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- FellowFlea
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Scratch on iPad
We need a proper Scratch app for iPad, not one that needs jailbreaking (jail breaking is bad) (Jail breaking lets people see your own info like
where you live)
where you live)

- footsocktoe
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Scratch on iPad
We need a proper Scratch app for iPad, not one that needs jailbreaking (jail breaking is bad) (Jail breaking lets people see your own info like
where you live)
The Puffin app will let you use Scratch, I think, on an iPad. Or any app browser that enables Flash should work.
- FellowFlea
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39 posts
Scratch on iPad
We need a proper Scratch app for iPad, not one that needs jailbreaking (jail breaking is bad) (Jail breaking lets people see your own info likeThis is good advice.
where you live)
Last edited by FellowFlea (Jan. 1, 2017 12:13:11)
- FellowFlea
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39 posts
Scratch on iPad
We need a proper Scratch app for iPad, not one that needs jailbreaking (jail breaking is bad) (Jail breaking lets people see your own info like
where you live)
My dad is getting the app.
- FellowFlea
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39 posts
Scratch on iPad
We need a proper Scratch app for iPad, not one that needs jailbreaking (jail breaking is bad) (Jail breaking lets people see your own info likeand now he is not getting it:-(.
where you live)
- FellowFlea
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39 posts
Scratch on iPad
I Think web browsers should have ristrictions for younger audeinces
- FellowFlea
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39 posts
Scratch on iPad
I think scratch for iPad should have a new exlusive alien to the app like blip (blip is a thing I made up)
or a new block likk
or a new block likk
if <Sprite 1 is moving then..>
else
You get the idea...
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- TimeWomble
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Scratch on iPad
iPads for children should be run with the appropriate level of Restrictions to prevent them seeing unsuitable content. Puffin has the following problems:
1. The app is rated 17+ (because it has full internet access). If the iPad is locked down to a lower age level (i.e. to make it kid safe) then Puffin can't be installed (or, if already installed, seen). Allowing all age apps may not be an issue if App Store access is disabled and any higher age-rated apps are removed.
2. Worryingly, Puffin does not obey the iOS Restrictions->Websites setting (except, ironically, on its own Settings page), so kids can access anything on the internet. This is probably because it is all proxied through their servers in order to provide Flash support, etc.
3. Most seriously, Puffin does not appear to provide any content filters or restrictions of its own (that I could see, anyway, looking at the Settings page within the Puffin app, and also looking at the Puffin settings in the iOS Settings app).
We really need a proper iPad Scratch app. I suspect it'll have to wait until after Scratch is migrated from Adobe technologies to pure HTML5.
1. The app is rated 17+ (because it has full internet access). If the iPad is locked down to a lower age level (i.e. to make it kid safe) then Puffin can't be installed (or, if already installed, seen). Allowing all age apps may not be an issue if App Store access is disabled and any higher age-rated apps are removed.
2. Worryingly, Puffin does not obey the iOS Restrictions->Websites setting (except, ironically, on its own Settings page), so kids can access anything on the internet. This is probably because it is all proxied through their servers in order to provide Flash support, etc.
3. Most seriously, Puffin does not appear to provide any content filters or restrictions of its own (that I could see, anyway, looking at the Settings page within the Puffin app, and also looking at the Puffin settings in the iOS Settings app).
We really need a proper iPad Scratch app. I suspect it'll have to wait until after Scratch is migrated from Adobe technologies to pure HTML5.
- FellowFlea
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39 posts
Scratch on iPad
iPads for children should be run with the appropriate level of Restrictions to prevent them seeing unsuitable content. Puffin has the following problems:
1. The app is rated 17+ (because it has full internet access). If the iPad is locked down to a lower age level (i.e. to make it kid safe) then Puffin can't be installed (or, if already installed, seen). Allowing all age apps may not be an issue if App Store access is disabled and any higher age-rated apps are removed.
2. Worryingly, Puffin does not obey the iOS Restrictions->Websites setting (except, ironically, on its own Settings page), so kids can access anything on the internet. This is probably because it is all proxied through their servers in order to provide Flash support, etc.
3. Most seriously, Puffin does not appear to provide any content filters or restrictions of its own (that I could see, anyway, looking at the Settings page within the Puffin app, and also looking at the Puffin settings in the iOS Settings app).
Timewomble you are completely right
- FellowFlea
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39 posts
Scratch on iPad
I heard that a scratch app is coming out soon but till then keep making ideas
when green flag clicked
repeat (Imagine)programeend
Last edited by FellowFlea (Jan. 1, 2017 12:52:49)
- nickeljorn
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1000+ posts
Scratch on iPad
Heard that MIT is working on an officially Scratch app!

- FellowFlea
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39 posts
Scratch on iPad
I'm sorry but the scratch wiki is not up to date the leaving scratch behind and making a ugly programme called
blocks:-(

- TealWashableMarker
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1000+ posts
Scratch on iPad
Actually, in the big 3.0 update coming sometime this year, you will be able to work on projects through the Scratch website on mobile devices
(That includes things like iPads and tablets)

- Bright-Idea
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1000+ posts
Scratch on iPad
Yep! Scratch will be converted to HTML5, and you will be able to use it on mobile devices. It should be premiering sometime in the near future, like early-mid 2017.
- Austinato
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1000+ posts
Scratch on iPad
We do
want a mobile app for Scratch, however that would be a bit more difficult (rewriting Scratch 2.0 (and possibly 3.0) top-down with a sharing feature), and it wouldn't be necessary as Scratch 3.0 will be written in HTML5 - something supported by iOS and Android, as well as most other web browsers.
The reason why the full Scratch website doesn't work is because iPads are not Flash-compatible.
If you're impatient, and you would like to use a functional Scratch now on a Flash-running web browser, use footsocktoe's suggestion:
The reason why the full Scratch website doesn't work is because iPads are not Flash-compatible.
If you're impatient, and you would like to use a functional Scratch now on a Flash-running web browser, use footsocktoe's suggestion:
The Puffin app will let you use Scratch, I think, on an iPad. Or any app browser that enables Flash should work.___
I think scratch for iPad should have a new exlusive alien to the app like blip (blip is a thing I made up)You should suggest a new character and block in the Suggestions forum , rather than here.
or a new block likk
if <Sprite 1 is moving then..>
else
You get the idea...
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iPads for children should be run with the appropriate level of Restrictions to prevent them seeing unsuitable content. Puffin has the following problems:I don't see a proper iPad Scratch app as the solution - as of now, you could go with Scratch Jr., an official MIT app, or wait until Scratch 3.0 is released late next year which will be HTML5 compatible - meaning it could be used on Safari.
1. The app is rated mature, because it has full Internet access. If the iPad is locked down to a lower age level, then Puffin cannot be installed.
2. Worryingly, Puffin does not obey to iOS Restrictions.
3. Puffin does not appear to have it's own content filters/restrictions of its own.
We really need a proper iPad Scratch app. I suspect it'll have to wait until after Scratch is migrated from Adobe technologies to pure HTML5.
Heard that MIT is working on an officially Scratch app!Isn't that Scratch Jr., if otherwise may I have a source?
I'm sorry but the scratch wiki is not up to date the leaving scratch behind and making a ugly programme calledI'm not sure what you're saying - blocks are part of Scratch.blocks:-(
Actually, in the big 3.0 update coming sometime this year, you will be able to work on projects through the Scratch website on mobile devicesYes, because it's written in HTML5.(That includes things like iPads and tablets)
Yep! Scratch will be converted to HTML5, and you will be able to use it on mobile devices. It should be premiering sometime in the near future, like early-mid 2017.According to the Wiki article and a few other sources, they're aiming for an alpha by the end of 2017 - and alpha's are before the final release.
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