Flash compatibility will be coming to other mobile OS platforms, Adobe has confirmed. And that’s not the end of the goodness: the company has also revealed that there will also be compatibility with multi-touch and accelerometers. What does all this mean? Read on for all the details…
Speaking to Digital Beat Adobe confirmed that Flash compatibility will be made available to the likes of Android, Symbian OS, Windows Mobile, and Palm WebOS and will have the ability to work with multi-touch and accelerometers in a similar way that iPhone apps work on Apple’s iPhone.
In a statement to Digital Beat, Adobe said: “[Adobe Chief Technology Officer] Kevin Lynch has shown some of the great progress we’ve been making with Flash Player 10 for smartphones.
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As we’ve announced before, multiple partners have already received early versions of this release, and we expect to release a beta for developers later this year. Android, Symbian OS, Windows Mobile, and Palm WebOS will be among the first platforms to support web browsing with the newest Flash Player.
“Kevin also mentioned some of the new mobile features we’re working to include in Flash Player 10 including multi-touch (to allow users to easily interact with dynamic content) and accelerometer support (to understand the orientation of the device).”
What does all this mean? Well, it should be easier for developers to create apps that work via web browsers rather than the actual hardware. That in turn could cut costs. Bring on Adobe Flash Player 10 for smartphones we say.
Via: Digital Beat
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