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Is there a Jimm app for Android?

There is no separate official Jimm app for Android yet either, although the original jimm.jar can already run on Android through a J2ME emulator such as J2ME Loader — a working but not always stable option, since the result depends on the emulator, Android version, and phone performance. We are currently building a native Android app that recreates Jimm as closely as possible: the same interface, contact list, statuses, sounds, and UIN login to the icq.jimm.online server, but without needing a Java ME emulator. Like the iOS version, this is not an “ICQ-inspired” messenger but a direct reconstruction of the original client for a modern OS. Until the native Android version ships, you can use the J2ME Loader plus jimm.jar combination, or the web widget on the site at https://jimm.online directly in your phone's browser with no installation. Development progress, test builds, and the Android release date are published in the project blog.

How the current Android setup differs from a native app

Today, Jimm runs on Android through a J2ME emulator such as J2ME Loader, which executes the original jimm.jar file. It works, but the emulator adds latency, can conflict with certain Android versions, and does not always handle background notifications correctly.

What a native Android app will change

The native version removes the dependency on an emulator: faster startup, reliable push notifications, familiar Android gestures, and the same UIN login to the icq.jimm.online server. Until it ships, the J2ME Loader plus jimm.jar combination remains a working alternative, as does the web widget on https://jimm.online.

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