Intro to Nokia Asha SDK 1.1 (30Oct 4pmUTC)

This time the webinar presents an overview of the Nokia Asha SDK version 1.1. It is an update of the current version, it is still a beta version of such a platform. It arrives with a bunch of new features and improvements.

In order to start using this new API we need to download the updated SDK and Nokia IDE in this location. Then install it and use it.


This SDK introduces the two brand new VOIP and Share APIs. Those APIS enable us to develop apps using VOIP and easily sharing content through social networks.  In relation with those APIs there are the WLAN and VOIP simulator that enables us to test our midlets using WLAN over VOIP.

The Social Sharing APIs belongs to Content Handler API JSR-211 enabling us to easily share something using the share content handler. This SDK provides us with Share APIs, a sample midlet, Oauth 2.0 (to manage login and sessions) and emoji support.



This SDK updates:

• Image Scaling API enabling the auto orientation setting. 
• Notifications API enabling 5 ungrouped notification per midlet.
• Mobile internationalization API JSR-238 supportin new languages and locale.
• Adds also the system property: microedition.platform that unveils the platform version, for this new SDK the version is Nokia_Asha_1_1.

In general this new SDK expands the potential of the midlets because it adds functionality that enable us to enrich them, for example sharing content directly from our midlet, adding emojis to the user message exchanges, easily login into the facebook, twitter, etc account within our app in order to share content, or making VOIP calls between other possibilities.


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Webinar presentation