Adobe’s AIR for mobile could stand as Flash for iPhone

25th February, 2010 by adina
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On February 15, 2010, Adobe has enlarged its standard phone push with AIR for mobile. The new technology, similar to the desktop variant, allows Flash applications to run offline and also outside the Internet browser. Specific phone features can be accessed in mobile form; these include multi-touch, accelerometers or GPS positioning.

According to Adobe, the existence of AIR for mobile phones can be a problem for iPhone development. The Packager for iPhones will work for AIR as it does for Flash, so Flash CS5 Professional users will be able to create an iPhone application, which can be ported to other platforms (for example, through AIR).

For a start, Android will benefit from native support, while a final release of AIR mobile will most likely be available later this year. Despite the fact that Apple has been very radical in what in-browser Flash is concerned, the company hasn’t mentioned yet anything about the use of AIR.

Adobe claims that, besides the offline application, the company also has news about the mobile web. Carriers and developers already have access to a beta version of Flash 10.1 for smartphones; this way, Adobe intends to meet the first-half 2010 target. Android, as well as webOS and Windows Mobile will benefit from the in-browser plug-in. Adobe is partner with the LiMo foundation, while Symbian has joined the Open Screen Project. The latter partners could also get an in-browser Flash somewhere in the near future.


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