Look at the list of devices supported by DeviceAtlas and you’ll see it claims to support over 4,500. If you look at Wikipedia’s Mobile Browser page, you’ll see it lists at least 30+ different mobile browsers.
It outlines the different types of emulator available, the best ones to use, and the various ways in which they can be used.įor the uninitiated, an emulator is a software program that aims to replicate the functions of a specific piece of hardware or software.ĭesktop Web developers have it relatively easy – build in support for four or five browsers, and it’s job done. This article concentrates on configuring emulators for mobile site testing (it also highlights emulators that can be used to test mobile applications too). One of the points involved the use of emulators for first-pass device testing. WAP Developers for more information please visit a previous article, I put forward a three-point plan for testing mobile Web sites. Nokia Mobile Phones Corporate Communications (Europe) Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks. Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. For more WAP information visit: About Nokia The WAP specification allows solutions from multiple suppliers to perform consistently and reliably for the end-user across digital networks. WAP-based technology enables the design of advanced, interactive and real-time mobile services, such as mobile banking or Internet-based news services, which can be used in digital mobile phones or other mobile devices. WAP is an open global standard for communication between a mobile handset and the Internet or other computer application. Script Interpreter and Run-time Libraries WAP Forum June 2000 specifications-based WML Browser in Reference Implementation WML, WMLScript, WBMP and Multi-part Editors This version of the toolkit also includes an interface that will make it possible for other third-party tool companies to integrate the Nokia toolkit into their applications.Ĭomponents of the Nokia WAP Toolkit 2.1 include:
In addition, applications can be stored and queried directly from the PC file system. Testing and demonstrating WAP applications is simple and straightforward because the developer can navigate and request URLs on any web server on the Internet or use a limited version of the Nokia WAP Server that is included with each Toolkit. With the Nokia WAP Toolkit 2.1, a WAP application developer can create complete applications without the need for a handset or access to carrier infrastructure. The Nokia WAP Toolkit is available free-of-charge for registered members of the Nokia WAP Developer Forum at To date, more than 300,000 developers around the world have downloaded previous versions of the Nokia WAP Toolkit. The toolkit has been designed so that these mobile phone emulators can be downloaded separately from the development environment and new emulators plugged in as they become available.
The simulator enables the prototyping of next generation WAP services that will be supported in handsets coming to the market later this year and next. The latest version of the toolkit also includes a June 2000 WAP Forum(TM) specification reference implementation simulator, which supports multipart push among other new features. These simulators, running on the same software that the commercial phone versions incorporate, enable prototyping of WAP services exactly as they would appear on handsets currently available in the marketplace.
This is the first time a mobile phone simulator is provided for the WAP-enabled Nokia 62 Series phones.
The Nokia WAP Toolkit 2.1 is a free software tool that provides a PC-based environment in which developers can write, test and de-bug WAP applications.
Nokia today announced the immediate availability of its updated WAP Toolkit for network operators, application developers and content providers.