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Testing the App
App Inventor allows us to test our app while creating. To test your app, connect your android
device to the Internet and download MIT AI2 Companion. Then, follow the given steps:
1 Click on the Connect menu.
2 Select AI Companion
from the drop-down list.
3 Open MIT AI2 Companion on your device and connect by scanning
the QR code or typing the code displayed on your screen.
Make sure your device and computer are connected to the same 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
In the Components pane, Button is displayed as Button1, you can rename it. To rename a
button, follow the given steps:
3 Type the new name for the component.
In this example, we named it Talking Me.
1 Click on the button,
whose name you
want to change, in the
Components pane.
4 Click on the
OK button.
2 Click on
the Rename
button.
The new name for the button will appear in the Component pane but in the Viewer pane,
button still has the name Text for Button1 displayed on it.
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