MIT App Inventor for iOS Version 0.9.12

[assegid]

Thanks Anke. Is there a chance they will be in the near future? If so, any ETA?

[ewpatton]

Hi @assegid,

Please see this thread:

Extensions for iOS

How will App Inventor handle extensions on iOS? There's no way existing android extensions will work, and the companion can't have extensions due to Apple restrictions on loading binaries. What is the plan?

[Aarush_Kumar]

so basically extensions that use java library should work and extensions using android library wont work right?

[ewpatton]

No. There isn't a Java interpreter to be found in the iOS version. We're still working on the details but the odds are that if we do offer extensions on iOS they will need to be written in Swift/Objective-C and that they will only be included in compiled apps and not hot-loadable into the companion in order to not violate App Store guidelines.

[Pradevel]

Learning Swift shall be a good idea?

[ewpatton]

If you're looking to eventually build on top of the iOS version, e.g., extensions, then yes you may want to consider learning Swift.