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Google takes on Apple with App Inventor for Android

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Google has made a move to democratize app development, introducing new software anyone can use to build something they might want to call an App, App Inventor For Android.

This is a new Google Labs program for Windows, OS X, and Linux that lets users build their own apps really easily, as detailed in the video above. Available only as a closed beta at present.

To use App Inventor, you do not need to be a developer. App Inventor requires NO programming knowledge. This is because instead of writing code, you visually design the way the app looks and use blocks to specify the app’s behavior.

Technologizer opines,

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