Flash arrived on Android smartphone in a completely rewritten version. A public beta will be available in June for the devices under Froyo (Android 2.2) considered powerful enough by Adobe. Today, Adobe should took advantage of Google developers conference to unveil the final version of Flash 10.1 and prove Apple wrong to bury this technology.
Flash 10.1 goes out (finally) which was announced in last October , this new version has come a long wait. The fourth Release Candidate arrived last week and Adobe presented its final version during the second session of the annual I / O Google.
The future Flash 10.1 appears. Faced with criticism from Apple, Adobe has a copy adapted to the constraints of smartphones. The program includes video playback with hardware decoding, new smart zoom and a management report to the screen, only for Android 2.2, which has just been unveiled.
Adobe is also responsible for testing equipment and to define those who will have access to Flash in the Android Market. Android 2.2 installed on a smartphone first generation did not automatically open the doors to Flash.
The first big news is the arrival of the hardware acceleration for Flash, especially playing H.264 files for better performance and especially lower consumption, leading to a playback time of three hours depending on the Nexus One Adobe.
Adobe promises that the software is optimized for hardware architecture, in collaboration with industry members of the Open Screen Projection .
A single Flash file for office and mobile
Level ergonomics, Mark Doherty, platform evangelist on Flash says that “the finger is a big mouse,” and that therefore the changes are not so important. Flash Mobile introduces still gesture recognition, multicast and management of the accelerometer that allows switching between landscape and portrait formats.
“SmartZoom is also introduced which adapts to the player screen and you can enlarge to full screen any animation at double support.
Mark Doherty believes that “people want access to content available on the desktop of their smartphone. Most of the existing files are compatible, the firm also working with more than 170 content providers in this regard.
The player then adjusts the reading by the browser user agent (the identifier of each brand and version of a browser). One way to agree with the recognition of output screens introduced in HTML5.
The arrival on the other OS on dates unknown
Side calendar, Mark Doherty says that Adobe is “right on schedule” thinking in porting the past two years. The company accelerates its mobile development yet in recent months.
The reason? The ancients were not powered smartphones need for Flash, including the first Android devices.
Other systems will soon host the drive, including Windows 7 Phone, Palm / HP webOS, BlackBerry and Symbian on dates unknown.
Adobe will also work with manufacturers for integration into their future tablets, such as HP.