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Creating a Talking App
In the Project Designer window, we will
design the interface by choosing buttons,
images or text boxes and specify the
functionalities of our app.
Adding a Button
Drag and drop a button from the Palette
pane to the View 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 A12
companion. Now follow the given steps.
Step 1 Click on Connect menu.
Step 2 AI Companion from the drop-down list.
Step 3 Open MIT A12 Companion on your device connect by scanning the QR code or typing
the code displayed on your screen.
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
In the components pane, Button 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 the Talking Me.
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