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Phiro Code on Windows Pc

Developed By: Catrobat

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.2.4
Size 23.3 MB
Release Date December 05, 22
Category Education Apps

App Permissions:
Allows access to the vibrator. [see more (15)]

What's New:
List of all the new features, plus the possibility to give us feedback: https://catrob.at/news12xThanks to all contributors! Contribute as a developer,... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Code your own app for the Phiro educational robot.

To use Phiro Code, you need a Phiro Pro robot. To learn more about Phiro, please visit Phiro's website: http://catrob.at/Ph... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Phiro Code and install on Windows PC. Phiro Code is free Education app, developed by Catrobat. Latest version of Phiro Code is 1.2.4, was released on 2022-12-05 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 5,000. Overall rating of Phiro Code is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Phiro Code on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Phiro Code on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Phiro Code on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Phiro Code using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Phiro Code" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Phiro Code on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Phiro Code" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.2.4.

Download Phiro Code 1.2.4 on Windows PC – 23.3 MB

Code your own app for the Phiro educational robot.

To use Phiro Code, you need a Phiro Pro robot. To learn more about Phiro, please visit Phiro's website: http://catrob.at/Phiro --- note that Phiro Code is 100% compatible with our other coding apps such as Pocket Code: http://catrob.at/pc

Phiro Code enables you to create, play, share and remix programs in a visual, drag and drop programming environment. You can develop your own app to control a Phiro robot! Games, animations and other Apps now become easy to make directly on your smartphone or tablet.

Phiro Code allows you to program and control your Phiro robot wirelessly via Bluetooth using a smartphone or tablet.

Use the smart phone’s sensors to create cool effects with Phiro! With the combination of your Phiro robot and this app you can make your own line follower robot, obstacle avoider, create your own remote control car and so much more. Phiro Code also helps you to program and control your Phiro robot together with a wireless Arduino board at the same time, so that you can enrich your Phiro robot with additional sensors or actuators.

See Phiro's YouTube channel at http://catrob.at/PhiroYouTube for many examples showing what you can do with Phiro.

Use our other app Phiro Play at http://catrob.at/PhiroPlay to control your Phiro robot in many different ways!

To initially pair your phone and your Phiro Pro robot (this needs to be done only once), please turn your robot on, then press the red button on top of the robot with the three rounded arrows two times, until the display area is illuminated in blue color (this switches your robot to its Bluetooth mode). Then, on your phone, scan for new Bluetooth devices, identify the robot (its name contains the number printed on the underside of your robot), select its entry, and enter the code '1234' to pair your phone and your robot.

Each time when you use Phiro Code, please make sure to turn on Bluetooth on your Phiro Pro, by pressing the red button on top of the robot with the three rounded arrows two times, until the display area is illuminated in blue color (this switches your robot to its Bluetooth mode). Then, on your phone, after starting a project created with Phiro Code, select the right Bluetooth device containing the number printed on the underside of your robot.

Please note that Phiro Code currently runs well only on smartphone and tablets with a screen size up to 7".
List of all the new features, plus the possibility to give us feedback: https://catrob.at/news12x

Thanks to all contributors!
Contribute as a developer, designer, educator, in marketing or in many other roles: https://catrob.at/contributing
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an application to record audio.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows applications to perform I/O operations over NFC.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.