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Welcome to BoostApps, a free app store that lets users of older mobile phones customize their phones with free Java ME apps and games. Most mobile phones made before 2015 support Java ME apps but the platform is now considered obsolete. New Java ME apps are not being developed. This site is archived and has not been updated since 2015.
All games and applications on BoostApps are freely distributed freeware, shareware or adware and were tested and confirmed working on one or more phones at the time they were published.
Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about using this site.
Q. If these apps are free why am I getting charged by my operator for downloading and running them?
A. The apps and games themselves are free, you pay nothing for the app or game. However downloading apps uses data and your operator will charge you for the data used downloading. In addition, many apps use data when you run them. Messagers like Hike and WhatsApp use data to send and receive messages, browsers use data to load web pages and ad-supported apps use data to download ads. Click here to only see apps that don’t use data while you are running them.
Q. I’m using Free Basics and downloading apps is using my paid data. I though Free Basics gave me free data.
A. Free Basics is a service that is operated by Facebook, not by BoostApps. It gives users of participating mobile operators free data for browsing websites, including BoostApps, that have been approved by Free Basics. However, Free Basics free data doesn’t work for downloading. You must use paid data to download.
Q. What phones do these games work on?
A. The apps and games on BoostApps are Java ME (also called J2ME) apps. They work on phones that support Java ME including Nokia S40 and S60, Asha and Symbian Belle phones and most Samsung, LG and Sony Ericisson non-smartphones made before 2015 .
Q. How can I get the games and apps on BoostApps.com on my phone?
A. Here’s how to install them:
1) Click CATERGORIES in the menu to brows by category or use the search box at the bottom of every page on the site to find the a game or app you want.
2) Click the “JAD” link below the app’s description. The phone will download and install the app
Q. I have an Android phone. Will the apps on BoostApps work on it?
A. Yes with a Java ME emulator such as J2ME Loader
Q. I have a BlackBerry, can I use these games and apps?
A. The apps on this site are intended for non-smartphones. Some of them work on classic BlackBerrys running Blackberry OS 7.1 or earlier.
Q. I have a QWERTY phone and the number keys don’t work in games. Can this be fixed?
A. You need to switch the keypad to number mode. On most phones press Fn twice to switch to number pad mode. If that doesn’t work try a long press on the Fn key to switch the keyboard to phone number pad mode. Once you are in number mode you can use the the number keys in games that use numbers as controls. You have to do this on QWERTY phones for any game that uses the number keys. To switch back to QWERTY either tap FN once or do another long press.
Q. I have a QWERTY phone and I can’t type letters or symbols in the ID and password fields of some apps. What’s the solution?
A. Some apps don’t “see” the QWERTY keys and only recognize the number keys. Do a long press on the Fn key or press Fn twice to switch the keyboard to phone number pad mode and then you can triple tap the number keys to enter letters and symbols as if you were using a non-QWERTY phone. For example to type a “C”, press “2” three times.
Q. Can I watch YouTube or other web videos on my non-smart phone.
Some basic phones can play videos from m.youtube.com and other mobile video sites.
Q. Can I listen to Internet radio stations on my non-smart phone?
A. Virtual Radio works well on many phones.
Q. My phone doesn’t have a music player, can I install one?
A. I’ve tried a number of MP3 player apps and none have worked on phones that don’t have a built in music player and SD card.
Q. I signed up to subscribe to BoostApps by email but now I don’t want it anymore, how do I unsubscribe?
A. Click the “Unsubscribe now” or “Manage your subscriptions” link at the bottom of any of the emails.
I DOWNLOADED THE Iradio APP ONTO MY MOTOROLA I9 PHONE, COULD NOT GET IT TO WORK ! THE STATIONS WOULD NOT DOWNLOAD, CAN U TELL ME WHY ?
when i put videos on my phone(i856) i get media file not recongnized what did i do worng? is they’re a way to fix it?
Got a question for you. Do you need or want any help testing the apps on other phones besides the ones you keep using? I am a Boost Mobile Authorized dealer and I have access to all the current (and some older) phones for Boost Mobile, including some Nextel phones. I figure if I can do this for you it may help people who are having issues installing and running the programs on their phone..
Thanks for your offer to help, Jim. I welcome your assistance. The hardest part for me is finding new content to post. Please let me know of any freely distributed apps and games that you have found that work well on any Motorola iDEN phone.
As for testing on multiple phones, it’s very tedious work but if you feel up to it, great. I think good candidates for testing across multiple devices would be Bolt (full version), the various Opera Mini versions and Life In Pocket as they are consistently the most popular downloads.
sometimes when i use opera mini 4.2 to visit his site and download games or apps i have trouble sending them to my phone. i enter my 10 digit number an i some how manage to get the error screen. y wont it just send it to the phone like the desktop version do?
The mobile and desktop sites use exactly the same logic and code for sending apps so I don’t know why it’s happening. One thing is that Opera Mini and Bolt sometimes have trouble posting forms correctly. You just have to keep trying until it works. The Openwave browser is awfully slow but AFAIK form posting is reliable with it
I downloaded life in pocket but and i sign up i enterd the carrier (boost) and i have a i465 also entered phne# and made passcode and hit next and it says account create dbut whn i type in life in pocket.com it jzt goes to thr guest what is i suposed 2o do?