- #App inventor 2 mac emulator how to#
- #App inventor 2 mac emulator apk#
- #App inventor 2 mac emulator install#
# emulator: WARNING: data partition size adjusted to match image file (85 MB > 84 MB)Įmulator: ERROR: Could not load OpenGLES emulation library: libOpenglRender.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directoryĮmulator: WARNING: Could not initialize OpenglES emulation, using software renderer. I copied 'MIT AI2 Companion.apk' that I had compiled in the appinventor source package, into this folder. Opening a terminal in this folder, I did this: So, I have been looking at updating the companion app manually.Īppinventor2-setup is installed at /usr/google/appinventor, with the tools in folder 'commands-for-Appinventor'. The Mac and Windows 'appinventor2-setup' packages are up-to-date, and from reading it seems that they also offer to download the latest companion-app if required - the Linux appinventor2-setup does not do that.
#App inventor 2 mac emulator install#
The "companion app" is an app that you install on your phone when using the phone via USB, and it is also required to be installed in the emulator if AI2 is to run its apps on the emulator. To connect a phone via USB or to run the phone emulator, requires package 'appinventor2-setup_1.1.tar.gz', as explained here:įine, the USB connection works, however AI2 starts the emulator but then reports that it is "too old" - which I take to mean that the "companion app" installed in the emulator is too old. Some notes re trying to get the emulator to work. Which personally I don't need, as I have a selection of Android phones.īut, I will study this topic a bit more, and see if I can get it to work. Now I have tackled it again, and now generation of.
#App inventor 2 mac emulator apk#
apk files, which is the Android package format, so I went on to other things for awhile. However, I could not get AI2 to generate. It worked, and I was able to attach my phone via USB cable and test apps that I had created. Here is the previous post:Īs I earlier reported, I have got AI2 running locally, so it can work offline. You can start aiStarter this by clicking the icon on your desktop or using the entry in your start menu.A quick progress report on App Inventor 2. If you want to use the emulator with App Inventor, you will need to manually launch aiStarter on your computer when you log in.
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You can check whether your computer is running the latest version of the software by visiting the page App Inventor 2 Connection Test.
#App inventor 2 mac emulator how to#
Important: If you are updating a previous installation of the App Inventor software, see How to update the App Inventor Software.
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Follow the instructions below for your operating system, then come back to this page to move on to starting the emulator
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To use the emulator, you will first need to first install some software on your computer (this is not required for the wifi solution).