How to launch a MIDlet remotely via SMS or locally via an Alarm with PushRegistry in Java ME by IlGolub.

Are you a JavaME developer who has always wondered how to launch a midlet remotely? Have you been curious, how alarm clock notifications work? If yes, then this article is for you!

This week’s featured article covers how to use PushRegistry in JavaME and launch a midlet – be it triggered by an SMS on the port or after a specific time period has elapsed. The article contains examples to demonstrate this with buildable source code and installation files for the device. It’s a comprehensive article, with exceptions and tips being well documented.

The SMS trigger to launch the midlet has strong use cases in applications like emails, chat/IM, information services, etc.

Feel free to post any comments about the article and if you try the code examples in the article –  let us know if they worked for you!