# How to Make an App 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** Promote your App\ **Created:** [March 5, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-app-2017/1857 "2017-03-05T13:46:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-app-2017/1857/1 "2017-03-05T13:46:04Z")
Yesterday I gave a talk to 150+ students about our summer courses in App Development and Engineering. [https://twitter.com/domhnallohanlon/status/838020251434516481](https://twitter.com/domhnallohanlon/status/838020251434516481) I thought that the best way to showcase the type of apps that students build was with an app so I made this demo: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thunkable.android.domhnall\_ohanlon.ctyi\_demo](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thunkable.android.domhnall_ohanlon.ctyi_demo) It includes - “Babel Fish” - universal translator. This app usually incorporates voice recognition but I left it out because I knew it would be a noisy environment. **PIN: 42** - “Sorting Hat” - an example quiz application that sorts quizzers into their Hogwarts houses. It includes the Player and Sharing components. **PIN: 9.75** - “Spotify” - Open at your own risk 😉 **PIN: 11** The app also includes a hidden easter egg, which was inspired by Google’s Developer options menu - post a screenshot if you find it!! ---
**Author:** ![Sander0542](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sander0542/32/23253_2.png) [@Sander0542](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Sander0542)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-app-2017/1857/2 "2017-03-05T14:09:26Z")
Great app, I am looking for the Easter Egg ---
**Author:** ![Conor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Conor](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Conor)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-app-2017/1857/3 "2017-03-05T14:30:00Z")
It’s a good app. I’ve just spent 20 minutes looking for the Easter egg and can’t find it. Can I have a clue? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Helios](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/858c86/32.png) [@Helios](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Helios)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-app-2017/1857/4 "2017-03-05T14:43:45Z")
There seems to be a bug. When I share my results after playing Sorting Hat, it shows an error. Mostly because you haven’t changed the path of the file. Cheers ---
**Author:** ![Conor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Conor](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Conor)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-app-2017/1857/5 "2017-03-05T14:49:06Z")
I also get that… ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/2X/a/ae852ccbe60640148e9858fce16d0b912b9df0f9.png) @domhnallohanlon you should use the `PathToAssets` method on @Taifun’s tools extension to fix this. ---
**Author:** ![Helios](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/858c86/32.png) [@Helios](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Helios)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-app-2017/1857/6 "2017-03-05T14:50:20Z")
If I am right, this is the development path for the Companion app. ---
**Author:** ![Sander0542](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sander0542/32/23253_2.png) [@Sander0542](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Sander0542)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-app-2017/1857/7 "2017-03-05T14:52:09Z")
> [@Helios](#): > > If I am right, this is the development path for the Companion app. Yes, the AppInventor/assets folder is for the Companion App ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-app-2017/1857/8 "2017-03-05T14:58:37Z")
There were lots of different paths to choose from, that was the only one that worked on my phone (not Thunkable Live) but I did read that there were alternatives. I’ll have to use the extension I think, thanks @Conor, @Sander0542 and @Helios ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-app-2017/1857/9 "2017-03-05T15:00:50Z")
> [@Conor](#): > > Can I have a clue? 😉 > [@domhnallohanlon](#): > > inspired by Google’s Developer options menu [http://community.thunkable.com/t/testing-with-usb-connection/1505?u=domhnall](http://community.thunkable.com/t/testing-with-usb-connection/1505) 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Conor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Conor](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Conor)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-app-2017/1857/10 "2017-03-05T15:07:58Z")
What’s the ‘Live Demo’ button for? What’s the PIN for it? ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-app-2017/1857/11 "2017-03-05T15:17:14Z")
I did a live demo of how to build “Snapchat” in 10 minutes. It takes a picture, adds text and one filter and uses the sharing component to share the photo. Every time I added a component and some code the audience could press reload and see the changes on their screen! ---
**Author:** ![Barreeeiroo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/barreeeiroo/32/17867_2.png) [@Barreeeiroo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Barreeeiroo)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-app-2017/1857/12 "2017-03-05T21:05:26Z")
WOW, I saw your Twitter post and it seems that your talk was amazing! I would like to be your student 😉 ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-app-2017/1857/13 "2017-03-05T21:42:02Z")
Thanks @barreeeiroo, you’d fit in well to any of my classes! 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Aaryan\_Verma](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/aaryan_verma/32/20336_2.png) [@Aaryan\_Verma](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Aaryan_Verma)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 5:33am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-app-2017/1857/14 "2017-03-11T05:33:46Z")
@domhnallohanlon can you share your .aia file for snapchat like app?? pls… I’m in great need of this… ---
**Author:** ![Ney\_Torres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eada6e/32.png) [@Ney\_Torres](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Ney_Torres)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-app-2017/1857/15 "2017-05-08T23:26:15Z")
is there a video? link? or url? to see how you did it? thanks ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-app-2017/1857/16 "2024-11-08T12:07:09Z")