Alternative methods for installing BlackBerry
Java Applications on BlackBerry devices
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Installing BlackBerry Java Applications on BlackBerry
devices without using the BlackBerry Administration Service
You can install and update BlackBerry® Java® Applications on BlackBerry devices without using the BlackBerry
Administration Service. You can use any of the following tools or software to install, update, and manage BlackBerry
Java Applications on BlackBerry devices:
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BlackBerry® Desktop Software
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BlackBerry® Web Desktop Manager
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BlackBerry Application Web Loader on a web server
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standalone application loader tool
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web browser on BlackBerry devices
Developing BlackBerry Java Applications for BlackBerry
devices
Application developers can use the BlackBerry® Java® Development Environment or the BlackBerry® Java® Plug-in
for Eclipse® to create and test BlackBerry Java Applications for BlackBerry devices, and to package BlackBerry Java
Applications to install them on BlackBerry devices using a user’s computer or over the wireless network. Application
developers can use the BlackBerry JDE or the BlackBerry Java Plug-in for Eclipse to generate .cod files that contain
the compiled application code for a BlackBerry Java Application. BlackBerry devices execute .cod files to run
BlackBerry Java Applications. The BlackBerry JDE and the BlackBerry Java Plug-in for Eclipse also include tools to
generate .jad files or .alx descriptor files that provide information about a BlackBerry Java Application that is used
when the application is compiled.
MIDlets are Java applications that conform to the MIDP standard and can run on any mobile device that runs Java
applications. Most MIDlets are distributed as .jar files. The BlackBerry JDE and the BlackBerry Java Plug-in for Eclipse
include tools that you can use to convert existing MIDlets that are in .jad and .jar file formats to .cod file formats for
use on BlackBerry devices.
For more information about developing and customizing BlackBerry Java Applications, visit
www.blackberry.com/
developers
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Methods you can use to install BlackBerry Java
Applications on BlackBerry devices
If you do not want to use the BlackBerry® Administration Service to install or update BlackBerry Java® Applications
on BlackBerry devices over the wireless network, you can use any of the following methods:
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