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The BlackBerry® smartphone is built from the ground up as a Java® based device: all applications on the smartphone are written in Java® ME. All BlackBerry smartphones support at least MIDP 1.0 and CLDC 1.0, and smartphones running BlackBerry® Device Software v4.0 or higher support MIDP 2.0/CLDC1.1.
The Java APIs on BlackBerry smartphones enable you to develop rich client applications that provide:
- Customizable user interfaces
- Local data storage on the device
- Event listening and system interfaces
- Secure wireless transport via HTTP and TCP
- Network coverage and seamless roaming support
Learn More
- View the Introduction to BlackBerry Java Development video
- Learn about the advanced features of the Java Development Approach
- View the developer tutorials to learn more about creating BlackBerry smartphone applications