Harttech Mobile Application Platform

The Harttech Mobile Application Platform (also known as the Harttech Mobile Platform) is an application platform developed by Harttech, which is designed specifically for the Hartphone product line of mobile phones. It was first introduced in 1999 with the release of version 1.0, starting with the Hartphone 1000. Unlike Java, the Harttech Mobile Application Platform is not designed to be a virtual machine, but rather it runs native code (similar to BREW).

Its competitors at the time before the rise of smartphones in the early 2010s were Java, BREW and Nokia's Symbian.

Harttech Mobile Platform 1.0/1.1
The first version of the Harttech Mobile Platform was debuted in 1999, starting with the Hartphone 1000. This version features a scrolling menu that can be configured to be vertical or horizontal. It has the following built-in applications that would later appear in subsequent versions of the operating system:


 * Phone Book (later renamed to Contacts after the release of the Harttech Mobile Platform 2.0)
 * Calls Manager (later renamed to Recent Calls after the release of the Harttech Mobile Platform 2.0)
 * Messages
 * E-Mail
 * Web Browser
 * Music Player (later renamed to Media Player after the release of the Harttech Mobile Platform 2.0)
 * Voice Memos
 * Scheduler (later renamed to Calendar after the release of the Harttech Mobile Platform 2.0)
 * Alarm Clock
 * FIle Manager
 * Calculator
 * Stopwatch
 * Text Memos
 * Timer
 * To-Do List (later renamed to Reminders after the release of the Harttech Mobile Platform 2.0)

Both the features of Alarm Clock, Stopwatch and Timer were merged into the Clock application after the release of the Harttech Mobile Platform 6.0.

Version 1.1 was released in 2000, which it added support for downloading and installing applications from the Internet and added a new application called AppStop (now known as Harttech AppStop). Additionally, there were some minor bugfixes and performance and stability improvements in this version.

Harttech Mobile Platform 2.0/2.1
Version 2.0 of the Harttech Mobile Platform was released in 2001 with the launch of Hartphone 2000. It was the first version to include support for color-based screens, as well as the capability of viewing photo and video formats. It also introduces support for Bluetooth, UMTS (3G) and EV-DO connectivity, as well as customizable screensavers. This version also introduces a new icon set and features a grid-based navigation menu.

Version 2.1 was released in 2002 and it was the first version of the application platform to include support for Java ME-based applications, which means that users can now download and run Java ME-based applications on any Harttech Mobile Platform 2.1-based device. On the other hand, the platform's built-in web browser, which it was originally designed and programmed in-house, was replaced with a new version that's based on ACCESS CO., LTD.'s NetFront v3.0 browser.

Harttech Mobile Platform 3.0/3.1
The third version of the Harttech Mobile Platform was released in 2003, which it saw some new features, including support for Wi-Fi connectivity, GPS, customizable themes, and push notifications from downloaded applications. It is the last version of the Harttech Mobile Platform to support the Hartphone 1000 and Hartphone 1500 due to hardware limitations. It also introduced the ability to take pictures and record video from the Camera app, which it is only available on the Hartphone 3000 and subsequent models.

Version 3.1, which was released in 2004, added support for MIDP 2.0-based Java ME applications and USB 2.0 connectivity, plus it introduced a music visualizer feature in the "Media Player" app. It also had some minor bugfixes and performance improvements.

Harttech Mobile Platform 4.0/4.1
Version 4.0 of the Harttech Mobile Platform was released in 2005. Its notable feature in this version was the support of 3D accelerated graphics through the use of OpenGL ES 1.0 (if the phone has a 3D graphics chip that supports these features), although Harttech Mobile Platform 2.0 was the first version to support 3D graphics through the use of a custom-made API, albeit it utilized software rendering since there weren't any graphics chip for mobile devices that were available at the time that could handle hardware accelerated 3D graphics. In addition to that, this also version introduced the function to rotate the screen and accelerometer support. Other new features include Bluetooth 2.0 support, two-way data streaming and DVB-H (mobile/handheld equivalent of the DVB-T digital television standard).

Version 4.1, which was released in 2006, is the last version to support the 66MHz Samsung S3C44B0-based Hartphone models, which they are the Hartphone 2000, the Hartphone 2500, the Hartphone E100, and the Hartphone E200. In addition to that, this version has seen some performance and stability-related improvements, as well as the addition of a new function in the "Camera" app to scan QR codes and support for augmented reality.

Harttech Mobile Platform 5.0/5.1
The fifth version of the Harttech Mobile Platform was released in 2007. It introduced support for screen resolutions higher than 240x320 and features a newly redesigned user interface, as well as support for Adobe Flash Lite applications, animated themes, OpenGL ES 1.1 graphics, and USB OTG support.

Version 5,1, which was released in 2008, added support for social media integration, as well as being the last version of the Harttech Mobile Platform to support the Hartphone 3000 and Hartphone 3500 phones. It features some bugfixes and performance-related improvements, as well as the addition of widgets, all thanks to a redesigned home screen.

Harttech Mobile Platform 6.0/6.1
The sixth version of the Harttech Mobile Platform was released in 2009. It adds support for touchscreen based devices (starting with the Hartphone 9000/9500) with multi-touch gestures, as well as a new and improved user interface that is designed for both non-touchscreen and touchscreen-based devices.

Version 6.1 would be the last major update to the Harttech Mobile Platform, until the release of version 7.0 in 2017. It was released in 2010 and it features a lot of bugfixes and stability-related improvements, as well as adding support for the OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics API.

Harttech Mobile Platform 7.0
The fifth version of the Harttech Mobile Platform was released in 2017, eight years after the release of Harttech Mobile Platform 6.1. It was b

Applications
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Games
A substantial amount of mobile games were either developed or ported to the Harttech Mobile Application Platform. Some of these notable games include:


 * Chompy Worm - a clone of Nokia's Snake that shares the same gameplay mechanics as the Nokia version
 * Escape From The Citadel trilogy (Escape From The Citadel, Escape From The Citadel: Chapter Two and Return To The Citadel) - a series of first-person shooter games that were developed by Snowpunch Games
 * House Of The Dead Mobile
 * Maze Man - a clone of the 1980 arcade game PAC-MAN, which it was preinstalled on all Hartphone devices until 2008
 * Ports of the following arcade and console games by Sega:
 * After Burner
 * Alien Storm
 * Alien Syndrome
 * Crazy Taxi
 * Daytona USA
 * Fantasy Zone
 * Hang-On
 * OutRun
 * Power Drift
 * Shinobi
 * Sonic The Hedgehog
 * Sonic The Hedgehog 2
 * Sonic R
 * Space Harrier
 * Thunder Blade
 * Virtua Cop
 * Virtua Fighter
 * Virtua Fighter 2
 * Virtua Racing
 * Sonic Adventure Mobile series (Sonic Adventure DX Mobile, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle Mobile)
 * Lumines Mobile
 * TETRIS - a licensed version of the 1984 tile-matching video game that was preinstalled on all Hartphone devices since 2001
 * Virtua Fighter Mobile