Already written an application for your BlackBerry ?, BlackBerry ? WebWorks ? 's PlayBook ? tablet or BlackBerry ? smartphone platform, and now you're wondering how to port from one to another? We have some tips for you here!
There is a great opportunity for vendors to provide versions of the applications that run on both the BlackBerry ? smartphones and BlackBerry 6 OS Tablet. In fact, due to the nature of Web technologies such as HTML and CSS – and which is designed for the BlackBerry SDK WebWorks – suppliers can easily port their applications from one platform to another. Never been a better time in port for big gifts in the app grabs more innovative BlackBerry WebWorks about the BlackBerry tablet's PlayBook and BlackBerry 6 challenge *!
In addition, the latest on the market and BlackBerry App world ? storefront appliance distribution statistics show that an increasing number of users who download applications (free or pay) have a smartphone that is running BlackBerry ? 6. The upcoming BlackBerry ? 7 would extend the market opportunity for developers to ensure compatibility with BlackBerry-7. To get a head start on testing your application on these new devices, learn about the new screen resolutions, and to download the latest simulators. Also, if your app supports BlackBerry 5.0 Smartphones and BlackBerry 6, you will be able to cope with the larger market of potential users as possible. Suppliers can easily port their applications to the BlackBerry 5.0 control APIs supported in this version of the BlackBerry driver API WebWorks discussed below, as well as testing with simulators for the BlackBerry Developer Zone.
Here you will find some tips and tricks to consider before beginning your porting efforts:
WebWorks API: blackBerry differences among the sets of BlackBerry WebWorks API for Tablet BlackBerry's PlayBook and the smartphone BlackBerry, which are documented in the reference guide of BlackBerry API WebWorks. Some APIs are only available in the SDK for BlackBerry's Tablet WebWorks OS, while others are only available in the SDK for BlackBerry smartphones WebWorks. This gap is due to the availability of functional equivalence of the possibility given to the underlying OS. We have also recently updated reference guide of BlackBerry API WebWorks more developer friendly by bringing together two sets of APIs in a single view that is easy to see APIs that are supported on each platform. Note that custom JavaScript ? extensions are only available for the version of the smartphone, so if you applied any of these extensions, that will not be supported on the BlackBerry OS Tablet. Check out the latest BlackBerry API reference guide WebWorks.
: Optimization your application BlackBerry WebWorks can render more quickly or perform better and run on the Tablet, since the characteristics of the hardware more advanced compared to the smartphone. However, the BlackBerry OS 7 introduces a "Just in time" loader for JavaScript, which, in conjunction with the new smartphone hardware, should improve performance. If you use JavaScript to make animations, transitions, or conducting intensive calculations on your BlackBerry smartphone application, you should look at ways to optimize the code to improve performance. Download the BlackBerry tablet device's PlayBook and simulators for the validation of the performance.
Adobe ? Flash ? content: if your application contains Adobe Flash content, note that will be supported on the BlackBerry Tablet's PlayBook.
Icon sizes: Icon sizes are different for the Tablet BlackBerry's PlayBook in comparison to the BlackBerry smartphone. Take a look at the document UI guidelines for the Tablet's PlayBook and BlackBerry UI guidelines for smartphones to understand best practices for creating application icons.
Ripple development tools: our friends at tinyHippos have created a tool called ripple which allows you to easily develop, test, and debug your application on the BlackBerry smartphone and two tablet platforms. Take your blog post about the beta program emulator ripple here. We recommend using this tool to develop your applications BlackBerry WebWorks, since it provides an easy way to develop for two platforms.
: Code signing signature there are separate procedures for the signature of the BlackBerry to BlackBerry smartphone's PlayBook tablet apps code. Take a look in the guide here on how to sign applications for tablet and this Knowledge Base article about signing your application for a BlackBerry smartphone WebWorks.
We hope these tips help with porting your efforts and look forward to seeing your apps to the challenge!
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