BlackBerry Simulators

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There are a variety of BlackBerry simulators available to emulate the functionality of actual BlackBerry products, including BlackBerry smartphones and BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

BlackBerry Device Simulators

Use BlackBerry Device Simulators to demonstrate and test how the BlackBerry Device Software, screen, keyboard and trackwheel/trackball will work with your application. These simulators will also simulate behavior in various wireless network conditions. BlackBerry Device Simulators are great tools for testing, training and use in presentations.

When integrated with the BlackBerry Java Development Environment (BlackBerry JDE), BlackBerry Device Simulators can run and debug applications developed in the BlackBerry JDE.

Each simulator package represents a publicly available application version and contains simulators for multiple BlackBerry smartphones.

Download BlackBerry Device Simulator

BlackBerry Email and MDS Services Simulator Package

The BlackBerry Email and MDS Services Simulator Package can emulate certain aspects of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. When used in conjunction with a BlackBerry Device Simulator, users can simulate browsing web content, sending and receiving email or application data traffic. Using this simulator package can assist in application development and testing, and the package itself is ideal for training or use in sales presentations.

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In order to accurately test mobile websites on a variety of devices, you either need to buy a bunch of phones (if you can afford it), or go the cheap route and rely on device simulators from the manufacturers.

In order to get rolling with the testing of BlackBerry devices, you would require two different software packages, viz. Device Simulator to demonstrate and test how the BlackBerry Device Software, screen, keyboard and trackwheel/trackball will work with your application, and Email and MDS Services Simulator Package to emulate certain aspects of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.