HOW TO Multitask
and minimise apps
on Nokia S40 phones
(The most complete
and safest method )
Ever wanted to multitask on your
nokia s40 phones (Java
Phones) .Now its time to learn
how. You can really switch
between multiple apps and
access your phone system while
browsing net(via some app) or
running some apps in background
.
You may have noticed those
tutorials on net saying hack your
Nokia s40 with JAF .
But those don't work with all
Nokia s40 phones. But here I'm
gonna show you how to do the
same withPhoenix Service
Software .
This process is really easy & works
in 99% cases. So lets start.
Step 1
1) Download Phoenix Service
Software.
2) Install it on your pc .
3) Download & Install Nokia ovi Pc
Suite .
4) on ur nokia phone type
"*#0000#" to get your RM version
5) google and download it.in
".ppu" format
Step 2
1) Connect your phone with your
pc via DataCable.
2) Select "Nokia OVI Suite" on your
phone when prompted .
3) Nokia OVI suite should appear
on your desktop, Close it .
4) Now run Phoenix .
Step 3
1) You'll see no connection at the
connection box.
2) Click on it you'll see something
like → USB 1→ USB 2...etc.
3) Now click on the connection
which looks like USB X -RM-XXX
4) USB 1,2,3... can vary depending
upon which usb port you are
connecting .
5) And RM-XXX is your phone's RM
version.
6) In my case it looks like USB-2-
RM-709.
7) Click on your connection (USB
X-RM-XXX).
8) Now you will see Ready at the
bottom left corner.
9) your phone is now connected.
Step 4
1) Now goto FILE > Scan Product .
Or just press Ctrl+R on the main
window.
2) You'll get your phone's details
on the screen , right beside the
READY dialogue .
Note 2 :
In the next step you need the
Product Profile of your phone.
which looks like
rm_xxx.ppu
.You can download it from google
or just post your phones RM
version as comment along with
your mail id to get it right inside
your mailbox. Download it and
save it anywhere you can access
easily.e.g desktop.OK lets get
back to the topic.
Step 5
1) Now goto Product > Product
Profile .
2) A new window will come up
named Product Profile.
3) Now click on Browse and
choose your product profile
( What we talked about at note
2 ).
4) You will see a table.
5) Now click on Activate button.
6) Scroll down to the line number
48 in table below ( line no. 28 in
case of s40v3 phones ).
7) You'll see a field named Java
TCK support .
8) And the default value is Java
TCK - off .
9) Double click on the value and
select Java TCK - on .
10) Click on Write .
Step 6
1) Switch off and on your device.
2) On your screen you'll see
Warning TCK flag set.
Thats it you have successfully
hacked your phone .Ok now come
to the next point. To be able to
minimize apps we have to do one
more step .Editing the app which
you wanna minimize.
Step 7
1) Download the java app on your
pc. ( with.jar extension )
2) Now Right click on the app &
Open with any zip reader. ( Like
Winrar , 7-Zip etc.).
3) Inside that you'll get a folder
named Meta-Inf . Open it.
4) You'll get a file named
MANIFEST.MF.
5) Edit that file with notepad .
( simply double clicking the file
will do that. ).
6) Now at the very end add this
line exactly in the following case
order.
7)
Nokia-MIDlet-no-exit: true.
8) Now save the file by pressing
Ctrl+S and exit the editor.
9) The zip archive will ask you for
updating the archive . Press yes
to update .
Step 8
1) Now send the app to your
device via Bluetooth or Data
Cable .
2) Run the app .
3) Press the Home key on your
mobile . ( I mean the red key used
for exiting the apps .)
4) Thats all your app is minimized.
5) Run it again by going to the
app . And quit it by the apps quit
option.
Successfully tested on --- Nokia
X2-01, C3-00, 5130 Xpress-Music,
Nokia 2730c, Nokia C2-00.
Warning : Do at your own risk.
Though its the safest method.
This tutorial is for educational
purposes only . I'm not
insisting anyone to hack nokia
phones.Hope you enjoyed and
Best of luck.
