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Hi to all, im MJ a 4th year Computer Science student... well im new at using netbeans... can someone please help me to have a tutorial about the codes on Mobile Applications... cause im planning to make an applet that will server as a quick refresher about a certain subject to students by the use of S60 compatible phones. well again can someone please tell me some tutorial sites that i can visit so i can start this project thanks... and God Bless...

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A few clarifications and a practical starting path that build on ’s correction (an applet is not the right term for phones — MIDlet is) and on ’s goal to make a short refresher/learning app for Series‑60 devices.

Java ME vs modern phones — Java ME (MIDlets) is the historic route for feature phones; NetBeans has a Mobility Pack and Oracle still hosts Java ME tooling and SDKs for building and emulating MIDlets. These are useful when the target is genuine Series‑60 / Symbian handsets. See Oracle’s Java ME overview (Java ME overview). (oracle.com) See NetBeans Mobility Pack for IDE integration (NetBeans Mobility Pack). (netbeans.info)

Series‑60 (S60/Symbian) context — S60 was Nokia’s UI platform and is now discontinued and unsupported. Targeting S60 is feasible for legacy‑device projects (research, archival, or restricted deployments) but impractical for reaching current smartphone users. Expect very small screens, tight memory/CPU limits, and old JSR support. For background: S60 (software platform). (en.wikipedia.org)

If the objective is “mobile learning” for today’s students, modern options are strongly recommended: native Android (Android Studio, Kotlin/Java) or cross‑platform frameworks like Flutter (Dart) to cover Android and iOS with one codebase. These platforms have current tooling, emulators, store distribution, and richer UI/media support than MIDlets. See Android Developers and Flutter. (developer.android.com)

Quick starter checklist (applies whether choosing Java ME or modern): define core content and offline/online needs; pick the smallest viable feature set; choose a platform (MIDlet only for legacy S60; otherwise Android/Flutter); set up SDK + emulator (NetBeans + Java ME SDK or Android Studio/Flutter SDK); build a minimal prototype and test on multiple screen sizes; optimize assets and memory. If following the MIDlet path, use CLDC/MIDP emulator profiles and small binary/resource sizes; if choosing modern stacks, follow current Android/iOS UI guidelines and test on real devices.

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There is no such thing as applet for mobile phones, maybe you talking about MIDlet. For starting resources check this post.
If you have any more questions, please provide more in detail description of the problem

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uhhm... so its MIDlet... well is there any other tutorials about this mobile learning cause i want to make an aplet to be run in a series60 compatible phones, but the problem is "how to start?" i hope that there's some tutorials in starting to make this project thanks...

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There is no such thing as applet for mobile phones, maybe you talking about MIDlet. For starting resources check this post.
If you have any more questions, please provide more in detail description of the problem

uhhm... so its MIDlet... well is there any other tutorials about this mobile learning cause i want to make an aplet to be run in a series60 compatible phones, but the problem is "how to start?" i hope that there's some tutorials in starting to make this project thanks...

  1. No applet but MIDlet
  2. Did you had look on the resources? If they are not good enough for you, you are free to search for your own. I posted what I used and found useful.
  3. I asked you to provide in detail info on what you want to do and you come back with same crap I want to do applet. Sorry dude, that does not describe what the application is supposed to do

Please either do as you told or do not flood this forum with same post demanding request for help on something you not able to explain.

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:( hmm ok heres what i really want to do... i want to make a mobile learning.. some says its an application to be run to mobile phones... well what i need is links to tutorials about this mobile application... sorry for not making it clear...

Member Avatar for peter_budo

You really have no idea what you looking for, e-learning is huge are of electronic learning. So what sort of functions you are proposing, expecting to achieve or implement with your m-learning (mobile learning)?
This is the same question your project coordinator or tutor should be asking you...

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hmm... im starting now with netbeans.. and reading tutorials about this mobile applications j2me...

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