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You can use App Inventor without downloading anything to your computer! You'll develop apps on our website: ai2.appinventor.mit.edu. To do live testing on your smartphone or tablet device, just install the MIT App Inventor Companion app on your phone, tablet, or supported Chromebooks. Once the Companion is installed, you can open projects in App Inventor on the web, open the companion on your device, and you can test your apps as you build them:

The following steps will walk you through the process.

Step 1: Download and install the MIT AI2 Companion App on your device.

Open your device's QR code scanner and scan the QR code on the left below to download the Companion App from the Play Store. If you can't use the Play Store, use the QR code on the right to download the Companion App directly to your phone.

App Store
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Scan this QR code ( or click this link)
to get the app from the App Store

Scan this QR code ( or click this link)
to get the app from the Play Store

Scan this QR code ( or click this link)
to download the app directly

Your device's Camera app can act as a QR code scanner, or you can get one from your platform's store.

After downloading, step though the the instructions to install the Companion app on your device. You need to install the MIT AI2 Companion only once, and then leave it on your phone or tablet for whenever you use App Inventor.

Note 1: If you are unable to use the QR code, you can still install MIT AI2 Companion on your phone or tablet. Use the Web browser on your device to go to the Google Play Store; look for MIT AI2 Companion in the store. Once you find Companion, click the INSTALL button for the Companion app.

Note 2: If you choose not to go through the Play store and instead load the app directly (aka "side load"), you will need to enable an option in your device's settings to allow installation of apps from "unknown sources". To find this setting on versions of Android prior to 4.0, go to "Settings > Applications" and then check the box next to "Unknown Sources". For devices running Android 4.0 or above, go to "Settings > Security" or "Settings > Security & Screen Lock" and then check the box next to "Unknown Sources" and confirm your choice.

Step 2: Connect both your computer and your device to the SAME WiFi Network

App Inventor will automatically show you the app you are building, but only if your computer (running App Inventor) and your device (running the Companion) are connected to the same WiFi Network. See a more detailed explanation of this here.

Step 3: Open an App Inventor project and connect it to your device

Go to App Inventor and open a project (or create a new one - use Project > Start New Project and give your project a name).

Then Choose "Connect" and "AI Companion" from the top menu in the AI2 browser:

A dialog with a QR code will appear on your PC screen. On your device, launch the MIT App Companion app just as you would do any app. Then click the "Scan QR code" button on the Companion, and scan the code in the App Inventor window:

Within a few seconds, you should see the app you are building on your device. It will update as you make changes to your design and blocks, a feature called "live testing".

If you have trouble scanning the QR code or your device does not have a scanner, type the code shown on the computer into the Companion's text area on your device exactly as shown. The code is directly below where the screen on your PC shows "Your code is" and consists of six characters. Type the six characters and choose the orange "Connect with code". Do not type an Enter or carriage return: type just the six characters followed by pressing the orange button.

Troubleshooting:

If your app does not appear on your device, the most likely problems are:

You may have an outdated version of the App Inventor Companion App. Download the latest Companion App for App Inventor 2 from above.

Your device may not be connected to wifi. Make sure you see an IP address at the bottom of the AI Companion App screen on your phone or tablet.

Your device may not be connected to the same wifi network as your computer. Make sure both devices are connected to the same wifi network name.

Your school or organization may have network protocols in place such that the wifi connection is not allowed. If this is the case, you can still use App Inventor with the emulator or you can use a USB cable to connect your device. Go back back the main setup page for these options.

Make First App Back to Setup Menu

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You can use App Inventor without downloading anything to your computer! You'll develop apps on our website: ai2.appinventor.mit.edu. To do live testing on your smartphone or tablet device, just install the MIT App Inventor Companion app on your phone, tablet, or supported Chromebooks.

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Create Apps!

Installing the Windows software for App Inventor Setup has two parts:

Installing the App Inventor Setup software package. This step is the same for all Android devices, and the same for Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, 8.1, and 10.

If you choose to use the USB cable to connect to a device, then you'll need to install Windows drivers for your Android phone.

NOTE: App Inventor 2 does not work with Internet Explorer. For Windows users, we recommend using either Chrome or Firefox as your browser for use with App Inventor.
Note: These instructions are for the new Emulator package that requires 64-bit Windows. You can find the older version Here.

Installing the App Inventor Setup software package

You must perform the installation from an account that has administrator privileges. Installing via a non-administrator account is currently not supported.

Note: You will need to be logged in as an Administrator to complete the steps below.

1. Download the installer.

2. Locate the file MIT_App_Inventor_Tools_30.265.0_win_setup64.exe (~1.5 GB) in your Downloads file or your Desktop. The location of the download on your computer depends on how your browser is configured.

3. Open the file.

4. Click through the steps of the installer. Do not change the installation location but record the installation directory, because you might need it to check drivers later.

5. You will likely get a dialog box from the User Account Manager asking if you wish to make changes to your device. It should say that the software is signed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Click Yes.

Locating the Setup software

In most cases, App Inventor should be able to locate the Setup software on its own. But if it asks for the location of the software, the path to enter is C:\Program Files\App Inventor.

Something not working right? Visit thetroubleshooting page, or check the App Inventor User Forum for help.

Continue with setup - Choose the connection instructions you were following:
Back to Setup Menu

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Installing App Inventor 2 Setup on Windows

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Create Apps! Installing the Windows software for App Inventor Setup has two parts: Installing the App Inventor Setup software package. This step is the same for all Android devices, and the same for Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, 8.1, and 10.

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App Inventor 2 Tutorial Android Database Settings TinyDB

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If you do not have an iOS or Android phone or tablet, you can still build apps with App Inventor. App Inventor provides a mobile phone emulator, which works just like an Android device but appears on your computer screen. So you can test your apps on an emulator and still distribute the app to other…