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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 the 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.
Selecting AI Companion option Displaying MIT AI2 Companion code
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.
To rename a button, follow the steps given below:
Step 1 Click on Rename button.
Step 2 Type the new name for the component. In this example. We have given Talking Me.
Step 3 Click on OK button.
The new name for the button will appear in the Component pane but in the Viewer pane,
button still has Text for Button1 displayed on it.
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