Series 40 is the world's most widely used mobile platform. Hundreds of millions of Series 40 phones are in use every day.
Series 40 supports two app development environments. Java ME gives you the ability to create apps that require high performance, such as games, and Web apps built on top of Nokia Browser for Series 40 allow rich web-based experiences and straightforward delivery of web-centric applications. Series 40 phones range from entry level products that provide many mobile consumers with their first experience of the internet to high performing, featured, and rich user experiences on phones such as the Nokia Asha 303.
Currently, over 150 phone models can be targeted by Series 40 developers.
Business models for monetizing Series 40 apps
Series 40 is focussed towards the business models that make money for developers. In addition to the model of paid download, in-app-advertising (link) and in-app-purchasing (link) are both available now for Series 40, providing the flexibility and functionality needed to tap into revenue the way you want to. Nokia's extensive network of operator billing perfectly complements the business opportunity of Series 40.
A range of different form factors, input methods, screen sizes and hardware configurations can be targeted by Series 40 developers. We have created guidance and information on best practices for identifying, targeting and optimizing for phones within Series 40, focussing firstly on the latest Series 40 touch and type phones.
Get started with the Series 40 Design GuidelinesJava
Series 40 supports Java ME as its high performance development environment for apps such as games. Learn more about Java development for Series 40, find out how to get started, discover the features of the latest version of Nokia SDK for Java, and access a wealth of development resources.
Web Apps for Series 40
Series 40 supports Nokia Browser as its web development environment. This client-server environment makes your web apps affordable for consumers and flexible for you.
Learn more about web apps for Series 40 and features of the latest Nokia web tools
Nokia browser for Series 40
For consumers, Series 40 offers an efficient cloud-assisted proxy browser for optimal data efficiency and web performance
Additional technologies
In addition to the two primary development environments, Series 40 supports the following technologies:
Code Examples
See how developers are creating great user experiences for Series 40 with the code examples and community projects at projects.developer.nokia.com
