micro:bit
micro:bit
The official app & game
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DESCRIPTION
Use UptoPlay to play online the game micro:bit.
The best bits
Create games on your phone then flash them on to your micro:bit to get playing no wires or cables needed!
Snap a selfie by connecting your phone or tablet, and use your micro:bit as a remote control
Never miss your mates again now you can code your micro:bit to wake up and tell you when youre getting a call or text
Whats in the app?
There are four areas to explore:
Discover takes you to the official website where you can find code ideas from other micro:bit fans. Theres loads of cool stuff to try out.
Create Code allows you to use the micro:bit MakeCode editor. You can also go back and edit code youve already created.
Connect is where you can go to pair your phone or tablet to your micro:bit. Choose the device youd like to connect to through a secure Bluetooth pairing.
Flash is where the fun begins: send a program from your phone or tablet and see it on your micro:bit!
Permissions
read phone status and identity - This permission is used to allow the micro:bit to read basic state information of the phone. The user can write code on the micro:bit to react to these different states e.g. whether the display is on or off or a call or SMS message is received
receive text messages (SMS) - The micro:bit can react to different events on the phone and vice versa. This permission allows the user to make the micro:bit react in the event the user receives an SMS message. The message contents and details are not used or stored by the application.
take pictures and videos - The user can programme the micro:bit to send events to the phone to launch the camera or take a picture or video.
approximate location (network-based) The application has to find and connect to the micro:bit over Bluetooth low energy. Scanning for Bluetooth low energy devices needs the approximate location service.
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage and read the contents of your USB storage - The application will save scripts, photos and any content you may have created to your USB storage. The application must be able to read, write and delete these files.
full network access and view Wi-Fi connections - The application needs access to the internet to access the micro:bit website so that the user can play online code samples, access the code editors and to send usage statistics.
access Bluetooth settings and pair with Bluetooth devices - The application can discover, pair and connect to the micro:bit over secure Bluetooth.
draw over other apps - The user can program the micro:bit to display alerts on the phone or find the phone.
control flashlight, control vibration and prevent phone from sleeping - This permission is used to send a visual cue that a photo or video is being captured, to send events to make the phone vibrate and to prevent your phone from sleeping when it is flashing your micro:bit. "
Enjoy with UptoPlay the online game micro:bit.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Developer: Micro:bit Educational Foundation
Genre: Education
App version: 2.8.8
App size: 7.9M
Recent changes: - Bug fix for pairing mode on older devices
Comments:
Of course there's still room for improvement. This app is great if you already use your Microbit with a windows based pc. I have the latest MB with bt pairing and it works, however I accidently bricked it when I tried to use the app with my Chromebook. Haven't got around to reinstalling the bootloader yet even though I have Linux available on my Chromebook. Even though this app isn't completely idiot proof yet (raises hand), it's still a great teaching tool for teachers or tech savvy people.
App lacks basic functionality found in iOS version. I've used the microbit with many different computers and apple products with little to no issue. On Android, there are constantly issues pairing the device, and because the coding software is not embedded in the app as it is for iOS, I cannot even flash code to the microbit. I can code in the browser and play online the code with no trouble, but there is no way to get the code into the app in order to flash it to the device. Essentially useless.
This app is largely a collection of links to the website and three demo programs which do not flash correctly. After reinstalling the application, I still cannot get a successful flash of the demo programs. Beyond flashing demos, I'm not sure what this app is supposed to do.
I'm not really sure how the Bluetooth connections work on here, but I've seen people do it on YouTube and stuff, so I know how it works, and I've done all the steps and I just can't figure it out, so that's a con. Pro is that if you can gt a connection you can wirelessly send code to your micro:bit.
App pairs with microbit by following instructions on screen. But after that, it never connects to the paired microbit. I have S9 with official updates. Hard to believe that people have been complaining for 11 months but Samsung has not updated the app yet. Clearly, Samsung is a very incompetent company which takes no responsibility for their products...'
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