Symbian OS Tips, Tricks and Code Archive

This section contains Tips, Tricks & Code samples related to Symbian OS UIQ for creating C++, Personal Java (pJava) and Java Native Interface (JNI) applications for Sony Ericsson UIQ-based phones.

The categories for this section are:

Media
Communication
UI & Controls
Tools
Other

LATEST ARTICLES

New UIQ 3 Tips, Tricks & Code articles are published in the Developer World community wiki here

COMMUNICATION

This category contains articles relating to different types of communication and messaging such as http, SMS, Bluetooth™ and much more.

June 2005

BTCon: establishing and using a Bluetooth connection between two Symbian OS smartphones

March 2005

Message Type Modules - extending the messaging app with new message types

October 2004

The MMS API for the P910 smartphone series

June 2004

Accessing Bluetooth from Java applications using JNI

May 2004

Bluetooth code samples from members

January 2004

P800/P900 Debugging/Testing of Mobile Applications and Services using PC connectivity

November 2003

BlueGPS - a Bluetooth GPS Sample Application

November 2003

How to Make a Data Connection Using HTTP

November 2003

How to Make an HTTP Connection Using TCP/IP with RSocket

November 2003

How to Make a Phone Call Using a DNL Message

October 2003

Compliments of Carmichael Data Systems Ltd: Remote logging in Java with UIQ Smartphones

March 2003

Open a specific page when launching the Sony Ericsson P800 and P900 web browser

February 2003

Provide a bookmark over SMS for the Sony Ericsson P800 and P900

February 2003

Provide a bookmark over SMS for the Sony Ericsson P800 and P900

OTHER

These articles involve various topics like database, memory issues and much more.

February 2006

Troubleshooting building and installing P990 UIQ 3 applications

February 2006

Building a UIQ 3 application using dynamic library (DLL)

December 2005

Simple file manager based on listbox for UIQ 3)

November 2005

How to avoid using restricted APIs for UIQ 3 and Symbian OS v9 applications

October 2005

MyAgenda: simple example of working with an agenda

October 2005

Build a database for a Symbian OS smartphone

September 2005

How to create a dialog window with window classes

September 2005

Methods for generating random numbers in UIQ 2.1

August 2005

Observing and loggin to file different smartphone system events

July 2005

An example of Dynamic Navigation Links (DNL)

May 2005

How to access the Memory Stick root directory on the Sony Ericsson P910 smartphone

May 2005

Process Info: a smartphone example

April 2005

Working with a contacts database in UIQ smartphones

March 2005

Message Type Modules - extending the messaging app with new message types

January 2005

The what, why and how of a "mixin" (M-class)

January 2005

Using the Jog dial from a Symbian OS C++ application

November 2004

Automatic conversion of Series 60 projects to UIQ with S2U

November 2004

Mobinfo API - a library to reach mobile phone information from C++ applications

September 2004

Control panel applications for Sony Ericsson smartphones

September 2004

Jog-dial key press on the P910i

June 2004

Obtaining the IMSI number on P800 and P900

June 2004

Mimer SQL Mobile for Symbian OS

June 2004

Uninstall deletion of runtime created files on P800 and P900

June 2004

Context sensitive help for P800 and P900

April 2004

Fixed-point arithmetic for Symbian OS smartphones

February 2004

Make your Symbian OS applications pass the test

January 2004

Top 10 best practice for developing P800/P900 applications

December 2003

How to Detect Current Phone Platform from a Symbian OS

November 2003

Installing a Symbian Application Over an Already Installed and Running Application

November 2003

How to Make a Phone Call Using a DNL Message

October 2003

Compliments of Carmichael Data Systems Ltd: Remote logging in Java with UIQ Smartphones

October 2003

5 things to check when porting your P800 application to P900

September 2003

How to Build a JNI Module for Retrieving the IMEI Number in PJava on the Sony Ericsson P800 and P900

September 2003

How to Avoid Memory Leaks When Using Crichtexteditor in Symbian Applications

August 2003

What Drive Did My Application Install Upon?

August 2003

Compliments of Carmichael Data Systems Ltd: Multithreading with the PersonalJava UI on the Sony Ericsson P800 and P900

August 2003

Responding to a View Activation Message on the Sony Ericsson P800 and P900

July 2003

Understanding Sony Ericsson P80x and P90x Memory Organization

June 2003

Compliments of IM Technologies: Accessing Owner Vcard Information

June 2003

Compliments of IM Technologies: Finding Out the Application Path

May 2003

Where to access date/time zone/location information for cities from Symbian OS applications

April 2003

Get the IMEI number from the phone to your program

March 2003

Show the custom icon of your Sony Ericsson P800 and P900 app immediately after installation

February 2003

Provide a bookmark over SMS for the Sony Ericsson P800 and P900

UIQ 3

Here are the latest Tips, Tricks & Code for the UIQ 3-based P1, P990, M600, W950 and W960 phones.

February 2008

On-device Debugging of UIQ 3 applications

December 2007

Extend UIQ 3 plain text editor with a combo-box

December 2007

Using message queues and serial communication on UIQ 3

November 2007

Exploring available fonts on UIQ 3 phones

October 2007

Getting IP interface and route information on UIQ 3 phones

October 2007

Receiving incoming remote control commands, a UIQ 3 code example

September 2007

Using the alarm server in UIQ 3

September 2007

Heap descriptor in UIQ 3: using RBuf

July 2007

Vibration API for UIQ 3-based phones

June 2007

Recording audio in UIQ 3

June 2007

List MMF controller plugins and supported formats, UIQ 3

May 2007

UIQ 3 image converter library

May 2007

StoreL and RestoreL: store UIQ 3 application data using streams

April 2007

UIQ 3 Bluetooth communication example

April 2007

Launch applications from a UIQ 3 app

March 2007

Simple text editor for UIQ 3

March 2007

Create your own controls in UIQ 3

February 2007

Random number generation in UIQ 3

February 2007

UIQ 3 board game code example

February 2007

Publish and Subscribe: UIQ 3 code example

January 2007

UIQ 3 example: Read from a file line-by-line using CLineReader class

January 2007

Use UIQ 3 to intercept SMS messages

December 2006

P990 and M600 keyboard layouts

December 2006

Floating control, screenshot and bitmap conversion UIQ 3 example

December 2006

HTTP connection with RHTTPSession class in UIQ 3 apps

November 2006

Using P990 camera: shoot photos and get supported formats information

November 2006

Include multiple languages in a UIQ 3 app

November 2006

How to use CTelephony in UIQ 3 apps

October 2006

How to input to UIQ 3 controls

October 2006

Adding functionality, including at install/uninstall, to a UIQ 3 app

September 2006

HookLogger: how to track down memory leaks in UIQ 3

September 2006

Use CMdaAudioPlayerUtility class to play audio in a UIQ 3 app

September 2006

UIQ 3 example for creating and using a recognizer

August 2006

Add audio playing functionality to UIQ 3 apps using CMMFDevSound class

August 2006

AClient/Server communication in UIQ 3

August 2006

Changing text color in a UIQ 3 listbox

July 2006

Streaming audio in UIQ 3 applications

July 2006

Observing different system elements: a UIQ 3 code example

July 2006

Access the CommDb in UIQ 3

July 2006

Getting the IMEI number: a UIQ 3 code example

June 2006

UIQ 3 screen capture utility: a useful tool for developers

June 2006

Splitting long running UIQ 3 tasks to keep UI apps responsive

May 2006

An introduction to active objects for UIQ 3-based phones

May 2006

Threads, processes and tasks in UIQ 3: a code example

May 2006

Using two list boxes to observe changes in calendar tasks for UIQ 3 phones

April 2006

Layouts in UIQ 3 using source code: an example for the P990, M600 and W950

April 2006

UIQ 3 example for creating a custom control and inserting it into a grid container

April 2006

Insert common controls into a UIQ 3 application

March 2006

Porting UIQ 2 applications to UIQ 3: a code example

March 2006

Five things to check before submitting UIQ 3 applications to Symbian Signed

March 2006

UIQ 3 code example using layouts, building blocks and resources

February 2006

Troubleshooting building and installing P990 UIQ 3 applications

February 2006

Building a UIQ 3 application using dynamic library (DLL)

February 2006

Easy creation of UIQ 3 projects using uiq3wizard

January 2006

Controls example application for the P990

January 2006

Accessing the P990 keyboard: a code example

December 2006

Basic UIQ 3 application functionality example

December 2005

Simple file manager based on listbox for UIQ 3

December 2005

Using different UI modes for the P990 smartphone: a code example

MEDIA

These articles are dealing with issues related to sound and graphics, like playback of sound and image capture.

September 2006

Use CMdaAudioPlayerUtility class to play audio in a UIQ 3 app

August 2006

Add audio playing functionality to UIQ 3 apps using CMMFDevSound class

July 2006

Streaming audio in UIQ 3 applications

October 2006

Using direct screen access to draw on the screen - a code sample

December 2004

Chinese extension for the UIQ 2.1 SDK

December 2004

Using FreeType to change the default font in your Sony Ericsson smartphone

April 2004

Audio input for Sony Ericsson P800 and P900 smartphones

March 2004

Audio streaming for Sony Ericsson P800 and P900 smartphones

December 2003

P900 PersonalJava Image Enhancement

October 2003

How to use the Camera API from pJava on the Sony Ericsson P800 and P900

September 2003

The Quest for Device Independence in Symbian C++ Programming

July 2003

Playing an mp4 Video on the Sony Ericsson P800 and P900 from C++

July 2003

Playing and Recording Sounds on the Sony Ericsson P800 and P900

March 2003

Image fix for PersonalJava for P800/P802

UI & CONTROLS

This category deals with user interfaces, controls and user interactions such as event handling, key handling and other issues.

January 2006

TOOLS

Here are articles related to different tools for various purposes but with the intention of making your life easier as developers.