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You can now sign up to be notified when the first public betas of both Flash Player 10.1 and Adobe AIR 2.0 are available. We just started the private betas and we are really looking forward to getting these technologies into your hands as soon as possible. There are going to be so many interesting things that you will be able to do on Android and there are also going to be many new skills that you will need to learn, especially if you are new to mobile design. One thing that will help you tremendously is to learn more about optimizing content for mobile devices. There are separate sign-up pages for Flash Player 10.1 and Adobe AIR 2.0 so go on over and get registered. Unfortunately I can’t give any information about the specific dates for the betas. |
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Lee
Great. Just signed up
Fuck, that sounds cool. Shit. Oops. Damn. Nevermind.
That’s super cool, finally seeing Flash Player on mobile devices. Can’t wait to see the beta also move to BlackBerry. Just wondering, how is the Flash team shoe horning “all†abilities of the Flash Player on mobile devices, or are they going to be providing a specific subset of Flash for mobile devices.
Nevertheless, really excited to see Flash move towards the mobile platform.
Hey Lee,
Can you say whether the FP 10.1 beta will involve a ROM upgrade, or would it be a separate app?
Peace,
iBrent
It’s about time Adobe focuses on more promising platforms like Android ( hope a good market place for mobile phone Black Berry, Symbian,etc will be launched). Adobe should realize that there’s so much more than iPhone and totally support the MAJORITY of the mobile phone players
I wouldn’t mind being a part of those private betas. Two of my friends received invites and they don’t even have Android phones! I’m just itching to test some AIR apps on my N1. How about a hook up?
Hi Lee,
I’m wondering what currently available mobile device you recommend as a good initial environment for mobile development. I was looking forward to working with the Iphone/Ipad but considering Apples latest maneuvers, I would prefer working with different companies.
Thank you,
I’m really looking forward to this release. Being able to make an app that is easily distributed throughout multiple devices will revolutionize the cellphone industry. I believe, in the future, any device that doesn’t have Flash would be a device that no one buys. And, as developers, we need to insure we produce the highest quality software for our users. Thank you for keeping us up to date and providing documentation on optimizing content for mobile devices.
That’s exactly why I changed to android! You’re great at Adobe! I’m really looking forward to this beta!!!
Can’t wait =D
Sounding great!
Bring it on, keep up the great work and ignore the “haters”
Hi Lee, can you please confirm that we can create standalone apps for Android and we were supposed to do with the magical device? Will there be a packager or a similar animal coming for Android?
I hope this initiative will introduce an ice-freezing shower to those parties not interested or willing to co-operate with Adobe. Constructive approaches will always prevail!
BTW, does it anyhow affect the Linux packages of Flash Player 10.1 and AIR?
Hi Lee,
Is there going to be an SDK or patch that’ll be released for creating Android based air apps like you have the iphone packager for Flash CS5 or are we going to port the same desktop version to android? The current pre-release doesn’t have anything android related (aside flash lite 4) or is there going to be a change in the final release?
Also regarding the player, are existing android owners going to have an upgrade with the final release or only new phones will have it pre-packaged?
thnx.
Lee,
This is welcome news, especially since a certain ‘fruity’ company has turned to the dark side.
My company has standardized on Blackberry devices.
Do you have any idea when the update will be available for Blackberry devices? Will I need to upgrade to CS5 or will these still work on CS4.
Mike
Hello, it seems that the HTC Hero does not bear the Flash Player 10.1 even after the Android 2.1 update. Is this true? Do you have additional information about this?
Hi I wanted to know if Air 2 for mobile will out native air files or .apk, I noticed for the Google Mobile Market place you can only upload .apk. Any word when we could submitting apps.
I am Happy to hear that lee congrats Adobe
Sounds seriously awesome. Playing with it right away .
and I’m the first to comment
Thank you for the heads up.
Looking forward to this.
You want to build apps and also get them to market. What about an Adobe supported app market place? Not hardware based but in the cloud…
a Flash mother-ship where developers could sell their software and users could purchase and access their apps from any computing device (almost..
Adobe would be in a great position to do this, give support and guidance to developers in building and leverage their reputation as the most widely relied upon software creator to help developers profit and serve a wide consumer base.
i hope my next phone will run on Android, it’s a little bit hard to find one here in Morocco, everybody is selling iphones….and i can’t run my flash applications on it
Ah – that’s good news for Android users. I sure hope Apple get their backsides in gear soon.
What phone is that in the photo.. it looks pretty funky!?
finally! all these delays made me nervous… can’t wait to get my hands on it and prove some very smart CEO can get wrong sometimes.
but flash player 10.1 is available already on android devices like nexus one.
Bring it on!
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Very much looking forward to this! Already have a couple of AIR apps in the works for Android. Not a part of the private beta, but taking my best guesses on how to implement.
Great,
I can’t wait to see all the possibilities offered by Flash Player 10.1 !
Sign me up please. Thanks
Hello,
very interested to see this beta !
Can you share with us a ballpark timeframe for how long the private alpha is expected to last? Thanks!
Sweet!! cant wait for Flash 10.1 to hit Android, i have a Moto droid and for some reason i can already play mafia wars on facebook O.o..just imagine Farmville on it too xD. But on a more serious note i cant wait for it as it will enable Android as being an almost full fledged “away from pc never have to come back” platform, would be too awsome haha
Flash Player 10.1, here I come…
Can’t wait for it on my Nexus One.
Any chance of being in the private beta?
Also, will it be a total new ROM or will it just be an app?
Thanks, (you’re awesome Adobe!!!)
John
Awesome job guys! I can’t wait for this to come out for my droid! Certain computer companies with a fruit for a logo (*cough* apple *cough, cough*) are going to really be sorry they didn’t support flash 10.1 on their devices once it launches.
You guys rock,
Josh
(Also, I’m quite intrigued by that compacted nexus one at the top–that’d be a weird phone to have if it were real)
We look forward to working with Flash Player and AIR on the Droid. They will enable us to develop apps for a growing audience that continues to wait for Adobe’s functionality. Thank you.
Flash on Android – most excellent. If Flash gets behind platforms like Android, they could really put the pressure on Apply to allow Flash on their devices.
Android and Flash – full speed ahead maties!
signed, hurry up
Graham White: this is already an Adobe Air Marketplace: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/marketplace/
Lee: i’m looking forward to these new releases. while mobile apps are exciting, i hope there haven’t been any corners cut for publishing work on desktop environments. i’ll be particularly disappointed if Air 2.0 doesn’t (finally) offer support for 512×512 icons.
Thanks Lee. I just signed up. Are there going to be emulators for the phones? Or something tied into Adobe Device Central?
I’ve also pre-ordered my MC CS5 upgrade. Its going to be fun times in the next few months.
Derek
Hello,
I’m here.
Lee, are the desktop versions of the new Flash Player gonna be any faster than the previous ones?
Sorry but AS3 sucks horribly. It’s fast but not fast enough for complex applications. The applications slow as heck once there are many objects on screen or the application goes full screen. What’s the point of pixel bender or 3D if it’s gonna be horribly slow?
Tell the guys at charge to completely rewrite the graphics engine and ACTUALLY use that hardware acceleration, directx, opengl and GPU. :/
I’ve signed up for the beta program. I particularly want to see Flash on Android before it is superceded by HTML5. It’s been looking like it might be a close race…..with Flash always “coming soon”.
Let’s try it ^^ I signed up
Holy fanboi paradise batman!
Wake me up when Flash makes it onto WinMo and iPhone…
Lee,
I have numerous Flash sites that rely on RollOver and MouseOver events – often as part of the navigation system. Obviously these sites won’t really work in a “touch” environment – screen can’t determine if your finger is hovering.
So what is the best way to address this issue? My guess is that I’d first detect the browser (mobile) and then pass a variable to my Flash movie in order to change the events to click. But that seems to be a lot of work – having to go back and retrofit my sites over the past 10 years.
Thanks bud.
Lee,
Quick Question: I am the owner of a Samsung Moment. I know that Flash is out of the question for my device, but what about the updated version of Flash Lite? Does this beta cover include Flash Lite for Android devices like the HTC Hero & Moment that have non-Cortex ARM 11 processors? I know a great deal of Android users who’d love a version of Flash lite that would give us some Flash functionality vs the no-Flash iPhone solution. Appreciate any answers you can provide.
Jose G.
I can’t wait Flash
Hi, I want to join the beta crew
Been looking forward to flash for ages
Love to beta test flash
What is the future of flash on the mobile platform? Should devs start moving towards AIR?
Kudos to Adobe for publishing the excellent Flash Optimization Guide, though a FP9 specific version should have been available over a year and a half ago!
Looking forward to this action, hoping it works. I am sure it will thats why I sign up for it…Go flashblog Go.
I’m really looking forward to this beta
HiHo,
yeahr i will test it
Super;)
Is there a signup page for a Blackberry beta?
I know I am not down with the kids innit with Android, but I did get my Bold 9000 for free and the only think lacking is Flash…
Great! Go go go Adobe and Flash! Go to the hell Apple and Jobs! I will not buy any Apple stuff until Jobs compromise with Adobe.
Flash Player 10.1, here I come…
How about less focus on ‘exporters’ and more focus on improving tools within flash. How about getting the ability to actually export movieclips as an image sequence so I can use flash more efficiently with AE, or improved brush tool options (not the art deco brush). How about getting the bone tool to work with nested symbols for replacement animation. How about more drawing options ala Illustrator. This is one user that is feeling pretty alienated by the excessive focus on exotic platforms that are ever changing when the core Flash experience needs some serious work.
Hope that it could be run on my Nexus One.
A phone without flash is not so called “super phone”
Thanks Lee! My next step forward should really be towards optimization, and that PDF you linked to just opened up a whole new world for me. I didn’t even know about the getSize() function…
T
How does one even go about getting invited to these betas?
Flash 10.1~~~ ^O^
so meaning i can Play Facebook game,Cafe world???
That is great news for my phone..:)
Great news !
Keep in touch
Hi Lee,
This is a great news. I have already signed up for the notification. I attended the Adobe flash builder launch event here in singapore. I am so proud of Adobe. I believe that flash will always be ahead of other technologies. The flash team should also concentrate on the notorious browser crash issues.I feel that Adobe evangelists like you and others should start commenting on sites/forums like engadget, and others and try to explain the ‘flash haters’ who thinks flash is buggy. All the best. Flash on mobile is great. I cant wait to have it. Thanks to the flash team.
yes,I get it
Hey,
wouldn’t mind testing flash, got an htc desire device to replace my g1.
greetings
great!!come on!
Great! signing up right now. Screw Apple with their anti-third party policies (angry would-be flash iphone developer)
Would love to get hold of the sdk for Android! Have applied on labs, can anyone speed it up? Need to run a prototype in the next 15 days.
HTML5 will be the new standard for Android enabled devices! In a year or so everyone will be using it as it is the most efficient, open source, and anyone without any proprietary tools can create content!
HTML5 all the way!
Hi need to test and used on android
I would like to test the new flash 10.1 with my archos 5 internet tablet
hi Lee, say pls, how setup air on maemos ? i nedd this for on my Nokia n900.
Pls Help %)
hi i would like to join Beta tester flash player for motorola droid, please let me know. Thanks
any update on beta testers.. i signed up just after this article was posted. have my nexus one and thirsty to run/dev some flash apps for android.
Bring it on.
Love my droid and can’t wait to test it out.
Been getting teased so let’s ro k and roll.
Me too Boss!!
Where is the link to sign up for notification? – Arunabh Das
I lost my phone and am currently using my back up which is my G1. Is there anyway possible within the droid market 4 me 2 have not only fb but all of the apps on my phone. Pleease say u can help!!!
Hello,
Adobe is growing very powerfully, they are making it all the way. I like the improved version of the flash player, they have improved the performance of the player and it works very well now.