Flash Player 10.2 for Android release date set

OK – earlier this week we announced the “Beta” release of Flash Player 10.3.    Today we are announcing that Flash Player 10.2 (for Android) will be available for download via Android Market on March 18 (one more week). This new release of the mobile version of Flash Player 10.2 is a production GA (General Availability) release for Android 2.2 (Froyo) and 2.3 (Gingerbread) devices that meet the Flash Player hardware system requirements.  What is very cool is that this is also initially a beta release for Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) tablets.


Adobe has been working very closely with Google to ensure tight integration between Flash Player 10.2 and new OS and browser capabilities in Android 3.0.  The March 18th beta release of Flash Player 10.2 in conjunction with Google’s first system update to Android 3.0  (version 3.0.1) currently underway for the MOTOROLA XOOM™ will deliver the first phase of our work together.


Next week's release will feature Stage Video which will provide a superior playback experience for video on mobile devices.  There are also some other changes but the majority are deeper under the hood.  

A list of recent AIR mobile resources

This post is just a quick summary of AIR for Android Tutorials created in the past few months.

 Working with PDF in AIR - http://technoracle.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-to-work-with-pdf-in-adobe-air.html
AIR Mobile Development – Slashdot RSS Part 1 http://technoracle.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-tutorial-build-new-mobile.html
AIR Mobile Development – Slashdot RSS Part 2 http://technoracle.blogspot.com/2011/01/this-is-part-2-of-tutorial-to-build.html
AIR for BlackBerry - http://technoracle.blogspot.com/2011/02/getting-your-flash-builder-ide-set-up.html
Some best practices for AIR mobile - http://technoracle.blogspot.com/2010/12/couple-of-hacks-for-mobile-flex.html
Generating a PKCS cert with the AIR SDK for the Android marketplace http://technoracle.blogspot.com/2010/12/generating-pkcs12-certificate-for.html
Comparison of methods for mobile AIR development - http://technoracle.blogspot.com/2010/12/video-article-comparing-air-for-android.html
Source code and tutorial for AIR Scribbler mobile application - http://technoracle.blogspot.com/2010/11/free-android-app-with-source-code.html
Command line AIR for Mobile compilation http://technoracle.blogspot.com/2010/11/air-for-android-tutorial.html
Transform gesture in AIR for mobile - http://technoracle.blogspot.com/2010/11/air-for-android-tutorial-part-2_04.html

Flash Player 10.3 (Beta) Launches (Linux/Mac/Win)

Adobe just released a beta version of Flash Player 10.3 for Windows, Mac, and Linux at 9pm PT last night on Adobe Labs. The goals for this beta release are to preview the next release of Flash Player, get the broader developer community and technical savvy users to test new features for developers, and enhanced user privacy protection.

Things I am stoked on?

1. That we once again released the Linux version as a first class citizen with Mac and PC!

2. Media Measurement – Developers can implement video analytics with as little as two lines of code. Analytics solutions can use a new set of open APIs to easily implement video analytics irrespective of implementation or delivery protocol.

3. Acoustic Echo Cancellation – Developers can now very easily create real-time audio collaborations with high-quality audio, such as telephony, in-game voice chat etc.  I wonder how long it will be before someone writes Acrobat Connect Light?

4. Integration with browser privacy controls for managing local storage – Flash Player users now have a simpler way to clear local storage from the browser settings interface – similar to how users clear their browser cookies today.  This has been consistently asked for by the community.

5. Native Control Panel – Flash Player 10.3 provides users with streamlined controls for managing their Flash Player privacy, security and storage settings. This means that Windows, Mac, and Linux users can access the Flash Player Settings Manager directly from the Control Panels or System Preferences on their computers.  This again has been a top request.

6. Auto-Update Notification for Mac OS.  If you're on a Mac, you're like me and probably sick of the endless updates. Nevertheless, they have to happen so this makes it easier.

Have fun and code with flair!