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Why are there so many SDKs, can’t I just use one to code and test my midlet?

April 26, 2017code midlet SDKs Test

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Why are there so many SDKs, can’t I just use one to code and test my midlet?

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Different phones have different set of APIs, and the SDKs provide a compatible set of APIs for each device (and an emulator to test the midlets on). Nokia devices are based on platforms (like Series 40, S60, and Series 80), editions (1st, 2nd, and 3rd edition so far), and Feature Packs. Each device belongs to one of platform edition / feature pack combination. For example if you are developing an application for N70 smart phone, which is a S60 2nd Edition Feature Pack 3 device, you should be using that specific SDK to develop the midlet on. If you are using an earlier SDK version, some of the APIs might be missing. If you are using a newer SDK version, you might end up using features which are not available on N70. Additionally the emulator of the S60 2nd Ed FP3 SDK provides the closest emulation of that specific device of all the available emulators.