Hi all,
I am planning a big series of tutorials on App Inventor this year (second half) and I was wondering if the App Inventor UI will change in the near future. I am asking because I read somewhere that the team thinks the UI is a bit dated and it should get a more modern feel. I fully agree, but also I am worried about putting lots of work in a tutorial series that will look dated soon.
My question is, do redesign plans exist? And if so, when is it planed to be release?
You can check open PRs here.
https://github.com/mit-cml/appinventor-sources/pulls
UI definitely needs an upgrade but that's going to take more than a year.
iOS support is hot-topic at this time.
Thanks for answering!
You can also try it out at https://ai2-test.appinventor.mit.edu. There is a new User Interface item on the Settings menu to switch to the new interface.
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That is not too shabby at all 
Is dark mode far away ?
Dark mode is on hold until we finish the Blockly update, which enables applying themes (e.g., dark mode) to the block workspace. The remainder of the work on the UI has been done to support it but the white background of the current workspace is a bit garish against the darker theme elements so it's disabled in the short term.
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I took another peek at ai2-test for the new UI.
Project Properties is missing, along with its subtree (icon, etc.)
this is looking good! I'll keep an eye on it.
Maybe it is worth adding that setting sooner and just leave it off by default? That way we could start recording tutorials using the new UI.
Nope, it is at the top of the components list, on the right
Ah, I see it now. Maybe it needs background color like a bona fide button?
I was only expecting a hierarchy of components there.
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