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CREATING A TALKING APP
In the Project Designer window, we design the interface by choosing User Interface components
such as buttons, images or text boxes and specify the functionalities of our app. We are going to
create a simple talking app.
Adding a Button
Drag and drop a Button from the
Palette pane to the Viewer pane.
Testing the App
App Inventor allows us to test our
app while creating, so, to test your
app, connect your android device
and download MI AI 2 companion.
Now follow the given steps.
Step 1 Click on Connect menu.
Step 2 Click on AI Companion from the drop-down list.
Step 3 Open MIT AI 2 Companion on your device. Now connect your device connect
by scanning the QR code or typing the code displayed on your screen in MIT AI 2
Companion app.
Make sure your device and computer are connected to the wireless network to perform these
steps.
If you do not have any android device, you can download Emulator on your computer which
works just like an Android device but works on the computer. The commonly used Android
Emulators are Android Studio, LD Player, Make Your Own, etc.
Rename the Button
When you drag a component from Pallete pane to the View pane , for example a button, in the
Components pane, it is displayed as Button1, you can rename it.
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