In addition to the visual experience, there are a few behind-the-scenes features.
#ADOBE FLASH PLAYER 10.1 ANDROID ANDROID#
We previewed an early version of Flash Player 10.1 beta on this pre-release Android 2.2 Nexus One.įlash Player 10.1 beta will be able to handle the high-definition H.264 video codec using the phone's hardware accelerator (if present in your handset), though it wasn't enabled in the pre-release version of the app we had for testing. It continues to block access from mobile phones. Likewise, videos from sites like Funny Or Die triggered the on-board media player (watch our video for examples of these last two.) As for the popular video-streaming site Hulu? Don't even bother. When we off-roaded from Adobe-suggested sites, we found that Flash Player worked as it would in a desktop environment, but wouldn't smoothly zoom in or pan around in the mobile set-up. Unsurprisingly, the best performance came from Web sites that have already been optimized for mobile phones that is, they'll render the page with hardware accelerometers and trackballs in mind. We checked out Flash games, streaming video, news sites, and other favorite Web sites that we know take advantage of Flash, and a few of our favorite Flash sites that haven't been modified for Flash mobile. These compounded caveats mean that we might just have stumbled upon more bugs than you will. We tested out an early version of Flash Player 10.1 beta on an Android phone running a pre-release version of the latest 2.2 OS. While nobody likes online ads, the fact that you can soon view them in all their shifting, eye-catching glory is a big tip-off that the desktop and mobile experiences of the Web have just scooted even closer together. For wannabe-foodies like us, Adobe's player also finally makes it possible to view restaurant menus from sites written for Flash. What does Flash on a smartphone get you? The long-awaited chance to play online Flash-based games ( hands-on) and stream video directly from the browser. On Thursday, Adobe got its first chance to fling back a tangible response with the beta release of its Flash Player for select Android phones.Īdobe Flash Player 10.1 beta (which is already out in final form for PCs) makes a mobile debut on Android phones running version 2.2 of the Android operating system (code-named "froyo") or higher. Ever since Apple CEO Steve Jobs sparked a firestorm with Adobe over the relevance of Adobe's Flash technology for interactive mobile media, a stepped-up PR campaign looked like Adobe's only ammunition.