Sketchware course part : 1

Introduction & Downloading

SKETCHWARE is a very popular Android Tools app. It is developed by Sketchware and published to Google’s PlayStore and Apple’s AppStore. SKETCHWARE – CREATE YOUR OWN APPS has got a very good number of installations around 1,000,000+ with 3.9 out of 5 average user rating.

INSTALLING SKETCHWARE ON ANDROID

Step1 : Open playstore

Step2: search sketchware

Step3: install

INSTALLING SKETCHWARE ON PC/DESKTOP

Bluestacks is the first company to introduce Android emulators to its users. As a first one, it is the most widely used android emulator and it has got a very good community as well. BlueStacks supports both Windows and Mac operating systems.

Let’s start our installation guide to download and install SKETCHWARE – CREATE YOUR OWN APPS windows and mac PC using Bluestacks.

1.       On your browser, Visit the link Download BlueStacks and follow the guide to install Bluestacks on your PC.

2.       Wait for the installation to complete and once it is installed, open it just like other applications.

3.       It will ask you for a login, login with your google email account. Done, you have successfully set up the Bluestacks on your PC.

4.       Find the Search bar located in the top right corner of the BlueStacks home page.

5.       Type “SKETCHWARE – CREATE YOUR OWN APPS” in the search bar and you will be prompted with the results.

6.       Click on the SKETCHWARE – CREATE YOUR OWN APPS icon, then click on the install button. Wait for download of 52M and installation process to complete.

7.       Once the installation is complete, you will find the SKETCHWARE – CREATE YOUR OWN APPS icon on the home page of the BlueStacks app.

Installing the SKETCHWARE – CREATE YOUR OWN APPS for PC is similar to installing an app on the mobile phone with the BlueStacks. Double click on the app icon and enjoy your SKETCHWARE – CREATE YOUR OWN APPS on PC.

 

Key Points about Bluestacks:

BlueStacks 4 is the latest version of the BlueStacks app player. It is RAM intensive, it requires and uses a higher RAM compared to other emulators. Not all the features in BlueStacks are free. If you want to use premium features you have to pay and upgrade. If you have a budget then go for BlueStacks Pro Version. Pro version is faster than any other emulator. Pro version is useful especially for gamers who need speed and stable performance.

 

WHY SKETCHWARE?

Create native Android apps on your smartphone.

Main Features:

– Block programming similar to Scratch from MIT
– Visual Drag & Drop Integrated development environment (IDE)
– Automatically translated source code (Java and XML)
– Compile and build install files on your phone (APK file)
– Fully Compatible with Android Studio

Sketchware is a block programming based integrated development environment (IDE) for developing mobile Android apps.

It’s okay if you do not know anything about developing Android apps. Sketchware is an IDE that uses block language that transforms the complex language of text-based coding into visual, drag-and-drop building blocks.

Sketchware provides documentations you can follow to become an expert at block programming and Android app development. Each example contains programming concepts you can understand by completing the project.

Visually design and develop apps, then simply run your app with a single click to build and install directly on your Android device. The projects are fully compatible with Android Studio, an IDE used on a PC, so you can export your finished project and continue working on Android Studio, or your favorite editor.

Required Permissions:

– WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE / READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: This permission is required to save and run projects.

– GET_ACCOUNTS : This permission is required to login with Google Account.

Disclaimer: This app was developed independently of the MIT Scratch Team, which produces the Scratch programming language and online community. The Scratch name and Scratch cat are trademarks of MIT

SOURCE FROM: https://www.webwikipedia.com/sketchware-pc/

 

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