Operating System Compatibility

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Hello
I am using OS  Windows 8.1. I don't have Android phone. So, I will have to try out emulator. I was going through this for installation steps :
http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ai2/windows.html
In the beginning 1st point shows ,"This step is the same for all Android devices, and the same for Windows XP, Vista, and 7."
I would like to know can I install on Windows 8.1?

[Ghica]

Just try it. It should probably work, but Windows 8.1 is a strange duck. If you can, plan to upgrade to Windows 10, that is much better.

Cheers, Ghica.

[Abraham Getzler]

I use 8.1 with no problems.

ABG

[Hal Abelson]

Fixed.  Thanks for noticing this.

== Hal

[Patricia Clark]

Hello,

• We are using a Nexus-7 tablets (2013). 
• I've updated the companion app to Version 2.55.
• The Android version is 6.0.1.

At the start of this school year there have been lots of difficulties connecting Chromebooks to the companion - things get stalled out in the upload process ("for instance "91%").

At other times everything works smoothly with the Chromebook/Companion/MIT-Server connecting process.

I have been using these tablets for several years for the Mobile CSP course and have not experienced the current difficulties to this degree.  Do I need to upgrade Android to a more recent version?  Should I look into getting new tablets if the Android upgrade is not practical/doable?

Thank you for your time.

Pat Clark

[SteveJG]

Hello Pat,

Your question is about developing apps with App Inventor using Chromebooks  (The best way to get help is to start a new topic, this Forum discussion is about something unrelated to your issues)

That said, "there have been lots of difficulties connecting Chromebooks to the companion - things get stalled out in the upload process ("for instance "91%"). At other times everything works smoothly with the Chromebook/Companion/MIT-Server connecting process." and "have not experienced the current difficulties to this degree. "

This sounds like:

1) an issue with your school network capacity to handle multiple large projects.  Do you have a larger class size than previously?  

2) students testing large Projects and then the server timing out..Do all projects stall out or only large Projects?   If these are large Projects, the main server is timing out probably.  What browser are you using?   Instead of Chrome, possibly use Firefox.

A potential cure is to minimize the size of uploaded music and images.   

Your Nexus Tablets should be fine and compatible with nb179 and Companion 2.55.

If this is an issue of too many users on an overworked network, you might test by running some of the Projects not during a class and see if they behave properly.  If you do that, what happens?   An improvement or ?

Regards,

Steve