1 Symbian OS 9 - J2ME will catch up {anchor:Symbian OS 9 - J2ME will catch up} Symbian OS 9 brings a new security model for native applications. It's very much like the Java sandbox. While this is good for the user - even if it's not always obvious for them - it's also good for us J2ME developers. In the past it was more convenient for a user to use a native application because a J2ME solution would nag the user by asking for permissions. Now using a native app won't make a big difference. On the other side we will see new APIs introduces with MIDP on the new phones which will more and more open the Symbian world for a midlet. (In a safe way.) Not to forget that OS 9 won't be binary compatible with older versions. With J2ME there's no need to change anything to make it work on the new phones. I really hope that J2ME will truly become a first class citizen in Symbian land. Don't get me wrong. Symbian OS is a very good base for a MIDlet runtime and the current implementations are one of the best available. But it would be sweet if it get's better. (I'd love to see a user upgradable MIDP runtime for Symbian.) 2005-03-08 15:03:48.35 2005-03-08 15:03:48.35