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The BlackBerry cell phone, developed by Research in Motion, has many features built in that allow you to connect with people and information. If you need a feature that is not preloaded on the phone, there may be a Java application that you can download in order to add that functionality to your BlackBerry smartphone. This page can help you learn how to use Java Apps on BlackBerry, allowing you to use your phone in more ways.
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The BlackBerry cell phone, developed by Research in Motion, has many features built in that allow you to connect with people and information. If you need a feature that is not preloaded on the phone, there may be a Java application that you can download in order to add that functionality to your BlackBerry smartphone. This page can help you learn how to use Java Apps on BlackBerry, allowing you to use your phone in more ways.
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Introduction
- Research in Motion developed the BlackBerry smartphone based on the JavaME, the micro edition of Java.BlackBerry:Overview Developers have used Java to develop a wide variety of applications for the BlackBerry that can be downloaded from the BlackBerry App World or found at independent sites on the internet. Java is just the software development tool; you don't need to understand a word of Java code to use the apps that will expand the ways you enjoy your BlackBerry!
Step 1: Types of BlackBerry Java Apps
- Depending on the model BlackBerry you have, it comes preloaded with applications such as Email, maps, an organizer, a web browser, and games.BlackBerry: What is BlackBerry? Adding applications to your BlackBerry can help you use it in more ways for both work and pleasure. Developers have created Java apps that allow you to do almost anything. For example, you can download applications that enable you to:
- Access messaging tools such as AIM or ICQ from your BlackBerry
- Get stock prices and financial information
- Listen to the radio
- Track calories
- Search for information about hotels
- Use your BlackBerry as a foreign language phrasebook
- Track customer data
- Read the New York TimesBlackBerry:Featured BlackBerry Apps
Step 2: Getting Java Apps from BlackBerry
- BlackBerry enables users of BlackBerries using operating systems of 4.2 and higher to download Java apps to their smartphones using BlackBerry App World. The BlackBerry also needs to be equipped with a trackball or a SurePress™ touch screen.BlackBerry: BlackBerry App World
- Set up a PayPal account, which will be required to purchase applications.
- Download BlackBerry App WorldBlackBerry: BlackBerry App World
- Select the applications you'd like to download
- Provide an email address
- Click on Receive App Links Now to have the applications sent to your BlackBerry
Step 3: Finding Java Apps Online
- Although BlackBerry App World has many Java apps available, there are also applications being distributed independently. Many of the independent applications are free. When downloading independent apps, be aware that not all apps may work with your phone, and that BlackBerry does not provide support for these independently distributed apps.
- Many Java apps are available online.
- To search for Java apps, first open the WAP browser on your BlackBerry phone, as it works better with Java apps.
- You can use any search engine to locate Java apps by using BlackBerry Apps, .jad apps, or .jar apps as the search term.
- There are a number of websites which have BlackBerry Java apps available for download.
- You may be able to use apps written for other phones on your BlackBerryBlackBerry Forums: After Market Software
Step 4: Installing and Deleting Java Apps
- While applications purchased from BlackBerry App World are designed to work with your phone seamlessly, independent apps may not be as simple to use.
- Before downloading an app, make sure that your phone will support it
- When finding a third party application, you can save it to the phone, or if you want to use it immediately, chose to install it "over the air".Sun: Deploying BlackBerry Applications Over the Air
- Some third-party apps will install effortlessly, others may need to be manually converted to .cod files before you can use them.BlackBerry Forums: After Market Software
- To delete an application that you no longer need, go to options on your phone and choose apps
Conclusion
- Java apps can expand the functionality and usefulness of your BlackBerry. You can purchase them directly from BlackBerry App World, or download one of the many independently distributed apps that can be found online.
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