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What is the main purpose of App Inventor?
To create apps for Android phones using online web servers
What can users do with the App Inventor graphical user interface designer?
Drag-and-drop visual objects to create apps
Who maintains and develops App Inventor?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
How does App Inventor help developers keep track of their projects?
By providing online tools and servers
In which year did Google deploy the first App Inventor pilots at a few universities in the United States?
2009
What platforms can apps created with App Inventor run on?
Android only
What distinguishes App Inventor's online IDE from traditional IDEs?
Developers can assemble apps from prefabricated blocks of code instead of writing code.
What is an example of App Inventor's capabilities mentioned in the text?
Access to most of the phone's functionalities like phone calls, SMS texting, and sensors for location.
What are the limitations of App Inventor's online IDE in terms of app creation?
Limited UIs and limited access to the device and web functionality.
What does the text mention as a fundamental issue with the user interface builder of App Inventor's online IDE?
Buggy user interface builder and inability to create multi-screen apps.
What is one of the limitations of App Inventor's online IDE in terms of accessing the device's functionalities?
Not yet having components for all the data and functionality of the phone.
What can developers do with App Inventor according to the text?
Design how an app looks and design its behavior using event handlers assembled from blocks representing events, functions, and conditional branches.
What is one of the capabilities of App Inventor mentioned in the text?
Access to web information sources like APIs.
What is described as a limitation concerning the UI builder in App Inventor's online IDE?
'Still a bit buggy' and 'limited' UI builder resulting in inability to create apps with multiple screens.
What is one of App Inventor's capabilities according to the text?
Access to most of the phone's functionalities: phone calls, SMS texting, sensors for location, orientation, and acceleration, text-to-speech and speech recognition, sound, and video.
What are some of the limitations in terms of creating apps using App Inventor according to the passage?
Limited UIs, limited access to device functionality, and limited access to web functionality
Learn about the background, architecture, advantages, and disadvantages of App Inventor, as well as the basics of building Android apps using App Inventor. This lecture covers the objectives and key components of App Inventor for mobile application development.
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