Questions tagged [blackberry]

BlackBerry offers a variety of development tools, including the BlackBerry Dynamics SDK, Cylance REST APIs, BlackBerry Workspaces APIs and SDKs, BlackBerry QNX development and BlackBerry UEM REST APIs. Consider adding the BlackBerry SDK you are using as an addition tag.

BlackBerry provides intelligent software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. BlackBerry software leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy solutions.

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BlackBerry Development Products

BlackBerry Dynamics SDK - consists of the BlackBerry Dynamics (BD) SDK services that provide a powerful set of tools to ISV and enterprise developers. It allows them to focus on building their commercial and business apps rather than learning how to secure, deploy and manage those apps.

BlackBerry UEM & UES Web Services - are server-side integration APIs that allows you to build UEM remote administration use cases such as an external custom portal, batch processing and automation type integration

BlackBerry AtHoc SDK - provides a suite of portable APIs to facilitate integration with the BlackBerry AtHoc system which is an industry-leading enterprise-class notifications management and delivery software.

BlackBerry Workspaces SDK - allows you to develop applications enabling end users to work with files protected by Workspaces.

BlackBerry® QNX - offers a broad range of safety-certified and secure software products, complemented by world-class professional services, to help embedded developers increase reliability, shorten time-to-market and reduce development cost.

BlackBerry Spark Communications Services - With industry-leading security, proven infrastructure and rich communications features, Spark Communication Services is a complete development solution for ISVs to securely build enterprise-grade voice, video, and messaging functionality into high-performance applications.

BlackBerry Enterprise Identity - is an Identity as a Service (IDaaS) product that BlackBerry customers can use to federate identities for SaaS services that they may use. For developers that offer customers a SaaS service, Enterprise Identity allows customers to tie user identities in the developers' SaaS service to those in their existing directories, authenticate those identities using advanced policies, and control user entitlement for more control and easier management of the SaaS service.

BlackBerry 2FA - is a two-factor authentication technology that can be integrated into a wide variety of platforms and applications. Unlike legacy two-factor solutions, BlackBerry 2FA leverages user mobile devices, avoids PINs and codes, and is both inexpensive and simple to deploy. BlackBerry 2FA can be used on nearly any mobile device – iOS, Android, or BlackBerry, whether it’s managed by BlackBerry products or not.

Legacy BlackBerry Development Products

BlackBerry OS, PlayBook OS and BlackBerry 10 SDKs

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Why can't you have a protected abstract class in Java?

I have an abstract class which looks like: abstract class AbstractFoo implements Bar { //Code goes here } However when I try to make AbstractFoo protected I get an error compile time error complaining that it is an illegal modifier. protected…
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java-me: Convert String to boolean

I'm developing for BlackBerry and I got stuck with this stupid problem: I need to convert string values "1" and "0" to true and false, respectively. Nevertheless, Blackberry JDK is based in Java 1.3, so I can't use Boolean.parseBoolean,…
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J2ME/Blackberry - how to read/write text file?

please give me a sample code for read/write text file in blackberry application.
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Blackberry - Loading/Wait screen with animation

Is there a way to show "Loading" screen with animation in blackberry? Options: PME animation content multithreading + set of images + timer/counter standard rim api some other way Any of this? Thanks!
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Blackberry Tablet OS: Development Resources, Guides, Tutorials

Following the recent announcement of the new Blackberry Tablet OS, it's SDK and Simulator, any ideas where one could find resources and tutorials on how to develop for their new tablet OS? It will be nice for once to catch the wave on time.
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Stop thread and again start giving IllegalThreadStateException in blackberry

I am getting IllegalThreadStateException exception when using following code: I have already started this thread once(by using thread.start()) and again trying to start it at another place, so used following…
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Service like testflight for iOS + Android + BlackBerry

I have an application built with PhoneGap, and I want to send it to my clients with an elegant interface and get feedback. I have used testflight before for iOS, but it is not available for Android or BlackBerry. I installed HockeyKit on my server.…
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How to properly force a Blackberry Java application to install using Loader.exe

I want to include the Application Loader process in a software installation, to ensure that users get our software installed on their Blackberry by the time our installer software finishes. I know this is possible, because Aerize Card Loader…
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get current date in dd-mm-yyyy format

how to get current date in DD-MM-YYYY format in BlackBerry i have already tried the following, but it gives me output of 1318502493 long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000; System.out.println("Current time in :" + currentTime);
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installing BlackBerry Eclipse JDE plugin on Mac OS X

Is it possible to install BlackBerry Eclipse JDE plugin on Mac OS X? I tried to install the plugin through the eclipse update and also by downloading the zip file from the BlackBerry site. This is the most unintuitive process for getting set up in…
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Blackberry MDS simulator - Can't connect to the internet in the simulator

I'm trying to do some testing of a website through the Blackberry simulator, while the simulator works fine, I can't get to any sites in the Blackberry Browser. Here is the specific setup I'm using. I'm Windows 7 (64-bit) Home Edition I have the…
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Load Image from Image URL taking so much time to display

I used the code from the following link: Signare's Blog. I have 10 image URLs and would like to retrieve and show them on my screen. When I use the code from the above link, it's taking more than 10 minutes to load all of the images. How do I speed…
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BlackBerry - use own JAR file in own project

(I have solved my problem, so have edited it to look more like a blog post - the final working solution has been placed as an "answer" below.) Aim I want to package our BB libraries (v4.5 OR v5.0) into JAR format, so we can give application source…
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Opening a URL using the native PlayBook browser from an Android-based application

When a link is opened in a PlayBook application that runs in the Android JVM (that is, an Android app that's been ported to the PlayBook using the BlackBerry Plug-in for Android Development Tools), an Android WebView activity is launched to display…
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Blackberry launch native web browser

How can I open a URL from BlackBerry ? in J2ME I am using: this.platformRequest("http://www.google.com"); How can I do this on BlackBerry?
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