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Phiro Play: control a Phiro robot via Bluetooth on Windows Pc

Developed By: Catrobat

License: Free

Rating: 4,2/5 - 5 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	0.9.31
Size	25.4 MB
Release Date	October 14, 17
Category	Education Apps
App Permissions: Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (15)]
What's New: Remotely control Phiro Pro in six different ways via Bluetooth:* Random (dice)* Key programming (simple code sequences) * Drive using a steering wheel or the... [see more]
Description from Developer: Phiro Play comes with six unique applications, such as face detection, control your robot with sound, remote control car, navigate with simple buttons, compass game, and virtual di... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Phiro Play: control a Phiro robot via Bluetooth and install on Windows PC. Phiro Play: control a Phiro robot via Bluetooth is free Education app, developed by Catrobat. Latest version of Phiro Play: control a Phiro robot via Bluetooth is 0.9.31, was released on 2017-10-14 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100. Overall rating of Phiro Play: control a Phiro robot via Bluetooth is 4,2. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 5 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 4 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Phiro Play: control a Phiro robot via Bluetooth on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Phiro Play: control a Phiro robot via Bluetooth on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Phiro Play: control a Phiro robot via Bluetooth 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!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Phiro Play: control a Phiro robot via Bluetooth using BlueStacks

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.
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
Once installed, click "Phiro Play: control a Phiro robot via Bluetooth" 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 Play: control a Phiro robot via Bluetooth on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

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

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Other versions available: 0.9.31.

Download Phiro Play: control a Phiro robot via Bluetooth 0.9.31 on Windows PC – 25.4 MB

Phiro Play comes with six unique applications, such as face detection, control your robot with sound, remote control car, navigate with simple buttons, compass game, and virtual dice.

Note that the face detection and compass game functions work best if the phone is mounted on top of the Phiro robot. For the compass game, the phone should be mounted such that is attached flat on top of the robot compared to the floor.

To use Phiro Play, you need a Phiro Pro robot. To learn more about Phiro, please visit Phiro's website: http://catrob.at/Phiro

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 Play, 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 Phiro Play, select the right Bluetooth device containing the number printed on the underside of your robot.

To create your own apps like Phiro Play directly on your phone, please use Phiro Code, one of our coding apps. Direct link: http://catrob.at/PhiroCode

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

Enjoy!

Remotely control Phiro Pro in six different ways via Bluetooth:
* Random (dice)
* Key programming (simple code sequences)
* Drive using a steering wheel or the inclination sensors of your device
* Use the compass of your phone
* Control using face detection of your phone
* Control using sound detection

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to change the Z-order of tasks.
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.
Modify the global animation scaling factor.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to read from external storage.