(You should now see the aiStarter program running). The emulator lets you develop and test apps using a virtual phone instead of a real phone. App Inventor includes an emulator for the phone. App Inventor provides an Android emulator, which works just like. To update the setup tools, perform these steps in order: If you do not have the Android phone or tablet, you can still build apps with App Inventor. Installing via a non-administrator account is currently not supported. On Windows, you must install the setup software from an account that has administrator privileges in order for App Inventor to work. Do not change the installation directory from the default that the installer picks.
To check whether you are running the latest version, visit the page MIT App Inventor 2 Connection Test, On the Mac
You do not need setup software if you are using just the wireless companion.
This is required only if you are using the emulator or the USB cable.
If this is your first time setting up App Inventor, go to the main Setup Instructions If you have previously been been using App Inventor on this computer, you may need to update your App Inventor Setup software.
