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If you want to develop Series 40 games or applications, you have the following options.

Contents 1 Developer Platforms Available 1.1 Mobile Browsing Applications 1.2 Installed Applications 1.3 Themes 2 Recommended Tools

Developer Platforms Available

Mobile Browsing Applications

Depending on the Edition, you can develop WML or XHTML MP websites. You can use ASP.NET Mobile Controls to reduce fragmentation and generate compatible web code for all Series 40 devices.

Newer devices supports Flash Lite web content too embedded on the browser.

Installed Applications

If you want to develop an application or game to be installed on the phone, you should consider one of the following options:

• Java ME platform using MIDP 1.0 (all devices) or MIDP 2.0 (2nd Edition and newer).
• Flash Lite platform (only newer devices).

Themes

You can create themes for Series 40.

Recommended Tools

For beginners, recommended tools are:

• NetBeans with Mobility Pack for Java ME applications.
• Visual Web Developer Express and Dreamweaver CS3 for mobile browsing
• Flash Professional for Flash Lite content.
• Carbide.ui for theme creation