How to install java applications and games to your Motorola v3x.

 

The first thing I noticed when I started to use the previous easy method of installing java games and applications on my Motorola V3x was that the software I was using refused to copy or move files over 150k to my phone. 

Who knows why? I figured Motorola simply didn't want people to install java applications and games.

Before you read on, in case you came here via a direct link to this page, please read the following, 

I have included the following information as an account of how I personally put java games and applications on my Motorola V3X. I have no idea if by doing so I might be damaging my Motorola phone and or voiding my warranty. I recommend that you do not attempt the following with your phone and directly tell you here not to do it. If you choose to completely ignore my advice and attempt to use the same process I do to install java applications and games on your Motorola V3X then you accept that I can not be held liable for any damage to either the hardware or software on your phone or computer or anything else in any way whatsoever.

Inside my Motorola V3x I have a small MicroSD (TransFlash) Card (external memory chip). It looks like this. If you don't have one you can buy one by clicking on the link.

 

 

And plugs into the space shown on this image:

If you don't have one of these you can buy one very cheaply, but I got one with my phone. Check out the links on the left or search Google for suppliers.

Motorola went to a lot of trouble to make life hard for its clients. Although the phone effectively acts as an external drive you need to download annoying software to access it. This isn't the case with most cameras which use much the same system but are designed to be easily plugged into computers for fast photo upload.

Which is why it constantly amazes me that Motorola allowed the external TransFlash at all, because these devices are created to make life easy for file transfer. It's a bizarre situation and one only understood by Motorola why they made the phone memory so hard to access via USB but included an external memory chip designed for easy file transfer.

Chances are you already have a camera or some other accessory that uses a TransFlash card. I didn't, I had a camera that used a standard SD card. No problems, to make life even easier for me Motorola had included an SD adaptor like the one below.

 

Now I can remove my memory card from the Motorola V3x and put it into my camera. I always turn my phone of during this procedure.

I then simply plug my camera into my computer and, hey presto I have access to my phone's memory card. 

Then I do the following:

1. Create a new folder somewhere obvious on your  memory card called 'jave apps' or whatever you like.

2. Locate some small java applications or games. Go to Google and run a search for Midlets or you can find some on this site by clicking here or choosing Midlet on the menu on the right. 

"A MIDlet is a Java program for embedded devices, more specifically the Java ME virtual machine. Generally, these are games and applications that run on a cell phone" Wikipedia. 

3. Midlets should have both a .jar file and a .jad file. Copy both these files to your new folder. 

4. Replace the memory card in the phone.

5. Turn phone back on. 

6. Go to the menu on your phone and choose Games and Apps.

7. Scroll down to the bottom of the list of already installed games and choose [install new].

8. Your Motorola V3x should automatically locate the .jar and .jad files you have placed in the folder and all you have to do is follow the prompts to install the games or applications. 

 

If you don't have a camera you should be able to pick one up for a fairly low price, you can even purchase cheap card reader for your computer. I have found this to also be the easiest way to install ringtones, images and music on my Motorola V3x.