App Inventor 2 Essentials

A step-by-step introductory guide to mobile app development with App Inventor 2

App Inventor 2 Essentials
About This Book

• Get an introduction to the functionalities of App Inventor 2 and use it to unleash your creativity
• Learn to navigate the App Inventor platform, develop basic coding skills and become familiar with a blocks based programming language
• Build your very first mobile app and feel proud of your accomplishment
• Follow tutorials to expand your app development skills

Who This Book Is For
App Inventor 2 Essentials is for anyone who wants to learn to make mobile apps for Android devices – no prior coding experience is necessary.

What You Will Learn

• Perform technical setup and navigate the App Inventor platform
• Utilize the interactive development environment by pairing a mobile device with a computer using Wi-Fi or USB
• Build three apps: a game, an event app and a raffle app
• Create the user interface of the app in the Designer and program the code in the Blocks Editor
• Integrate basic computer science principles along with more complex elements such fusion tables and lists
• Test and troubleshoot your applications
• Publish your apps on Google Play Store to reach a wide audience
• Unleash your creativity for further app development

In Detail
App Inventor 2 will take you on a journey of mobile app development. We begin by introducing you to the functionalities of App Inventor and giving you an idea about the types of apps you can develop using it. We walk you through the technical set up so you can take advantage of the interactive development environment (live testing). You will get hands-on, practical experience building three different apps using tutorials. Along the way, you will learn computer science principles as well as tips to help you prepare for the creative process of building an app from scratch. By the end of the journey, you will learn how to package an app and deploy it to app markets. App Inventor 2 Essentials prepares you to amass a resource of skills, knowledge and experience to become a mobile app developer

Style and approach
Every topic in this book is explained in step-by-step and easy-to-follow fashion, accompanied with screenshots of the interface that will make it easier for you to understand the processes.

App Inventor 2 Graphics, Animation and Charts

App Inventor 2 Graphics, Animation and Charts

Learn to create apps using simplified interactive image sprites and to control movement using a finger on the screen or by tilting the phone or tablet. Learn how to use the "Canvas" features for drawing, including a unique way to implement traditional animation features.

Volume 4 introduces the use of graphics drawing features, including general graphics features, image sprites, animation and charting. Charting refers to the creation of line, column, scatter plot, and strip recorder charts commonly used in business and finance.

This is volume 4 of a 4 volume set. Volume 1 introduces App Inventor programming, Volume 2 introduces advanced features and Volume 3 covers databases and files.

Includes numerous sample apps, detailed explanations, illustrations, app source code downloads and links to video tutorials. A printed edition of this title is available from Amazon's CreateSpace subsidiary at https://www.createspace.com/5801361

Visit the web site at appinventor.pevest.com to learn more about App Inventor and find more tutorials, resources, links to App Inventor books and other App Inventor web sites.

CREATE YOUR OWN APP: WITH APP INVENTOR 2

CREATE YOUR OWN APP: WITH APP INVENTOR 2

App Inventor is a free, user-friendly tool that makes it a snap to create Android apps using Android devices such as phones and tablets--no programming experience needed. Users decide what they want their app to do and then click together the colorful jigsaw-puzzle blocks that make it happen. After the project is finished and tested, App Inventor turns it into a real Android app that can be run on phones, shared with friends, or even sold in the Google Play store.

This book introduces creative young (and older) readers to the world of mobile app programming--no experience required! This book contains 25 basic apps which can be used to teach app programming to kids in schools . This is a step-by-step approach to create apps with pictures given for each step and easy to follow. It’s a practical guide to get the basics of app programming while making apps.Below are the contents of book.

Contents
Chapter 1 : Introduction to APP INVENTOR 2
Chapter 2 : Text-to-Speech App
Chapter 3 : Kitten Meow App
Chapter 4 : GetMyAddress(GPS) App
Chapter 5 : DrawObject App
Chapter 6 : Shaking Colors App
Chapter 7 : Digital Compass App
Chapter 8 : Camera App
Chapter 9 : Digital Doodle App
Chapter 10: Translator App
Chapter 11: Translator App (Extended)
Chapter 12: Mp3 Player App
Chapter 13: Video Player App
Chapter 14: Speech Recognizer App
Chapter 15: AI Ball App
Chapter 16: Magic Trick App
Chapter 17: Live FM App
Chapter 18: Bounce Ball App
Chapter 19: Sketch-A drawing app
Chapter 20: Texting-A messaging app
Chapter 21: Photo share app
Chapter 22: Proximity Sensor app
Chapter 23: Image Picker app
Chapter 24: Phone call app
Chapter 25: Flash Bird app
Chapter 26: Flash Bird Game
Chapter 27: Packaging & Publishing to Google Play Store