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Java ME on Windows Mobile

Many people keep asking about Java ME on Windows Mobile.

Well, phoneME Advanced should become an answer in some time. However, here are some brief instructions how to get Java ME (CDC) on Windows Mobile right now.

First, look at phoneME Advanced Wiki. There are lots of pages regarding CDC on various platforms. Windows Mobile is one of them.

Then, look at Windows Mobile build instructions.

CDC and core packages should work without any additional efforts.

Optional packages are more tricky. Although Windows Mobile provides unified API among devices, each device introduces specific issues related to the hardware. There are different Bluetooth stacks, various multimedia codecs and filters may be included or excluded by vendor. This means that optional packages like JSR 135 or JSR 82 must be ported to a particular device of your interest.

Comments

• It is amazing how 135 and 82 came together at roughly the same time, and have had consistent releases over the years, with very broad support. It would be good if Windows Mobile device vendors paid more attention to this and helped along.

  Posted by: mortazavi on October 08, 2007 at 01:45 PM

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