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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.
Ok, so I just bought an “innuendo” phone but I don’t know how download anything (I only used iden before). Help!
1) Go to http://boostapps.com with your phone’s browser. Use the search box or categories 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
For more ways to download to your phone see the Section of this Help page titled
“Q. I have a Boost Incognito, Mirro, Rant, Bali, Juno, Seek, Rambler, Factor or KRZR or some other Boost phone that’s not a iDen phone. Can I get the games and apps on BoostApps.com on my phone?”
Thank you so much for your help Dennis! I managed to download Opera (and other apps) real easy on the Innuendo; however, I just returned the phone. See, I live in the northern part of Mexico and this (cdma) phone do not recieve any signal at all here. On the other hand, the iden phone I had before would perfectly work here…
So you must be using Nextel Mexico. Are they shuting down iDEN too. Or are you so close to the border that you can use Boost?
Boost Mobile customers. The end has come to Boost Mobile and IDEN. Sprint has made their decision and IDEN is GONE on Boost Mobile. You will eventually have to move to the “Dark Side of the Boost Force” and get a CDMA, Android or BlackBerry phone. I have been an IDEN phone user from Nextel to Boost and up to the end. I finally had to break down and get an Andorid. All of you Boost Mobile IDEN Jedi’s will join us Android Sith or perish in the rehlm of a new carrier. A strong Boost Mobile Sith I have become. Henceforth, I shall be known from this day forth as “Darth Hater” And all IDEN Jedi are my enemy!
I have i856 and my Opera 5 stopped working (it says unable to connect) then I tried to download another browser and I found out that the “download apps” icon doesn’t work anymore (it says system failed or something like that). Is this due to the fact that iden system is shutting down? Should I get a non-iden phone now? Thanks!
That is quite possible and highly probable. The IDEN system is shutting down and Sprint may already be shutting down certain IDEN related services. You will eventually need to get a CDMA phone, now is the time to start looking.
TERRY LEWIS
OWNER
TL COMMUNICATIONS
I Have a motorola theory and cant figure out how to download games to it, i tried going to games and then get new but there is nothing there it when it opens the browser and loads it brings up a boost mobile page and then says “Sorry, there are no results found” any help would be apreciatedcx
Open your phone’s browser
Press the left soft key (labeled “options”)
Choose “Go to URL”
Enter boostapps.com
Press the right softkey (labeled “OK”)
Click a game you want to download and press OK
On the next page scroll down to the “JAD” link and preess OK, the game should install.
Thank You I will try that
my phone doesn’t have a game apps selection in the menu nor does it have java games listed. i have a rumor reflex from boost how do i download stuff.
The Rumor Reflex is a CDMA phone. Follow the instructions for CDMA phones in the post above. Downloaded apps with be in the “My Stuff” menu’s Applications folder.
i tried doing that but its not listed am i doing something wrong?
It’s hard to say what’s going wrong but here are is the process for downloading an app on a Boost CDMA phone like the Rumor Reflex.
1. Go to http://boostapps.com with the phone’s built in browser
2. Find a game or app you want and click on the app title to open its detail page
3. Scroll down to the JAD link near the bottom of the post (NOT the Send to Phone Button, below it)
4. Phone will tell you the app is Untrusted and ask if you want to continue anyway. Choose Yes.
5 Download will start, progress bar will be displayed.
6.Download will either complete or else and error message will be displayed and the download will be aborted.
7. If there was no error, phone will tell you which folder (Applicatons or Games) the app is stored in and ask you if you want to launch it. Press Launch to run it
8. The next time you want to run the app, tap Menu, then My Stuff and then the Games or Applications folder and the app will be listed at the bottom of the page (might have to scroll down), Most apps, including games, end up in the Applications folder, If you can’t find your app check both Games and Applications and be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of each list.
Try doing the above steps and let us know if it works, and if it doesn’t, where the process fails or halts and any error messages displayed. Also which app(s) you have tried.