Flash Lite Memory Size

Total available memory allocated by Flash Lite player, using
fscommand2("GetTotalPlayerMemory");

1. FL 2.1 (standalone), Windows Mobile 5: 4096KB
2. FL 2.0 (built-in), Nokia S60 FP3: 2297KB
3. FL 2.1 (standalone), Nokia S60 FP2: 2296K

Cookie Support in Flash Lite Players

Cookie support in standalone Flash Lite players varies by platform. For Flash Lite content accessed through a web browser, cookie support will be provided by the web browser.

Here is a partial list of the platforms I've tested. I'll update them based on feedback and as I get access to more platforms.

Cookie support:

• FL 2.1 player on Windows Mobile

No cookie support:

• FL 2.0 player on Nokia S60 FP3 (N95)
• FL emulator (Adobe Device Central)

Platform Detection in J2ME

J2ME provides system properties which can be used to detect the platform you're running on. This is useful for writing platform-specific code such as serial communication.

System.getProperty("microedition.platform");

On a Windows Mobile 5 smartphone, the IBM J9 VM returns "Windows CE 5.1,Smartphone" followed by the phone model. However, the built-in JVM returns "intent JTE" instead. On a Nokia N90, it returns "NokiaN90-1/5.0607.7.3".

Remote Display for Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile

For S60/S80/UIQ devices, SysOpenDigia's ImageExpo enables you to have a remote display on Windows or Mac. The pricing model is one licence per device, currently at 82 Euro/license. The installation instruction is a little sparse. For example, it doesn't explain that you need to install the phone app and then initiate the connection from the phone.

Other connectivity option are available on specific phone models. For example, the E-series and the Communicator 9x00 series support Screen Export, which supposedly allow you to send the screen directly over Bluetooth to a "compatible" projector. The N95 and N93 have TV-out.

For Windows Mobile, you can get the tools as part of the free, Windows-only SDK.

Useful Nokia Shortcuts

*#06# - IMEI Number

*#100# > Options > Send service command. (gives own number on some Networks)

*#92702689# - Life timer ?

*#2820# - Bluetooth Device Address

*#0000# - Firmware Revision (mine is v 5.0607.7.3 16/02/06 RM-42)

*#7780# - Soft Reset. (Restores ini files from rom but preserves user data (photos, 3rd party apps etc)

*#7370# - Hard Reset. (Reformats the C: drive. All applications and files stored on this drive will be lost and clean default files will be rewritten.)

Watching for New Files in Python

Here is a comparison of three techniques in Python to watch for new files on Windows. The polling approach is portable across platforms.

Launching the Camera App from Flash Lite

The fscommand can be used to launch applications. For example, to launch the camera app on Windows Mobile 5 phones:

fscommand("Launch", "\\Windows\\Camera.exe");

To find out the path to the camera app on your Nokia phone, try the 2 methods mentioned here.