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There were MIDP profiles[1] as long the version matched, the apps worked fine in my experience on any device although the devices themselves varied in their key
by Abishek_Muthian 6y ago
There were MIDP profiles[1] as long the version matched, the apps worked fine in my experience on any device although the devices themselves varied in their key pad placements; Nokia went crazy in their phone designs[2]!
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Information_Device_Profile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Information_Device_Prof...
[2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOZi-7V11k8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOZi-7V11k8
- Steltek 6y agoWow, thanks for that video down memory lane. I had a 3660 (friends called it the "communications brick"). There was no wifi and I couldn't afford a data plan but I was able to have the phone dialup via Bluetooth (think "reverse tether") to my Linux desktop. I never got into J2ME: being a fledgling Linux snob in college, I went for Nokia's C++ target and got stuck in the quagmire.
- nradov 6y agoBut MIDP profiles were so limited that you could only build the simplest apps. To do anything complex required calling proprietary extensions, which destroyed portability.
- pjmlp 6y agoYeah, the portability on Android is wonderful. /s