Bugs in emulator - is there a new release planned for the summer of 2024?

[yossi]

Hi,
I am a teacher in several schools for gifted youth (grades 6-9).
I am experiencing a lot of issues with the emulator on my school computers (HP desktops running Windows 10) which do not reproduce on my laptop (Dell). The major problem is that the text on buttons does not appear (pretty much like the problem reported by Akash Verma in this post: https://community-appinventor-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/t/when-will-mit-ai-emulator-for-version-2-66-release/83860.
Summer vacation is here, and this is the only time we can ask the IT technicians to install upgrades so I would like to know if there is a new version of the emulator planned for release in July-August 2024 (or alternately if there is a know workaround for this problem).
Thank you!

[ABG]

FAQ Section: Companion and Emulator

Introductory Your First App Testing - MIT Breaking News: Feb 19, 2024 nb196 needs Companion 2.70 or 2.70u side load

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Dec 1 2023 nb195b needs Companion 2.69 or 2.69u side load Sep 4 2023 nb194b needs Companion 2.68 or 2.68u side load <a href="https://community-appinventor-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/t/mit-app-inventor-version-nb193/87279">June 19 2023 nb193 needs Companion 2.67 or 2.67u side load</a> <a href="http://appinventor.mit.edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/ai2/ReleaseNotes.html">…

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[SteveJG]

@yossi

issues with the emulator on my school computers (HP desktops running Windows 10) which do not reproduce on my laptop (Dell)

If you have the latest emulator and " text on buttons does not appear " the issue may be insufficient memory in the desktops while your laptop does have enough.

Does the behavior occur on all Projects or just the larger ones?

What happens on the desktop if you run this example app that has a single Button as a test?

example22.aia (1.5 KB)

Does it show text on the desktops? It would be useful to know.

[ABG]

@yossi

The major problem is that the text on buttons does not appear

Do you have a sample project for us with this problem?

[yossi]

Thank you.
What is a "side load"? Never heard this term before...
The version of the companion app on the emulator is 2.66 whereas on my phone it is now 2.70, so I'd like to know hoiw to update the version on the emulator, but the problems started when both were 2.66...

[ABG]

@yossi

What is a "side load"

How to Update the Companion on the MIT AIStarter (Connect->Emulator) emulator

I did some experimenting with AIStarter, and made a couple of videos on how to replace the Companion on the MIT emulator with the current version. To check the Companion version on the MIT emulator: [AIStarter Companion Version Check] To get the latest Companion onto your hard drive: [Get the Companion apk] I like to keep them by version: [Download the Companion to your Downloads folder] This assumes you have already downloaded the latest MITAI2Companion.apk to your hard drive's Downloa…

[yossi]

Thanks for the helpful and detailed explanation about site load.
Regarding the original bug I reported - I will check it at the school tomorrow and report.

[yossi]

Hi again,
Going back to my original question - regardless of the resolution of the specific bug I reported (which I will follow up on in a separate reply) - is there a new release of the emulator planned for the summer of 2024? If so - when?
Thanks

[ABG]

@yossi

is there a new release of the emulator planned for the summer of 2024? If so - when?

Probably not within the next two weeks.

EWPatton will be on vacation.

[yossi]

I checked in one of the schools. It seems that the problem was solved after the update to 2.70u.
Thank you for all the help.

[ABG]

@yossi

It seems that the problem was solved after the update to 2.70u.

2.71u ?