App Inventor 2 Essentials

Setting the background image

In this chapter, you will gain experience in using the media tool to include images in your app. All the apps include some sort of artwork (logos, icons, photos, and so on), so learning to include image files will come in handy. We've decided to create a pool party for our EventApp tutorial, and to keep with the theme, we will set the background image for Screen1 to a water image. It is extremely important to note that you cannot use just any image, logo, or artwork from the Internet in your app. Artwork (this includes photography) is copyrighted, and if you use someone else's artwork without permission (and without paying for it), you will be violating copyright law. Thus, we are taking the time to explain how to ...