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{{Infobox emulator
 
{{Infobox emulator
 
|title = EKA2L1
 
|title = EKA2L1
|logo = EKA2L1.png
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|logo =
|logowidth = 130
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|version = {{Version|EKA2L1}}
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|version = 1.0.1229
 
|active = Yes
 
|active = Yes
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br/>[[Emulators on Android|Android]]
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|platform = Windows
|target = [[Cellphone emulators#Symbian and N-Gage|Symbian]]<br/>[[N-Gage]]<br/>[[N-Gage 2.0]]<br/>J2ME
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|target = [[Cellphone emulators#N-Gage (Nokia)|Symbian]]
|developer = [https://github.com/pent0 bent]<br/>[https://github.com/nikita36078 nikita36078]
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|developer = [https://github.com/pent0 pent0] (formerly ''bentokun'')
 
|prog-lang = C++ (17)
 
|prog-lang = C++ (17)
|website = [https://12l1.com 12l1.com]<br/>[https://eka2l1.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page EKA2L1 Wiki]
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|website = [http://web.archive.org/web/20190213024230/https://bentokun.xyz/ bentokun.xyz/] (archived)
|support = [https://www.paypal.me/ccjkz11 PayPal]<br/>[https://www.paypal.me/nikita36078 PayPal (nikita36078)]<br/>[https://yoomoney.ru/to/41001670387745 ЮMoney]
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|support = [https://www.paypal.me/thi573 PayPal]
 
|license = GNU GPLv3
 
|license = GNU GPLv3
 
|source = [https://github.com/EKA2L1/EKA2L1 GitHub]
 
|source = [https://github.com/EKA2L1/EKA2L1 GitHub]
 
}}
 
}}
 
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'''EKA2L1''' is an open-source, [[High/Low level emulation|high-level]] [[Cellphone emulators#N-Gage (Nokia)|Symbian OS emulator]], written in C++17 and support Windows, macOS and Linux.
'''EKA2L1''' (EPOC Kernel Architecture 2 Level 1) is an open-source, cross-platform Symbian and [[N-Gage]] emulator. It allows users to play Symbian games by installing .sis files to an emulated device or mounting a virtual MMC or SD card.
 
 
 
==History==
 
bent started development on EKA2L1 in 2017 or 2018, submitting progress reports on Patreon and Reddit (via r/emulation). In February 2019, he quit Patreon in order to focus on reverse-engineering the N-Gage and reorganizing the central repository on GitHub, but would continue posting progress reports on the emulator's [https://12l1.com/ website]. While Symbian's source code was publicly available, it was incompatible with the N-Gage.
 
 
 
On March 18, 2023, bent announced he would spend less time working on EKA2L1 to focus more on his personal life.
 
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
EKA2L1 supports S60v1 (including the N-Gage), S60v2, S60v3, S60v5, S^3 (Anna and Bella) and S80 devices, while S^2, S90 and UIQ are not supported.
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The original author of EKA2L1, formerly nicknamed 'bentokun', had briefly worked on the [[Vita3K]] emulator before starting his new N-Gage emulator around 2017 or 2018. He presented progress reports on his Patreon account and on the r/emulation at Reddit in 2018. He had changed his online nick to 'pent0' perhaps in late 2018 or January 2019.
 
 
The emulator emulates the EKA1 and EKA2 kernels and reimplements most critical app servers (equivalent to Windows services), which run tasks in the background, such as basic essentials, communication, graphics and the file system.
 
 
 
==Features==
 
* S60v1, S60v2, S60v3, S60v5, S^3 (Anna, Bella) and S80 support
 
* [[N-Gage]] support
 
* [[N-Gage 2.0]] support
 
* J2ME MIDP 1.0 (S60v1) support (Windows only)
 
* Support for 32-bit Android devices (experimental)
 
* SDL2 controller and vibration support
 
* Shader filter per application
 
* GLES1/2 acceleration support with upscaling
 
* Postingsurface API support
 
* Motion controls (accelerometer) support
 
* Camera API support
 
* MIDI support via miniBAE and TinySoundFont (miniBAE recommended)
 
* Bluetooth netplay support (through wifi)
 
* Touch mapping support
 
* Motion mapping support (not yet)
 
 
 
==Operating system support==
 
{|class="wikitable"
 
|+  style="background: #ECECEC;"|
 
! OS
 
! EKA2L1 support
 
! Recommended
 
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|S60v1
 
|style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
|Nokia N-Gage
 
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|S60v2
 
|style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
|Nokia N70
 
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|S60v3
 
|style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
|Nokia 5320 XpressMusic
 
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|S60v5<br/>Symbian^1
 
|style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
|Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
 
|-
 
|Symbian^2
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|N/A
 
|-
 
|Symbian^3<br/>Anna<br/>Belle
 
|style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
|Nokia X7
 
|-
 
|S80v1
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|N/A
 
|-
 
|S80v2
 
|style="background: Orange;"| Imperfect
 
|Nokia 9300
 
|-
 
|S90
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|N/A
 
|-
 
|UIQ
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|N/A
 
|}
 
  
==Download==
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pent0 had cancelled his Patreon account on February 2019 with the reason being that he wanted to focus on more reverse-engineering of the Symbian operating system (Series 60 platform on Symbian OS v6.1) that was baked into the N-Gage device, and to reorganize the central repository of EKA2L1 at GitHub. Additionally, the publicly available source code (presumably for the Symbian OS that was also on legacy Nokia phones and other brands' phones) was different from the binary code from the N-Gage itself. He continued with newer progress reports at his [https://bentokun.xyz/ blog] (link currently down). You can watch the progress on his active [https://discordapp.com/invite/5Bm5SJ9 Discord server].
{| cellpadding="4"
 
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|align=center|{{Icon|APK|Win|macOS|Linux}}
 
|'''[https://github.com/EKA2L1/EKA2L1/releases Automatic CI builds]'''
 
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|align=center|{{Icon|APK}}
 
|'''[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.eka2l1 Play Store]'''
 
|}
 
  
==Compatibility==
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===Emulator===
* [https://eka2l1.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page EKA2L1 Wiki]
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The emulator emulates Symbian OS's EKA1 and EKA2 behavior, and re-implements most of its critical app servers, which are like the services that Windows OSes run in the background for basic essentials, communication needs and other elements such as a file system and graphical display rendering). The emulator is still in very early development and as such most games and apps either crash outright or display no output, but a handful of games do work such as ''Bounce Touch'' or ''Snakes 3D'' with little to no issues.
  
==See also==
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==External Links==
* [[J2ME Loader]]
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* [https://github.com/EKA2L1/EKA2L1 Official git repository]
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* [https://discordapp.com/invite/5Bm5SJ9 Discord server]
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* [https://ci.appveyor.com/project/bentokun/eka2l1-mjiuq AppVeyor page]
  
==External links==
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'''Obsolete'''
* [https://discord.gg/5Bm5SJ9 Discord server]
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* [https://github.com/pent0/EKA2L1 bentokun's old Git fork of EKA2L1] (Recommended to go to the official Git repository)
* [https://crowdin.com/project/eka2l1 Crowdin]
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* [https://www.patreon.com/fewdspuck Patreon] (Cancelled on February 2019)
* [https://mega.nz/folder/JosSEZjD#isLNm8y0irCvodRGkV2dqg Symbian OS ROM dumps (required)]
 
* [https://eka2l1.miraheze.org/wiki/How_To_Use_The_Preconfigured_Pack Preconfigured Pack Tutorial (easiest way to set up EKA2L1)]
 
  
 
[[Category:Emulators]]
 
[[Category:Emulators]]
[[Category:Mobile emulators]]
 
[[Category:Cellphone emulators]]
 
 
[[Category:Windows emulation software]]
 
[[Category:Windows emulation software]]
[[Category:Linux emulation software]]
 
[[Category:macOS emulation software]]
 
[[Category:Android emulation software]]
 

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