Gmail in the Sciphone i68+

Having a phone like this, with a big screen and an internet connection, one of the first things that came to my mind is how to check emails.

And in this days the account will probably be a gmail one, when almost everyone has one or more of these.

To be able to enter Gmail on the i68+ we can navigate through gmail.com on the Opera-mini browser (see previous post) or we can use a Java app called Gmail-g206

The application uses https so be warned that if your carrier blocks all ports except the 80 you won't be able to access Gmail through this app.
If that is the case the only way will be using Opera-Mini.

Download Gmail-g206

How to install JAVA apps in Sciphone cellphones

One of the best things these phones have is the JAVA support, which gives us the power to add programs and games to the few it includes.

You should remember though that not every game and app out there will work on this phone. Many of them won't load and others will but you wont be able to move it inside because of lack of keyboard support with our Touchscreen.

In this post we will explain how to install the apps to test them if they work. In another post we will put a list of apps and games that work for this phone and the links to download them.

We should start with a .JAR file. I give you a sample with a game to try.

Othello_Deluxe_3D.jar

Connect the sciphone to the USB port of your computer and copy the file to the JAVA folder.
Once done, unplug the cable and in the phone menu go to "Documents", then "Memory Card" and go to the JAVA folder.

Here they are some chinese games you can install and it should be the file we just copied.
Let's click on it and select "Install"

A cup appears and the installation begins. In the middle it asks us if we are sure to install it and we answer YES.
Then let us decide where to install. We should select the memory card.

The installation continues and in the end we can decide if we want to launch the app.

We should test it to see if it works and if we like it. If not we can always go to the JAVA menu, then Java again and in the list of installed apps, just select the one we don't want and then select "Delete".
By doing this we uninstalled the app but the file is still on the memory card. To completely erase it we should go to the Java folder and delete it too.