Comments on: Tutorial: install Java on the IPhone

By: tomczak

tomczak — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:18:00 +0000

Hi what about data base connection ?
and could I run jar files ?

By: admin

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:47:00 +0000

Hi, rudvalis.
So far iPad (iTablet) is just a big iPod/iPhone. It runs iPhone OS 3.2. So unfortunately no Java. Even if you jailbreak you will just get unofficial Java without Safari support.

By: rudvalis

rudvalis — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:55:00 +0000

Question for Admin: What about the new iTablet? Will
it have Java on it like I have for my PC and my
MacBookPro? or is it part of “Apple doesn’t want
Java to be on the iPhone. I suspect that they still
don’t want it because in your iTablet demo at time
stamp 10:15, Steven Jobs (using Safari) goes to some
website and gets the same little Box icon that I get
on my iPod Touch when I try to use Safari to go to
websites that use Runtime/Flash? Java. I sure wish
someone could create a workaround for this b/c then
I might be tempted to buy an iTablet and jailbreak
it so as to be able to use Java through Safari.
Without this I feel the iTablet (just like my
current iPod Touch) is crippled from doing many
things it should be able to do. I am sure it is
not as cool and as small, but until they bring Java
into the picture I guess I will have to continue
using a Hackintosh of Snow Leopard on my Dell
Mini Netbook (poor man’s iTablet) which even has a
(Dell Version) of iSight, which I guess won’t appear on the iTablet until we get to the next generation.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:08:00 +0000

Sorry about that. I’ll try to explain in detail.
There is no Java for iPhone as it is on a desktop or many other phones. Apple doesn’t want Java to be on the iPhone.
Saurik made a project to port Java to the iPhone. For now you can use Java with many many limitations. You cannot just run regular java application, you cannot use java in Safari.
The site you mention uses my marerial to make users sign up on a poker site through banner links. Users click on links (banners), sign up and that site gets a lot of money. The bad thing about all this is that you cannot play java poker on the iPhone.

By: rmoran

rmoran — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:58:00 +0000

Ok, I do apologize, but that is greek to me. What do you mean? The site I went to to find your site says what I am doing can be done. Can you expain it in lamens terms?

By: admin

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:05:00 +0000

There is no support fo Java applets, only command line java and gui via jocstrap libraries.

By: rmoran

rmoran — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:36:00 +0000

I have 3.1 OS on my iPhone and have gone to Icy (Think it’s same as installer). I went to the “Java” directory and installed EVERYTHING in that directory. It wouldn’t let me install Jikes. It told me JVM repository wasn’t there. I went to Cydia and installed Jikes from there. Restarted my iPhone. Have two new icons “HelloScript” and “HelloJava”, but don’t know what either of them do. I’m trying to play poker online. The website http://pokercompatibility.com/poker-blog/39-news/74-3-steps-how-to-play-java-real-money-poker-on-iphone-3g.html brought me to your page. I go to the “Instant Play” optoin on “AbsolutePokercom” and it says that safari cannot download file. It’s supposed to be a java based website that allows me to play poker on iPhone for real money. Can you tell me what I’m doing wrong? Thanks a million!

By: admin

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:19:00 +0000

Unfortunately, there is no support of awt or swing.

By: WithRat

WithRat — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0000

I found a program in the Package IPhone/Java ,and unpacked it,in the data.tar.gz file ,i found HelloJava.app,so i copied it to my iPod,and ran it .
It did run,but i couldn’t see any windows on the screen. Using the ps command ,it was sure in the processes.
Does anybody know why?
Thanks

By: admin

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:50:00 +0000

it should work on iPod Touch

By: jampster09

jampster09 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:48:00 +0000

aw it works! but i can only compile simple program

By: jampster09

jampster09 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:49:00 +0000

does this work on ipod touch?

By: admin

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:17:00 +0000

2ollie: no you will not be able to run regular jar monile app. There is support only for command line and user interface through special libs (jocstrap). The application has to be written on Java specially for iPhone

By: admin

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:15:00 +0000

2dach: For firmware 2.x you do not have to add repository, just go to section Java and install.

By: ollie

ollie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:04:00 +0000

Hello

I am new to the iPhone community and just wanted to check if I jailbreak my iPhone and install java will I be able to run .jar mobile applications. I would like to use a text application from fishtext.

Cheers for your help
Riaan

By: dach

dach — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:34:00 +0000

got problem with the repository

when i try add it in cydia its say is not a right address.

the adresse in this guides says.
http://apptapp.saurik.com

anyone know what to do?