Device SDK installation

We installed Rhodes and Rhosync in our previous section. Now, it's the turn for a device SDK. The device SDK is necessary to test and build your application. It is not mandatory to install SDK for all the devices. Choose the specific installation section as per your target device.

Blackberry SDK installation

If you want to develop and build applications for Blackberry, then just install the Blackberry SDK. This will also include the Blackberry simulator, which would help in testing the code.

Which Operating Systems are supported?

Blackberry development is only supported on Windows.

Where to get it from:

We have to install the following software for Blackberry:

  • Blackberry JDE
  • BlackBerry MDS Simulator

These can be downloaded from here: http://na.blackberry.com/eng/developers/

You need to register on the Blackberry Developer form before downloading JDE. For using different Blackberry versions you have to install the corresponding JDE versions. For example if you want to build for Blackberry 6 then you have to install Blackberry JDE 6. The preferred version is the basic 4.6.0. Since Blackberry doesn't support very much JavaScript and CSS tags, the basic 4.6.0 version will be a good litmus test for all Blackberries.

The documentation describing the limitations of the Blackberry Browser on CSS, HTML, and JavaScript is available at the following location:

http://na.blackberry.com/eng/support/docs/subcategories/?userType=21&category=BlackBerry+Browser Choose Blackberry version and download the documents.

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