Java (ME) on Windows Mobile

Question

Does anyone have experience deploying Java ME apps to Windows Mobile? What are the high-level steps to getting started with this, and are there any major drawbacks?

Answer 1

kgiannakakis is right with the JavaVM that needs to be installed on Windows Mobile devices, but this only counts for older devices. Windows Mobile 5 and 6 come with a pre-installed Microsoft Java VM which works. Basically.

You can actually just compile your J2ME application to a jar file, copy it on your Windows Mobile device and start it. That's pretty much it.

As with all generic JavaME VM's you will not be able to access internal API's / hardware which is not accessible from within the standard CLDC/MIDP libraries the JavaVM you are using, supports.