symbian

Record voice call

Are there any programs or libraries that will allow me to record phone calls on Symbian OS? Especially using Java/C++/Python? ...

Do Symbian OS v9 and Symbian^3 mean the same thing?

I am a little confused about the notations. What does Symbian^3 mean? Also, how does Symbian^x relate to Symbian OS v9.y ? ...

Mobile Website: Framework focused on Symbian and Blackberry

Hi, I received the task to add a mobile-friendly version of our website. Apps for iPhone and Android already exist (and their browsers are really good), so the focus of this website lies on Symbian and Blackberry devices. As I am a lazy programmer, I wanted to use some frameworks that help me in developing this website. I have found n...

Why don't I receive signal and status for WiFi using QSystemNetworkInformation

Hello! I wrote a piece of software which does nothing else than reading network status and signal strength for each network mode (gsm, wlan (wifi), bluetooth, ...) on my device (Nokia E51) and printing it out. My test device is connected to bluetooth, wlan (wifi) and 3G (wcdma), but it's only able to give me the signal strength of 3G (...

What's the best common format for an eBook like text to share with most of the mobile phone types

There is a description about a product or event that people would like to share among them. This can be a simple text or rich text too. They are looking into which format is the best for this purpose. They would like to see compatible with as many phones as possible. We are talking about phones that have Bluetooth. Also the text is lon...

Using Qt on Symbian Vs Desktop

Hello All, I am using Qt for almost for 1 and half year on cross platform desktop application (Mac, Win and Linux)development. I would like to know how development differs when we go to Symbian. Any help is appreciated ...

Symbian mobile os - how to write C applications?

I want to write a C application that runs on Symbian mobile OS. I don't know where to start. Is there any library files available or any SDK or IDE available for it? ...

Trying to use jQuery on my Nokia gives me this error: TypeError: "Object $ (result of expression $) does not allow calls."

flickr Here's a simplified demo: http://jsbin.com/emugo3 <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt; <script> try { $(function () { $.noop(); $("#hello").text("it works"); }); } catch (e) { alert(e.message); } </script> The user agent for my phone's browser is: Nokia...

Symbian Instal sis file programmatically using Java ME

Hi, I would like to start the installation of sis file through my Java ME application on device. I know that if I was using Symbian I could use the RSWInstLauncher like http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.php/SW_Installer_Launcher_API. Can anyone tell me how I can do a similar thing using Java ME? Thanks. ...

How to compile for S60 2nd Edition in Carbide 2.3

Im using carbide 2.3 to develop an application for 3rd and 5th editions of S60. Now my customer also wants to make the application compatible for 2nd edtion. I have downloaded and installed CW 2nd edition S60 SDK. But carbide 2.3 doesnt provide any template to create application for 2nd edition. How do i proceed??? ...

How to convert 'char' or ''TBuf' to 'TPtrC8'?

I've a question concerning a conversion from char to TPtrC8 on Symbian. How can I transform a char to TPtrC8 or a TBuf to TPtrC8? Is there a simple and quick way to do that? ...

Empty HTML page after OTA install on Symbian

Hi. I have some quite nasty issue I couldn't solve so far. Whenever I do installation of Symbian application on Nokia platform, the browser loads blank HTML page, and needs to be closed manually. It doesn't happens on WAP push installations - only on direct link installations via the browser. It happens on installations both from JAD ...

in Qt we uses more pointers, is there any advantages?

Hi, i have some clarification regarding Qt programming. In Qt most of the time we instantiate widget by allocating the memory dynamically. is there any advantages of doing like this from Qt prospective? and what about de-allocation of memory for the widget?. do we need to manually call delete for the allocated memory or Qt handles? E...

reading symbian ^3

i have a qusetion about reading symbian ^3,i mean how we read ^ in this statement?i didnt see any where. i m sorry for my simple question.but i need know that ...

Looking for StackExcange/Overflow app/API for nokia's symbian s60v5

Is there any ready-to go project of app for StackExchange sites for nokias symbian? (somethn' like facebook app) Or maybe any code-base/reference/examples, from witch i can start to develop that kind of app? ...

Qt C++ destructor taking a long time to return

I'm working on a pretty standard Qt mobile app (written in C++, targeted at Symbian devices), and am finding that sometimes when the app is closed (i.e. via a call to QApplication::quit), the final destructor in the app can take a long time to return (30 seconds plus). By this I mean, all clean up operations in the destructor have comple...

Detect roaming (switching the Access Point) with QtMobility?

Hello! I need to write an application, that detects roaming from one access point to another if I'm connected to WLAN. Unfortunately I couldn't find anything that detects roaming for me. All I could find are some explanations in the Bearer API. One sentence says: The second form of roaming is referred to as Forced Roaming. The sys...

Debugging panics in Symbian OS usnig Carbide.c++

Is there a way to drop into the debugger when any panic occurs like if there were a breakpoint? I'm using Carbide.c++ 2.3.0. I know about the Debug Configurations > x86 Exceptions, but it covers only a small fraction of what can actually happen in a real application. For instance, it does not trap user panics, or ALLOC panics when app...

Power Management in Symbian

Are there any "best practices" for writing a power-efficient background application in Symbian? Specifically, is there any way (i.e. API) for a Symbian app to hint the OS regarding its current state in order to reduce battery consumption? In Android, for instance, there is the notion of Wake Locks, which prevents the device from goin...

compiling libspeex for symbian.

I want to use libspeex library in my nokia Qt application. How do I compile speex for this purpose, and how do i add it to my qt project? ...