lightTheme,
       home: Scaffold(
         appBar: AppBar(
+          backwardsCompatibility: false,
           title: const Text('test'),
         ),
       ),
@@ -2045,6 +2088,7 @@
         theme: darkTheme,
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             title: const Text('test'),
           ),
         ),
@@ -2072,6 +2116,7 @@
               body: CustomScrollView(
                 slivers: <Widget>[
                   SliverAppBar(
+                    backwardsCompatibility: false,
                     expandedHeight: appBarHeight,
                     pinned: false,
                     floating: true,
@@ -2125,6 +2170,7 @@
     await tester.pumpWidget(
       MaterialApp(
         home: AppBar(
+          backwardsCompatibility: false,
           leading: const Text('L'),
           title: const Text('No Scaffold'),
           actions: const <Widget>[Text('A1'), Text('A2')],
@@ -2148,6 +2194,7 @@
     await tester.pumpWidget(
       MaterialApp(
         home: AppBar(
+          backwardsCompatibility: false,
           leading: const Text('L'),
           title: const Text('No Scaffold'),
           actions: const <Widget>[Text('A1'), Text('A2')],
@@ -2171,6 +2218,7 @@
         home: CustomScrollView(
           slivers: <Widget>[
             SliverAppBar(
+              backwardsCompatibility: false,
               leading: Text('L'),
               title: Text('No Scaffold'),
               actions: <Widget>[Text('A1'), Text('A2')],
@@ -2198,6 +2246,7 @@
         home: CustomScrollView(
           slivers: <Widget>[
             SliverAppBar(
+              backwardsCompatibility: false,
               leading: Text('L'),
               title: Text('No Scaffold'),
               actions: <Widget>[Text('A1'), Text('A2')],
@@ -2228,6 +2277,7 @@
               data: MediaQuery.of(context).copyWith(textScaleFactor: textScaleFactor),
               child: Scaffold(
                 appBar: AppBar(
+                  backwardsCompatibility: false,
                   centerTitle: false,
                   title: const Text('Jumbo', style: TextStyle(fontSize: 18)),
                 ),
@@ -2268,6 +2318,7 @@
                 builder: (BuildContext context) {
                   return Scaffold(
                     appBar: AppBar(
+                      backwardsCompatibility: false,
                       centerTitle: centerTitle,
                       title: MediaQuery(
                         data: MediaQuery.of(context).copyWith(textScaleFactor: textScaleFactor),
@@ -2328,6 +2379,7 @@
           home: CustomScrollView(
             slivers: <Widget>[
               SliverAppBar(
+                backwardsCompatibility: false,
                 title: const Text('Jumbo'),
                 pinned: pinned,
                 floating: floating,
@@ -2361,6 +2413,7 @@
       MaterialApp(
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             title: const Text('Title'),
             toolbarHeight: 48,
           ),
@@ -2438,6 +2491,7 @@
     await tester.pumpWidget(MaterialApp(
       home: Scaffold(
         appBar: AppBar(
+          backwardsCompatibility: false,
           leading: const Placeholder(key: key),
           leadingWidth: 100,
           title: const Text('Title'),
@@ -2455,6 +2509,7 @@
       home: CustomScrollView(
         slivers: <Widget>[
           SliverAppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             leading: Placeholder(key: key),
             leadingWidth: 100,
             title: Text('Title'),
@@ -2517,6 +2572,7 @@
       MaterialApp(
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             foregroundColor: foregroundColor,
             backgroundColor: backgroundColor,
             leading: Icon(Icons.add_circle, key: leadingIconKey),
@@ -2603,6 +2659,7 @@
           body: CustomScrollView(
             slivers: <Widget>[
               SliverAppBar(
+                backwardsCompatibility: false,
                 elevation: 0,
                 backgroundColor: MaterialStateColor.resolveWith((Set<MaterialState> states) {
                   return states.contains(MaterialState.scrolledUnder) ? scrolledColor : defaultColor;
@@ -2663,6 +2720,7 @@
           body: CustomScrollView(
             slivers: <Widget>[
               SliverAppBar(
+                backwardsCompatibility: false,
                 elevation: 0,
                 backgroundColor: MaterialStateColor.resolveWith((Set<MaterialState> states) {
                   return states.contains(MaterialState.scrolledUnder) ? scrolledColor : defaultColor;
@@ -2724,6 +2782,7 @@
       MaterialApp(
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             elevation: 0,
             backgroundColor: MaterialStateColor.resolveWith((Set<MaterialState> states) {
               return states.contains(MaterialState.scrolledUnder) ? scrolledColor : defaultColor;
@@ -2775,6 +2834,7 @@
       MaterialApp(
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             elevation: 0,
             backgroundColor: MaterialStateColor.resolveWith((Set<MaterialState> states) {
               return states.contains(MaterialState.scrolledUnder) ? scrolledColor : defaultColor;
@@ -2830,6 +2890,7 @@
       MaterialApp(
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             title: const Text('AppBar'),
           ),
           body: Scrollbar(
@@ -2857,6 +2918,7 @@
       MaterialApp(
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             elevation: 0,
             backgroundColor: MaterialStateColor.resolveWith((Set<MaterialState> states) {
               return states.contains(MaterialState.scrolledUnder) ? scrolledColor : defaultColor;
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/material/app_bar_theme_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/material/app_bar_theme_test.dart
index dd8be5d..ceb33e1 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/material/app_bar_theme_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/material/app_bar_theme_test.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
       MaterialApp(
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             actions: <Widget>[
               IconButton(icon: const Icon(Icons.share), onPressed: () { }),
             ],
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
         theme: ThemeData(appBarTheme: appBarTheme),
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             title: const Text('App Bar Title'),
             actions: <Widget>[
               IconButton(icon: const Icon(Icons.share), onPressed: () { }),
@@ -146,6 +148,7 @@
         ),
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             backgroundColor: color,
             brightness: brightness,
             systemOverlayStyle: systemOverlayStyle,
@@ -189,6 +192,7 @@
     await tester.pumpWidget(MaterialApp(
       theme: ThemeData.from(colorScheme: const ColorScheme.light()),
       home: Scaffold(appBar: AppBar(
+        backwardsCompatibility: false,
         iconTheme: iconThemeData,
         actionsIconTheme: actionsIconThemeData,
         actions: <Widget>[
@@ -210,6 +214,7 @@
           .copyWith(appBarTheme: _appBarTheme()),
         home: Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             actions: <Widget>[
               IconButton(icon: const Icon(Icons.share), onPressed: () { }),
             ],
@@ -246,6 +251,7 @@
             theme = Theme.of(context);
             return Scaffold(
               appBar: AppBar(
+                backwardsCompatibility: false,
                 actions: <Widget>[
                   IconButton(icon: const Icon(Icons.share), onPressed: () { }),
                 ],
@@ -322,6 +328,7 @@
             builder: (BuildContext context) {
               return Scaffold(
                 appBar: AppBar(
+                  backwardsCompatibility: false,
                   iconTheme: IconThemeData(color: appBarIconColor),
                   actions: <Widget>[
                     IconButton(icon: const Icon(Icons.share), onPressed: () { }),
@@ -355,6 +362,7 @@
       theme: ThemeData(appBarTheme: const AppBarTheme(centerTitle: true)),
       home: Scaffold(appBar: AppBar(
         title: const Text('Title'),
+        backwardsCompatibility: false,
       )),
     ));
 
@@ -367,6 +375,7 @@
       theme: ThemeData(appBarTheme: const AppBarTheme(centerTitle: true)),
       home: Scaffold(
         appBar: AppBar(
+          backwardsCompatibility: false,
           title: const Text('Title'),
           centerTitle: false,
         ),
@@ -382,6 +391,7 @@
     await tester.pumpWidget(MaterialApp(
       theme: ThemeData(platform: TargetPlatform.iOS),
       home: Scaffold(appBar: AppBar(
+        backwardsCompatibility: false,
         title: const Text('Title'),
       )),
     ));
@@ -397,6 +407,7 @@
       theme: ThemeData(appBarTheme: const AppBarTheme(shadowColor: Colors.red)),
       home: Scaffold(
         appBar: AppBar(
+          backwardsCompatibility: false,
           title: const Text('Title'),
           shadowColor: Colors.yellow,
         ),
@@ -414,6 +425,7 @@
       theme: ThemeData(appBarTheme: const AppBarTheme(titleSpacing: kTitleSpacing)),
       home: Scaffold(
         appBar: AppBar(
+          backwardsCompatibility: false,
           title: const Text('Title'),
         ),
       ),
@@ -429,6 +441,7 @@
       theme: ThemeData(appBarTheme: const AppBarTheme(titleSpacing: kTitleSpacing)),
       home: Scaffold(
         appBar: AppBar(
+          backwardsCompatibility: false,
           title: const Text('Title'),
           titleSpacing: 40,
         ),
@@ -446,6 +459,7 @@
       home: const CustomScrollView(
         slivers: <Widget>[
           SliverAppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             title: Text('Title'),
           ),
         ],
@@ -463,6 +477,7 @@
       home: const CustomScrollView(
         slivers: <Widget>[
           SliverAppBar(
+            backwardsCompatibility: false,
             title: Text('Title'),
             titleSpacing: 40,
           ),
@@ -489,6 +504,7 @@
   testWidgets('AppBarTheme implements debugFillProperties', (WidgetTester tester) async {
     final DiagnosticPropertiesBuilder builder = DiagnosticPropertiesBuilder();
     const AppBarTheme(
+      backwardsCompatibility: false,
       brightness: Brightness.dark,
       backgroundColor: Color(0xff000001),
       elevation: 8.0,
@@ -509,6 +525,7 @@
       'shadowColor: Color(0xff000002)',
       'centerTitle: true',
       'titleSpacing: 40.0',
+      'backwardsCompatibility: false',
     ]);
 
     // On the web, Dart doubles and ints are backed by the same kind of object because