🗺️Tutorial#2: Creating a multi-screen SOS App

In this tutorial, we will build a simple multi-screen SOS app using MIT App Inventor. The app will have three pages:

1. A home page with a navigation menu

2. A map page showing your location

3. An SOS page with a siren sound effect

The following image shows the app wireframe and navigation between screens.

SOS app idea

This tutorial is ideal if you have basic familiarity with App Inventor and want to learn how to create a multi-page app.

Download the assets folder from HERE

Download the completed project from HERE and import it on MIT App Inventor platform

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:

• A beginner-level understanding of MIT APP Inventor platform. If this is your first app making project, I recommend completing Tutorial#1 first.

• An Android device with Internet access and location services enabled.

Learning objectives

By the end of this tutorial, you will know how to:

1. Use the Layout component to create a navigation menu

2. Build and navigate between multiple screens

3. Display a map and mark your current location

4. Play sound effects like a siren noise