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I am developing an application similar to email application.Whenever new message is received my notification service should indicate change to user by updating icon,also, the notification service should continuosly listen to server for incoming events.

I am developing in os version 4.5.

Lucifer
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There is no ApplicationIndicator in RIM OS < 4.6 (see bb forum thread)

you have several options to notify the user (none of them is the indicator, unfortunately). you can:

  • play a sound
  • trigger the vibration
  • trigger a customizable notification (so the user can decide)
  • change the application icon
  • paint a text on the application icon
  • change the application title

how to show notification icon in v4.2 to v4.5 versions

And yes, to exchange data between two applications it's better to use GlobalEventListener

Maksym Gontar
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  • Thanks Coldice, actually I want to know how can I transfer data between 2 apps, one is my own app. and other is notification app. Also,which api do I need to use for this? Notifications API or GlobalEvent Listener? – iOSDev Sep 23 '09 at 11:16
  • Youre welcome, see update. I'm curioouse - what is this notification app like? – Maksym Gontar Sep 23 '09 at 11:34
  • Notification application , what i meant is, the application which will autorun on startup and will listen to events from server – iOSDev Sep 23 '09 at 11:57