Back when I had a Nokia 6682, I had access to an awesome freeware app that let you use Morse code to tap out your text messages. It’s never been updated to S60 3rd so I decided to make my own using Flash Lite.

Now some caveats: I don’t usually make applications of any sort, which is why this is kludged together in Flash, something I do know a little about. And because it was built with Flash, you need the Flash Lite player (free from Adobe.com) to run it. It’s a bit drab, but functional:

• tap the “1″ key or “left” on the dpad for a dit (dot)
• tap the “3″ key or “right” on the dpad for a dash (dah)
• tap the “2″ key or press “enter” on the dpad for a space

There’s also a cheat sheet if you need to look up the code for a character, a backspace, and the ability to turn vibrate and sounds on or off. Oh, and I put in a simple “shift” key so I could make capital letters (I like my text messages to be punctuated–I’m old person skool).

• “#” key or press “down” on the dpad to backspace
• “5″ key or press “up” on the dpad to capitalize the next letter
• “7″ key - toggle vibration mode
• “8″ key - toggle sound mode (currently very slow and bad sounding until I figure out how to use MIDI)

And finally, to send your message via sms, tap the “*” key.

If I can ever figure out how to do it, I’ll package this up as a proper .SIS file, but for now it’s .swf only. On the plus side, that means if you have a different phone model than the Nokia N95 and can handle Flash, you might be able to make it work on your phone. If you do, add a comment or email me to let me know!

Download it for free here on MOSH (no registration required) or use the qcode below on your phone. All feedback is welcome.

Low-rez camera phone? Here’s a larger version of the qcode.