Is it just me or does it feel like the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry 7 OS launch is right around the corner? There’s been a bunch of buzz lately both official and unofficial and I can’t help but think we’ll see it a lot sooner than later. RIM today posted a great step-by-step guide for developers on how to get started with building apps for the upcoming BlackBerry 7 OS. The guide is full of details and links that will help you jumpstart your app development. If you’re a developer who already builds apps for BlackBerry or one who’s interested in getting started, this is definitely a guide you’ll want to go through.
For more info go to blackberry.com/developers/blackberry7 or check out RIM’s step-by-step guide for getting your app BlackBerry 7 ready below!
1. Find a common form factor. In the case of the new BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Bold 9930 smartphones, the common form factor is actually the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone. In other words, the BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone, with the keyboard slid out, is actually quite similar to the BlackBerry Bold 9900 series in these respects:
2. Account for the new screen resolution and account for the new color depth. If your app leverages any fixed sized bitmaps, or has images optimized for a particular color depth, you may need to update your graphical assets accordingly:
3. Update your application’s icons to match the design specifications of BlackBerry 7:
4. Leverage new API features of BlackBerry 7. Highlights:
5. Leverage Super App features of both BlackBerry® 6 and BlackBerry 7:
6. Leverage Platform Services supported in BlackBerry 7:
7. Test your application against the new simulators for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone and BlackBerry Bold 9930 smartphone, available at the BlackBerry Simulators page.
8. Submit your application to BlackBerry App World, which is now accepting submissions for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Bold 9930 smartphones.
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