J2ME or Java Platform Micro Edition is one of the most widely used Java platforms used for embedded systems like mobile devices. Also known as Java ME, the target devices of this platform comprises industrial controls, mobile phones, and set top boxes.
J2ME or Java Platform Micro Edition is one of the most widely used Java platforms used for embedded systems like mobile devices. Also known as Java ME,
the target devices of this platform comprises industrial controls, mobile phones, and set top boxes. Within a span of a couple of years, J2ME has become the highest available runtime environment working equally well for small mobile feature phones as well as advanced smartphones with the latest technicalities. Since the concept of an app store is now accepted across the world mobile market, deployment of apps across Java Application stores has also gained momentum. The most prominent stores include Handmark Express, Nokia OVi, and other carrier decks.
Benefits of J2ME Mobile App Development:
1. The reason why J2ME mobile applications are very popular is because they can be used across a wide range of frameworks & devices to provide solutions which are independent of both the device & the framework. This ensures that J2ME mobile applications enjoy greater reach in the market.
2. J2ME is the accepted platform for leading mobile manufacturers including Nokia, Samsung, iPhone, BlackBerry, Motorola, and Sony Ericsson.
3. The J2ME applications can also be easily ported across multiple mobile devices.
4. They offer a highly scalable & secure platform for the designing of mobile apps.
5. But the chief benefit of conducting mobile app development using the J2ME platform is that it offers a smooth user interface along with graphics, highly improved networking abilities, and allows alleviation of navigation throughout an app.
6. Using the J2ME mobile application technique, a developer or user is able to function even when there is no wireless coverage or if the person is offline.
7. A developer does not have to incur any licensing expense while using the SDK in J2ME mobile application development.
8. Even an amateur developer with less development skills can make use of this platform for designing & marketing his/her mobile apps.
9. J2ME is characterized by integrated network protocols which offer peer to peer networking to mobile application developers.
The features that work towards making J2ME mobile application development very popular and widely accepted in the world mobile market are:
1. Location based services
2. Mobile payment system through m-commerce and mobile catalogs
3. Mobile based survey systems
4. Business tools inventory tracking
5. Field services asset tracking
6. Time & materials tracking
7. Work order management
8. SMS apps such as auto responders relying on keywords with authentication support
9. Game development
10. Personal GPS safety solutions
11. Utility apps that have PRS, Bluetooth, and WAP connectivity
12. Mobile multimedia delivery & content development
The industries where J2ME mobile application is mostly used are:
1. eLearning industry
2. Transportation industry
3. Electronic industry
4. Entertainment & Games industry
5. Real Estate
6. Mobile Entertainment, Mobile Content, and Mobile Games industry
7. Loans industry
8. Courier & Distribution industry
Today, there are over 2.1 billion J2ME enabled mobile devices including feature phones & PDAs, in spite of the fact that there are several OS platforms which are quite popular today (like Windows Phone, iOS, BlackBerry, and Android) which do not use the J2ME platform for creation of apps. The platform has become very popular among app developers worldwide because it helps them in accessing object oriented programming languages while also providing a flexible environment to run different mobile apps.
