JSRs and APIs
The following tables list changes in JSRs and APIs between Nokia Asha software platform and Series 40 full touch platforms.
New APIs
JSRs and APIs |
Description |
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JSR 238 — Internationalisation API |
The Mobile Internationalisation API (JSR-238) defined in JSR-238, allows MIDlets to make use of internationalisation services provided by the API. This API provides locale-specific renditions of dates, time, numbers, percentages, and currency amounts. It can also compare two strings using locale specific rules. |
Contact API |
The Contact API allows MIDlets to discover and receive changes to the device’s contacts in the phonebook. |
Image Scaling API |
The Image Scaling API allows MIDlets to downscale the device’s images. The images can be downscaled either by file size or by dimension (i.e. width and height). |
Network State API |
The Network State API allows MIDlets to retrieve state change notifications pertaining to network, SIM, and WLAN. For example, network state changes include in home network, no network, and in roaming network. |
Nokia Notifications API |
The Nokia Notifications API allows delivering messages from a notification service (MIDlet-specific internet service) to a notification application (MIDlet capable of receiving such notifications) on the Nokia Asha software platform devices. |
Phone Setting API |
The Phone Setting API allows MIDlets to retrieve settings and state change notifications pertaining to various phone settings such as, flight mode, data connection, vibration mode, silent mode, and so on. |
Nokia UI API — File Select API |
The File Select API allows MIDlets to use the device’s native file browser to list and select files. The listing of files can be filtered by URL path and media type, and single as well as multiple files can be selected. |
Changed APIs
JSRs and APIs |
Description |
|---|---|
JSR-75 — PIM API |
Dropped support for To-Do list. |
JSR-177 — Security and Trust Services API |
Dropped support for SATSA-APDU. |
JSR-234 — Advanced Multimedia Supplements API |
Added support for imageencoding, imagepostprocessing, and tuner capabilities (tuner control). |
Removed support for audio3d, and music capabilities. |
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Nokia UI API — Category Bar API |
Support for only 4 icons placed using IconCommand. |
Nokia UI API — Gesture API |
Added support for double tap gesture. |
Nokia UI API — Popup List API |
Dropped support for list dialog. Dropped support for the following PopupListItem types — 1. Text and icon, 2. Text and check box and 3. Text, icon, and check box. |