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  • Learner's Block
  • About us
    • Why we make the Learner's Block
    • How we are funded
  • How to build one
    • Quickstart
      • Picking hardware
      • Picking a Micro SD card and SD card reader
      • Picking a power supply
      • Picking a case
      • Installation
  • How to use it
    • Connecting to the Block
    • Setting the language
    • Setting your password
    • Enabling components
    • Adding content
    • Using the Application Store
    • Connecting to a Wi-Fi network (Optional)
    • Advanced Features
      • Checking the Remaining Space
      • Updating the Block
      • Using an ethernet connection
      • Automatically Opening Files
      • Changing the Default Loading Page
      • Changing the Wi-Fi SSID and URL
      • Using Portainer
      • Pruning System Files
      • Reset System Database
  • Library
    • What is the Library?
  • Contributing
    • How can I contribute?
  • Additional Info
    • Technical details
    • Security & Privacy
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  1. How to use it

Using the Application Store

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Last updated 3 years ago

Your Learner's Block has an Application Store allowing one-click installation of popular EdTech platforms.

To install from the Application Store, you will need:

  1. Internet connectivity via or

  2. Sufficient on your device for the downloaded application

If you would like to know the space required for each application you can find the source containers on , although it is unlikely you will encounter issues if you have chosen a .

Installing an Application

To install an application click the Settings toggle in the top right of the interface .

Click the Application Store tab:

Click the refresh button to fetch the latest list of available applications, then choose an application to install and click 'Install':

Depending on the application you are installing, your internet connection and device resources, this process may take some time. It is not unheard of on slow connections for installs to take up to 10 minutes.

Once the install has taken place, it may also take some time for the application to launch, depending on the process developed by the manufacturer.

Using an Application

After installing an application it will be available to all users via the frontpage of your Learner's Block. Click the application you want to use to begin:

Updating an Application

To check for available updates, press the refresh button.

If updates are available the button will change to indicate 'Update Available'. Click the button and the update will begin.

Updates follow the update procedure of the application provider. This means that if the application provided allows for updates without losing your settings and files then the same will be true for your update on the Learner's Block.

Removing an Application

To remove an application click on the label 'Installed' next to the application you want to remove:

Removing an application will remove the running application. Application settings, system files and the content downloaded through the application will remain on the device if the application manufacture has allowed it.

We cannot guarantee the data will be kept when you uninstall an application. Some application designers have not built in such a functionality.

If you want to remove application data to free up space on your Block, you can do so through the applications own interface.

If you want the installed application to be the first thing people see when they access your Block you can .

If you want to remove the application system files to free up space on your device, you can .

change the default loading page
prune the system files
Wi-Fi
Ethernet
GitHub
space
suitable memory card