Is J2ME still used?

3 Answers. 2 years after your question was asked we can now say that J2ME is really dead as a developing platform.

Is J2ME popular?

12 Answers. J2ME is much more popular than Android – many phones of many vendors (Nokia, Sony Ericson, Motorola, LG, Samsung and more) have it, and you can deploy application to them. The price is limited capabilities and no consolidated distribution channel (for the moment, Sun is talking about the Java Store).

What are the uses of J2ME?

J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) is a technology that allows programmers to use the Java programming language and related tools to develop programs for mobile wireless information devices such as cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs).

What is the use of Java Micro Edition?

Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) provides a robust, flexible environment for applications running on embedded and mobile devices in the Internet of Things: micro-controllers, sensors, gateways, mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), TV set-top boxes, printers and more.

Is Javame dead?

No it is not dead.

On which platforms does Java not run?

Java is cross platform in the sense that a compiled Java program runs on all platforms for which there exists a JVM. (This holds for all major operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS and Linux.)

Does J2ME have any strengths as compared to Android?

The API of J2ME is less powerful than the API provided by Android. The major advantage of J2ME applications was the fact that they can be executed on less powerful mobile devices and supports various operating systems. There are no strengths of J2ME as compared to Dalvik Java on Android.

What is difference between J2EE and JEE?

There is nothing named JEE! When the enterprise Java platform was first introduced, it was called “Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition”, with the abbreviation “J2EE”. When we revised the naming of the Java platform, we didn’t just drop the “2”.

What is the configuration of Javame?

J2ME offers two configurations—the Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) and the Connected Device Configuration (CDC). These two configurations target different types of devices based on the devices’ available memory footprint for Java.

What happened to Java ME?

People has been claiming JavaME to have been dead for years now. Yet, the sale of a popular messaging app recently, revealed that 50\% of its users were using the JavaME client. I think JavaME is definitely dying, in that no new devices (or else very few) with JavaME support is being made.

What is Java ME SDK?

Oracle Java ME SDK is a standalone development environment and a set of utilities for the rapid development of applications for Java ME Embedded. It includes the Java ME Embedded runtime as a device emulation environment for desktop computers.

Is Java getting discontinued?

Say goodbye to Java in the browser—not an insecure moment too soon. Oracle says that it’s discontinuing its Java browser plugin starting with the next big release of the programming language. No, Oracle isn’t killing the Java programming language itself, which is still widely used by many companies.