According to ZDNet, Adobe has achieved over 1 million downloads of Flash Player 10.1 on the Android Market. Adobe Flash Player 10.1 launched in August 2010 just a couple of months after Google first released Android OS 2.2 (codenamed Froyo) to OEM's.
Flash Player 10.1 works on a large range of Android based devices, as long as they running the Android 2.2 mobile operating system. It is far from perfect though as battery time still drops drastically when in use, a number of sites still suffer from crashes, and some flash based content is still unable to run. However the 1 million plus downloads seem to prove that many users still want Flash on a mobile device, something that Apple are strongly against in regards to the iPhone.
Adobe will be hosting its Max 2010 developer conference from October 23 to October 27 in Los Angeles. The company plans to use the event to promote the mobile capabilities of Flash and discuss the AIR platform for mobile devices. Adobe also launched the AIR software platform for Android very recently, but AIR’s SDK for developers won’t be available until later in the year so software supporting it will be a while away.
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ReplyHell yeah. I use it everyday. And BTW FIRST!
I hope HTML5 catches on though.
I hope HTML5 catches on though.
Really? I mean, seriously, did you really just say "first"? Sad.
HTML5 isn't all that great, at least, not yet. Once the mainstream crowd starts to actually embrace it and use it, then maybe, but for now it's just not happening
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I hope HTML5 catches on though.
Good for you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrQlozXk9-k
Really? I mean, seriously, did you really just say "first"? Sad.
HTML5 isn't all that great, at least, not yet. Once the mainstream crowd starts to actually embrace it and use it, then maybe, but for now it's just not happening
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The fact that it is not mainstream is irreleavant to the quality of the essence of what HTML5 is. That's like saying Ubuntu sucks because the mainstream crowd doesn't embrace or use it.
The fact that it is not mainstream is irreleavant to the quality of the essence of what HTML5 is. That's like saying Ubuntu sucks because the mainstream crowd doesn't embrace or use it.
...Which is, ironically, why Ubuntu has and always will have a low marketshare....The mainstream developers and users have to find it appealing and by extension, use it.
...Which is, ironically, why Ubuntu has and always will have a low marketshare....The mainstream developers and users have to find it appealing and by extension, use it.
Ubuntu is a fantastic operating system, they've done a great job of making it look like a competitive operating system. The only problem is that people are too stuck in their rut to try something new.
HTML 5's issue is two-fold. Firstly, support for it is patchy at best, and given that IE6 is still a force to be "dealt with", being able to use the new feature tags (Video, Audio, Device, etc) is something that's still a long way away. The other problem is that the recommendation isn't final yet. The spec writers are still making changes to the specification, and will continue to do so until 2012, which makes implementation hard, and open to change at any time.
Really? I mean, seriously, did you really just say "first"? Sad.
HTML5 isn't all that great, at least, not yet. Once the mainstream crowd starts to actually embrace it and use it, then maybe, but for now it's just not happening
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Why would anyone embrace HTML5 when its own creators say to hold off and not use it until it's finished?
Why would anyone embrace HTML5 when its own creators say to hold off and not use it until it's finished?
If the W3C didn't publish the interim specifications, nobody would ever use it - it'd be stuck in committee for ever and ever, nothing would ever get decided. It's only people using it and therefore pushing them to hurry up that gets things done!
I'd like to see it 'fixed' first.
I wonder how many times it's been uninstalled
I like this comment. There should be a button for that
That was pretty funny. But good question.
"It is far from perfect though as battery time still drops drastically when in use" I can see this as my older laptop gets too hot from watching things on youtube or other streaming services and kills my already weak battery
Only cause it's one of the only "must have" apps on Android.
... well, yeah.
And Google Voice, and any VoIP applications (ie Mangler ect.)...
If Adobe wants Flash on the iPhone, I've never understood why they don't just make their own browser with it built-in. Why expect Apple to support it via theirs? This way Adobe can't blame Safari for the problems it has.
Since when does Apple allow "duplication of functionality"?
...because Apple won't let you make your own browser? Opera only gets away with it by doing all the work on their remote servers and serving you static pages.
Still waiting on Froyo for Galaxy S so I can use this
Check the forums, sounds like it's begun to leak out
APPLE! Get a clue!
Does 1 million like not sound low since google claimed they are selling a million untils a year?
Adobe need to rethink about how you make programs in Android platform. You got a big program to port? then u need to make it able to install in SD. how i suppose to use it when no free memory in phone?
wp7 support plz