This example shows how to create a simple VoIP client MIDlet for making internet calls over SIP protocol. It demonstrates the usage the VoIP API on Nokia Asha software platform 1.1 and how to handle VoIP calls.
This example is hosted in GitHub: https://github.com/nokia-developer/voip-example
For more information on implementation, see the wiki: https://github.com/nokia-developer/voip-example/wiki
- Usage
You can choose to register the application with your preferred SIP provider as follows:
- From the Dialer view, swipe the option's menu from the bottom of the screen
and select
Settings. - Type the user name and password of your VoIP account and then add the registrar address of your preferred VoIP service. If uncertain, please contact your VoIP service provider.
You can use the dialer to directly make a call. Your VoIP provider might charge you for this depending on your subscription plan. You can also save your contacts as follows:
- From the Contacts view, swipe the option's menu from the bottom of the screen
and select
Add new contact - Type a friendly name with which you wish to save the contact and your contact's VoIP address in the format sip:user@provider.com
- Select Save.
To call on of your contacts, tap it and then select the Call button at the bottom of the screen.
- Important classes
| Class | Description |
|---|---|
| Call | The instance representing a call. Depending on the status of the call, the application views are updated |
| SettingsHelper | It is used to load a number of codec and network related settings from a resource xml file |
| ViewManager | Handles the transition from one view to another when the call status is changed, or the user interacts with the app |
- Compatibility
Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.
- Known issues and limitations
- Only one SIP account can be registered at a time
- The VoIP API requires that the device is connected to a Wi-Fi access point.
- Making VoIP calls, while connected to 3G/4G HotSpots that act as a Wi-Fi access point, fails.
- The VoIP API cannot connect to remote VoIP servers behind a firewall
- Building, installing, and running the application
You cannot install the application on the device with the IDE, but you can package the application: After you have imported the project, locate the Application Descriptor in the Package Explorer window and open it. Open the Overview tab (by default it is the first tab on the left) and click Create package. Select the destination directory and click Finish.
Connect the phone to the computer with USB cable or Bluetooth. Locate the application binary (.jar file). Copy the file to your phone, locate it and tap to install. After the application is installed, locate the application icon from the application menu and launch the application by selecting the icon.
- License
See the license text file delivered with this project. The license file is also available online at https://github.com/nokia-developer/voip-example/blob/master/LICENSE.TXT
- Version history
- 1.0.1 The timer for displaying call duration is canceled upon call termination.
- 1.0 The initial release.