How To: Install Apps and Games On iDEN Phones Using A Data Cable
Customers of any iDEN network can load apps and games to their phones using Motorola’s iDen Java Application Loader or iDenJAL. It’s a Windows program that lets you transfer Java apps and games from your PC to your phone. No network connection is required so iDenJAL works with any iDEN phone including ones on other networks like Canada’s Telus Mike, Nextel Mexico, MIRS in Israel, Nextel Brazil and Southen Linc in the US. iDenJAl is only for Java Apps and games. You can’t use it to install ringtones or wallpapers.
You can download iDenJAL from developer.motorola.com/docstools/idenjal/openJAL/. It’s part of Motorola’s developer site and you do need to register as a developer in order to download. Registration is free and only takes a few minutes. Downloading from Motorola insures that you have the latest version. But if you don’t want to wait you can download iDenJAL directly from here. The download is a .zip containing a single file, IdenJAL.exe. Extract the file and launch it to install Open WebJal.
You also need a data cable. These are available on the web from eBay, Amazon and many other vendors. I use iDenJAL on Windows XP. I heard reports of it not working on Vista or Windows 7 but haven’t tried it myself on the newer OSs. Hopefully Motorola will update it to work with the latest version of Windows.
iDenJAL is pretty easy to use. Connect the data cable to your PC and to the phone, which should be powered up and not running any Java programs. The first time you do this Windows will want to install some drivers, let it and if it tells you you need to reboot your PC do that too. Click the Connect To Phone menu item. I’ve found connection problems are rare with Open WebJAL. If you get the message “The phone is currently busy performing another operation…” it means that a Java application is still running on the phone. Go to the Java Menu on the phone and you’ll see the message “End all running applications”, choose Yes and then Finish and try connecting again. If you get “The application was unable to read the required phone information… ” disconnecting and reconnecting the cable usually helps.
To load a game or application, press the download button and browse to the location where you have saved the .jad and .jar files, double click the .jad and WebJAL will copy the game or application to the phone. It’s as simple as that. Unlike with some phones both .jad and .jar are required. The part of jad and jar file names to the left of the period needs to be the same and no more than 11 characters long. For example:
Mini42.jad, Mini42.jar – Correct
Mini42.jad, Opera_Mini42.jar – Wrong, names don’t match
gmaps-232-m2_L1.jad, gmaps-232-m2_L1.jar – Wrong, left portion of the names is more than 11 characters long
I need help. I bought the data cable for my i856 so I can download games and apps to my phone. I am having a hard time understanding how to do this. I have ADD and I need a step by step instruction that I can understand so I can download
The article contains step by step instructions. I’ve copied the meat of them below as numbered steps:
1. Download and install iDenJAL
2. Connect the data cable to your PC and to the phone, which should be powered up and not running any Java programs. The first time you do this Windows will want to install some drivers, let it and if it tells you you need to reboot your PC do that too.
3. Click the Connect To Phone menu item.
4. Press the Download button and browse to the location where you have saved the .jad and .jar files, double click the .jad and WebJAL will copy the game or application to the phone.
I too loaded Opera on my boost i465 and must say it is soooooo much better and faster than the phones original browser. The olny version I could get to work is Opera 3, if anyone knows of other versions that are compatable with my i465 I would love to upgr
I have had opera mini 4.2 on my i465 for a while now, and i have had no problems with it.
Although it’s not listed among the supported phones on the download site, my i465 Clutch was recognized by IdenJAL and my installed apps were listed. I haven’t tried to install anything yet, but I recently found a Bejeweled game I might try.
For those of you who (like me) have too many Barnes & Noble gift cards, the cord that comes with the Nook will act as a data cable for the i465.
Dennis, you’re being marvelously helpful. Many thanks, both for your instructions and for hosting these apps. May your downloads be ever speedy and your signals always clear!
I would like to know where would i download these .jad or .jar games from online to my computer before i put them on my phone. i have a i776 and i need HELP!! lol im confused
http://getjar.com is a good place to start though they only have the jars. Use JadMaker (link and more info: How To: Load (Almost) Any Game or App On Boost and Nextel to create the jads
I have been using my data cable since September. This is great. I have downloaded apps to my I880, 870,615, 415 with no problem, after Boost apps showed me how to use the Jad maker. I so tried of hearing about how slow the web is on Boost. I bet my opera mini speed is as fast as most people’s 3G on other carriers.
The Opera Mini 4 turns your phone into a poor man’s smartphone. I show people how fast I can get on the web, or check my mail, and they can not believe it. “Yes it’s Boost, and it’s not a smartphone. Boost should make the Opera Mini 4 it’s default browser.