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APP INVENTOR
MIT App Inventor is a user-friendly tool that lets you create mobile apps without
complex coding. You can design the app’s layout, choose features and add actions
using simple blocks, similar to Scratch programming. It is free, cloud-based and
accessible via web browsers like Chrome, Firefox or Safari.
The user interface of MIT App Inventor consists of two main sections that you will
use to create your app:
1. Designer view: This view contains all the components required to design an
application.
2. Block editor view: This view is the place where you combine blocks to execute
an application.
STARTING MIT APP INVENTOR
You should have a Gmail account to use the MIT App Inventor. To start the app,
follow the given steps:
1 Open web browser type URL:
https://appinventor.mit.edu/ and press Enter key.
2 Click on the Create Apps! button.
3 Type your Gmail username and password.
4 Click on the Next button.
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