Installing BlackBerry Java Applications
using a web browser on BlackBerry devices
You can install BlackBerry Java Applications on BlackBerry devices over the wireless network. This method does not
require users to connect their BlackBerry devices to their computers.
You can add the required files for the BlackBerry Java Application (a .jad file and the application .cod or .jar files) to a web
server, and instruct users to navigate to the appropriate web address using a browser on their BlackBerry devices. Users
can use the BlackBerry Browser or the wireless service provider’s WAP Browser. When users access the web address, they
can click a download option to install the BlackBerry Java Application on their BlackBerry devices.
This method has the following advantages:
• You do not have to install the BlackBerry Desktop Software on users’ computers.
• Users do not have to connect their BlackBerry devices to their computers.
• Users are responsible for completing the installation.
This method has the following disadvantages:
• You cannot control when users install the BlackBerry Java Application.
• Installing a BlackBerry Java Application on BlackBerry devices over the wireless network can result in increased
network usage.
Prerequisites: Installing BlackBerry Java Applications
using a web browser on BlackBerry devices
BlackBerry device
• BlackBerry APIs and Java ME (standard on BlackBerry devices)
Web server
Configure the following MIME types on the web server to permit users to download and install BlackBerry Java Applications
on BlackBerry devices:
• .cod files: application/vnd.rim.cod
• .jad files: text/vnd.sun.j2me.app-descriptor
• .jar files (optional): application/java-archive
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