gnokii

Gnokii

gnokii is an open source toolset and libraries to communicate with mobile phones, focusing on Nokia models. It allows you to access phone information, SMS messages, contacts, call history, and more. Useful for syncing data or backing up your phone.
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gnokii: Open Source Toolset

A toolset and libraries to communicate with Nokia mobile phones, providing access to phone information, SMS messages, contacts, call history, and more for syncing or backing up your device.

What is Gnokii?

gnokii is an open source project that provides tools and libraries to communicate with mobile phones, especially focusing on many Nokia phone models. It aims to be a complete solution for phone management, providing features to:

  • Get phone information like model, firmware version, battery level, signal strength, etc.
  • Read and write phonebook contacts
  • Send, receive, save, and delete SMS messages
  • Access call history information
  • Synchronize calendar and todo entries
  • Get filesystem information
  • Issue various AT commands to the phone

Some key capabilities of gnokii include:

  • Support for a wide range of Nokia feature phones and smartphones
  • Abstracts the specifics of each phone model, providing a consistent interface
  • Can be used for SyncML synchronization with contacts, calendar, etc.
  • SMS backup and restore features
  • Filesystem access to backup images, ringtones, and other files
  • Monitor phone events like signal strength changes, incoming calls, battery warnings
  • Cross-platform - runs on Linux, BSD, Windows, etc.

gnokii provides both end-user tools like the gnokii console program, as well as libraries for developers to build more advanced phone management applications. Overall, it aims to be a flexible and extensible platform for interacting with mobile phones.

Gnokii Features

Features

  1. Access phone information like signal strength, battery level, manufacturer, etc.
  2. Read, write, delete SMS messages
  3. Access phonebook contacts
  4. Get call history and initiate calls
  5. Filesystem access to phone storage
  6. Bluetooth support

Pricing

  • Open Source

Pros

Free and open source

Supports many old and new Nokia phones

Cross-platform - works on Linux, Windows, MacOS

Allows backup and sync of phone data

Active development community

Cons

Limited to Nokia phones only

No support for smartphones

Some functions may be limited on newer Nokia models

Command line interface not user friendly

Setup can be tricky for beginners


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