The SerialMagic API is provided for phones and devices that have built-in Bluetooth, and provide support for J2ME 2 or later. This API is used for phones like the Motorola iDEN phones such as i605, i615, etc. that provide only J2ME, and not a full operating system such as provided bye BlackBerry, Palm OS, Symbian, and Windows Mobile.

Because of the architecture of such phones, SerialMagic must be compiled with the J2ME application to provide scanner support.

Note this is only required for phones such as i605, i615. On phones that provide full operating system where SerialMagic is supported (such as BlackBerry, Palm OS, Symbian, Windows Mobile) any application can get scan data including J2ME applications.