The following are the new features supported in Nokia SDK 2.0 for Java:
| Feature | Description | Additional information |
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| Full touch simulation | Full touch support without keypad. The virtual keypad exists to enter the text. |
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| Dual SIM | Dual SIM support for call, SMS, MMS and data. |
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| Accelerometer Simulation | This feature simulates the rotation of the mobile device along the three axes : X, Y, Z. |
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| Orientation simulation | This feature simulates the landscape (with the right side up) and portrait (with the top side up) orientation. |
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| Location Simulation | Location Simulation now supports online Nokia Maps too. |
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| Pinch-to-zoom Simulation | This feature allows you to simulate the pinch-to-zoom feature on the emulator. You can use this feature to select two parts of an image and perform a zoom action. |
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| System properties simulation support dual SIM | Mobile Network Settings and IMEI simulation supports dual SIM. |
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| SIM HotSwap | This feature simulates the insertion and removal of the SIM2. |
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| Remote Device Access | The remote device access services enable access to a live Nokia device over the Internet. It allows developers to test mobile applications and services remotely on various Nokia devices. |
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| Nokia Publish | Access to the Nokia Publish page is available from the emulator menu bar. |
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| Desktop notifications | Notifications are now available on the desktop notification area to notify you of any updates to the SDK. |
| New APIs supported in SDK 2.0 | Compilation Support | Runtime Support | Simulation support in SDK 2.0 |
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Gesture API Extension |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Orientation API |
Yes | Yes | Simulation supported for landscape (with the right side up) and portrait (with the top side up) orientation |
IconCommand API |
Yes | Yes | |
CategoryBar API |
Yes | Yes | |
PopupList API |
Yes | Yes | |
Locale API |
Yes | Yes | |
Sensor API |
Yes | Yes | Accelerometer simulation is supported, other sensor simulations are not supported. |
Virtual Keypad API |
Yes | Yes | |
Multipoint Touch API |
Yes | No | Simulation not supported. |
MAPS API plugin for Nokia SDK 2.0 for Java (Optional plugin) |
Yes | Yes | This is an optional plugin that can be installed with the SDK. |