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SCERSIG: Creating SCERSIG: Creating Android Apps with App Android Apps with App InventorInventor26 October 2011Ric Paul, Health Services Library, Southampton
Options for Creating AppsOptions for Creating AppsApple
◦iOS SDKWindows
◦Visual StudioAndroid
◦App Inventor◦Developer’s Toolkit
App Inventor: Getting App Inventor: Getting StartedStartedInstall softwareInternet connectionBut… don’t need an Android
phone
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www.appinventorbeta.com/aboutGoogle login + internet required
App InventorApp InventorSimple, low-tech approach to
programmingFree to use – but software
installation requiredTutorials available on the siteTutorial videos on YouTube
Design your interface on this screenOpen the Blocks Editor to edit code
Interface DesignInterface DesignDrag and drop components onto
the screen imageEdit component names and initial
statusChoose from a range of
components – buttons, text objects, social media tools, etc.
Connect from here to a phone or emulator to test
Blocks EditorBlocks EditorDrag containers for each
component onto the surfacePlug actions, events & properties
into the containerNo formal programming is
required
Finalising AppsFinalising AppsFinished app can be installed on a
phone directly or via a QR codeDistribute the app via the QR code
– or upload to Android MarketA tool like Marketizer can help
◦www.taiic.com/marketizerApps can be updated later – users
will be alerted that an update is available
DownsidesDownsidesApp Inventor apps are large files
– there’s nothing you can do to reduce them
This is an Android-only product – there’s no equivalent for iOS or Windows Mobile
App Inventor is no longer supported directly by Google