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Social Networking Apps
Social networking apps allow us to connect with friends and family members. The main motive of
these apps is to keep track on life of your friends, family and some other people whom you do not
meet regularly. By using social networking apps, you can share your personal and professional views,
photos, and videos. Some people also use these apps to expand their business and spread their
products all over the world.
The most commonly used social networking apps are Facebook,
LinkedIn, and WhatsApp. EXPLORE MORE (App Development)
Communication Apps
Communication apps allow us to communicate with each other by sending and receiving messages,
information, and opinion in the form of texts, videos, and audios. These apps also allow us to see the
face of the person whom you are talking.
The most commonly used communication apps Skype, Google Meet
and Messenger.
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App Inventor
App Inventor is a free app development tool, provided by Google. With the help of App Inventor, we
can create apps for smart phones. The working of App Inventor is similar to Scratch programming
language in which we drag and drop blocks for making an app. App Inventor has two basic views:
a. The Design View: This view contains all the components required to design an application.
b. The Block Editor View: This view is the place where we combine blocks to execute an application.
Setting up App Inventor
For setting up the App Inventor, we should have a Gmail account. To create an app using App
Inventor, follow the given steps:
Step 1: Type URL: https://App Inventor.mit.edu and press the Enter key.
Step 2: Click on the Create Apps! button.

