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As we are developers, we know that making your concept a reality is a lot of hard work

The tools you use and the partners you choose make a big difference.

Besides an active developer community, we offer lots of free, professional developer resources in English and Chinese supporting multiple development platforms. Giving you the tools and information need to get the job done.

Java ME
Symbian OS
Themes
Flash Lite
Windows Mobile

SDK with On-device Debugging

The Sony Ericsson SDK for the Java™ ME Platform supports On-device Debugging and resource monitoring so you can get right inside the phone in real-time.

Docs for Java ME

Supportive docs include Java ME and 3D gaming Developers' Guidelines, getting started tutorials, phone specification White papers and Project Capuchin information.

Device Explorer, included in the Sony Ericsson SDK for the Java ME Platform.

Moderated discussion forums

Free technical support is available in our moderated, Java ME discussion forums. All site visitors can read the threads and registered Community Members can actively participate by posting questions and answers.Register to become a Community Member

Java ME code examples

Java ME code samples and example MIDlets are freely available in our Wiki Community. Older Java ME and 3D gaming Tips, Tricks & Code articles are archived here

S60 v5.0 Symbian™ OS

Sony Ericsson's Satio is based on S60 v5.0, which also is the basis for the upcoming Symbian Foundation platform. Use the Symbian/S60 5th edition SDK for application development.

OpenGL ES 2.0

Satio has OpenGL ES 2.0 implemented. Read more about OpenGL ES 2.0 here>>

Project Capuchin

Sony Ericsson's Project Capuchin API is also supported by Satio. Project Capuchin is a Java API defining a bridge between Java™ ME and Adobe® Flash Lite™ technologies. This API makes it possible to use Flash Lite as the front end and Java ME as the back end of applications.

Moderated discussion forums

Free technical support is available in our moderated, Symbian Foundation forum. All site visitors can read the threads and registered Community Members can actively participate by posting questions and answers.Register to become a Community Member

Tool creates unique themes

Sony Ericsson's Themes Creator tool allows you to take full advantage of the powerful customization features of Sony Ericsson phones to create unique new themes using a simple three-step workflow and three editing modes.

Includes latest phones

Themes Creator is regularly updated to include the latest phones.

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In Chinese

Themes Creator is also available in Chinese.

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Docs

Themes Developers' Guidelines document supports the tool.Download

Moderated discussion forums

Free technical support for Themes is available in our moderated, Multimedia discussion forum. All site visitors can read the threads and registered Community Members can actively participate by posting questions and answers.
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Supportive docs

Adobe® Flash Lite™ versions 1.1 and 2.0 are supported by Sony Ericsson phones. Developers' Guidelines docs and tutorials give the details.

Adobe Device Central CS3

Sony Ericsson phones are available in Adobe's Device Central CS3 software.

Project Capuchin Docs & Tools

Project Capuchin defines a bridge between Java ME and Flash Lite. Supportive Docs & Tools are available.

Moderated discussion forums

Our Multimedia discussion forum includes many threads on Flash Lite. All site visitors can read the threads and registered Community Members can actively participate by posting questions and answers. Register to become a Community Member

Link to development tools

Sony Ericsson provides links to Microsoft's Windows® Mobile development resources, including Visual Studio 2005, Windows Mobile developer resource kit and Windows Mobile 6 SDK.

XPERIA X1 specs

Sony Ericsson's XPERIA™ X1 phone runs Windows Mobile 6.1. Phone specifications are available in the X1 White paper.
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Create XPERIA Panels

The Sony Ericsson Beta SDK for Windows Mobile® 6.1 is a set of tools, plug-ins and documents for developing and testing XPERIA Panels (both Native and Web) and Windows Mobile 6.1 applications. Download

Moderated discussion forum

Free technical support is available in our moderated Windows Mobile discussion forum. All site visitors can read the threads and registered Community Members can actively participate by posting questions and answers. Register to become a Community Member>>