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Mobile Phone programming

  • 09-05-2008 3:51pm
    #1
    PDD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭


    Hi Folks,

    I was wondering if someone could possibly recommend a good forum where I can ask questions about mobile phone programming. I know there are many forums depending on the phone OS make or model etc but I was looking for maybe one that does a few of them. A general developers corner maybe.

    The reason I ask is that Im wondering if it is possible to alter the process of dialing a number on a mobile phone so that when a user hits dial before the number is actually dialled I can get the phone to call an application, has anyone done this before or does anyone know if it cannot be done?

    Regards,

    Dave


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  • #2
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    programming on phones is limited in what it can do for exactly that reason. just think of all the bad things that could be done if a program could be written that launches itself and does something without the user's constent, or as you describe, when the user tries to do a completely different action

    why do you want to do that?


  • #3
    The Corinthian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,777 ✭✭✭✭The Corinthian


    PDD wrote: »
    The reason I ask is that Im wondering if it is possible to alter the process of dialing a number on a mobile phone so that when a user hits dial before the number is actually dialled I can get the phone to call an application, has anyone done this before or does anyone know if it cannot be done?
    It may be possible to do this via J2ME, but I'd have my doubts. Otherwise Symbian phones would allow for this. In either case, your application would be very device specific.


  • #4
    PDD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭PDD


    Hi Guys,

    Cheers for the feedback, much appreciated. The fact that I know I can do this on Symbian phones is a nice relief even if it is only a handful of phones that it can be used on.

    Im guessing that Nokia or Sony Ericsson dont provide a development API or something like that to allow you to change the default behaviour of the dialer?

    Dave


  • #5
    The Corinthian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,777 ✭✭✭✭The Corinthian


    PDD wrote: »
    Im guessing that Nokia or Sony Ericsson dont provide a development API or something like that to allow you to change the default behaviour of the dialer?
    TBH, this is a question better answered by going to either the Nokia or Sony Ericsson sites and/or Google.


  • #6
    flywheel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,027 ✭✭✭flywheel


    both who porovide good resources for developers

    http://developer.nokia.com/

    http://developer.sonyericsson.com/


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  • #7
    PDD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭PDD


    Cheers for the feedback guys, really appreciated :-)


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