blackberry

Dismiss a system dialog on BlackBerry

Hi guys, I have a BlackBerry app running in the background that needs to know when a "Missed call" system dialog is brought up by the system, and programmatically close it without user intervention. How can I do that? I could actually almost know when the dialog is brought up, i.e. a little later I programmatically end the call...but ho...

Webapp development tools for Blackberry

I am looking for a good Environment (GUI based Editor) for blackberry webapps. e.g., is there a Eclipse plugin out there ? ...

How to close a system dialog on a BlackBerry?

Hi guys, I have a BlackBerry app running in the background that needs to know when a "Missed call" system dialog is brought up by the system, and programmatically close it without user intervention. How can I do that? I could actually almost know when the dialog is brought up, i.e. a little later I programmatically end the call...but ho...

How to change the BlackBerry volume, or mute it?

My current code is this: int volume = Alert.getVolume(); // reads 100 Alert.setVolume(0); It DOESN'T change the volume setting, like it would be supposed to do :( Even calling Alert.mute(true) doesn't produce any good effect. Audio.setVolume(0) also doesn't work! I'm running this on a Curve 8310. I have another software installed thou...

BlackBerry - How to add content to the Home Screen?

In the Windows Mobile world you can create a so-called Today plugin that adds content to the phone's main screen -- the one where you see the number of missed calls, unread sms and upcoming events. Is it possible to do something similar on the BlackBerry? I'd like to show some important info there, so that they are as visible and as ea...

Is there a way to query who are activesync/bb users through Exchange PowerShell?

Is there a way to query against exchange 2007 to distinguish who is either an active sync or blackberry user using powershell exchange addin? ...

BlackBerry threading model

I've read a lot of comments mention in passing that the BlackBerry threading model deviates from the Java standard and can cause issues, but no amount of googling has enlightened me on what this means exactly. I've been developing a fairly large business application for the BlackBerry and, although I don't really have any previous exper...

html email with consideration for Blackberry.

Hi, I'm supporting a system which sends an automatic populated email alert. I've rendered the page using a combination of CSS and html. The alert is sent from a system called Salesforce. My problem is, I've never owned a blackberry, and don't have access to one for testing purposes, but I know the alert looks like crap on it. It seems t...

Hide something with CSS without display:none or JavaScript

How can I hide the div without using display:none or JavaScript? In my country, a lot of Blackberrys come with the CSS support disabled (the mobile companies here are not so good to developers). I have text that says <div class="BBwarn"> please activate your css support and a link </div> I want to hide that once the user activates CS...

Which mobile system is for programmers?

I have been used my Palm Treo 650 for a few years. Now i am considering to buy a new one among iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows mobile. It seems windows mobile is best for me. Because I have experience with .NET development, and I think .net framework compact will not be too far away from my knowledge. Apart from calls, messages, I use it...

blackberry development, is it as userfriendly as smartphone dev?

Hi, I have played around with smart phone development (windows ce), and it seemed pretty straight forward using vs.net and having a nice emulator etc. How is blackberry development? Seeing as it uses JavaME I am guessing learning the SDK/syntax for a .net developer wouldn't be that hard to get going with. But what about the developme...

Can BlackBerry COD or ALX files be decompiled?

If I write Java software for a BlackBerry, can it be decompiled using freely available tools similar to .NET Reflector, or is it a more elaborate process? ...

Sound issues on Blackberry 8330

It appears that on CDMA Blackberry 8330, almost every mp3 file I'm trying to play using J2ME, gets cut-of a few seconds before it's actual end. Does anybody has a clue? ...

BlackBerry - Add items to a ListField

Can someone please give me a simple example on how to add three rows to a ListField so that the list shows something like this? Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 I just want to show a list in which the user can select one of the items and the program would do something depending on the item selected. I've search all over the internet but it seem...

BlackBerry versus iPhone development

For those of you who know/experienced both BlackBerry and iPhone development, which platform did you prefer and why? I'm looking for things like debugging ability, API stability, UI development, deployment, IDE, documentation, etc. ...

Embedded HTML control for Blackberry?

Is there any api for viewing html content from w/in your blackberry application? To be clear, I don't mean launching the browser on top of my app to view a page. But rather rendering the page w/in my app. ...

VB.Net / Blackberry

I have a vb.net application written for PDA's. Is it possible to write a VB.net application for a Blackberry? ...

Location API not working for custom/third-party applications

I'm trying to write a simple GPS based application for my BB 8800 (with Airtel, India). But for some reason my code getLocation(timeout) always returns with a non-valid location (only after timing out). I tried different combinations of criteria parameters with no success. I'm pretty sure that the problem is not with my code because ...

development with Blackberry JDE4.7?

RIM has released a new Blackberry JDE4.7 after releasing the Blackberry Storm. Does the Blackberry storm support programs created using the previous versions? I've heard there have been a lot of changes in this version compared to the old ones. And there have been complaints about Storm having many bugs. Should I use 4.7 or keep using t...

Develop Blackberry apps using native API or J2ME?

We're about to build a Blackberry application but would love some input on whether to implement using J2ME (MIDlet based) or Blackberry native (UIApplication). I understand some of the tradeoffs. J2ME will be more flexible if we want to port the app to other devices. RIM has better support for Blackberry native. The place I'm still...