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SERGE JESPERS
SR. PLATFORM EVANGELIST
serge@adobe.com
http://www.webkitchen.be
@sjespers
The Flash Platform
on devices

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Web content & applications Standalone applications
(Inside the browser) (Outside the browser)
Areas of Focus

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Fastest path to great
experiences everywhere

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Flash Player 10.1 - Update
§ Delivered: June 2010
§ Available: at Adobe.com and the Android Market
§ The only consistent browser-based runtime for connected devices
§ Targeting desktops, mobile phones, netbooks, tablets, and the Digital Home

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§ Brings full Flash Player feature set to devices
§ New Features:
§ Multi-touch & gestures (not on Android)
§ Accelerometer
§ Screen orientation
§ Mobile text input
§ Device capabilities discovery
§ Globalization support (GSLib)
§ Mobile settings manager
§ Global error handling
§ Optimized SWF management for mobile
§ Sleep mode
Flash Player 10.1

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Adobe AIR for smartphones (and tablets)
§ Adobe AIR allows developers to build standalone applications using Flash technology
§ Android available now, Google and RIM support AIR
§ First mobile operating system to be supported is Android
§ Provides Flash developers access to app stores

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§ Includes Flash Player 10.1 feature set
§ Additional Features:
§ Multi-touch & gestures
§ Geolocation
§ cut/copy/paste
§ tel:, mailto:, maps:, video:
§ Camera
§ Microphone
§ StageWebView
§ Device Debugger
§ cacheAsBitmapMatrix
AIR 2.5

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Creating an Android App: Setup
Get the Android SDK: http://developer.android.com/sdk
Allows you to create and install apps on your device
§ Android - SDK Manager to install packages etc.
§ ADB – Android Device Debugger installs apps on your device
§ DDMS - Dalvik Debug Monitor for desktop simulation.
Join the AIR Prerelease: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/air/
§ Get AIR for Android runtime .apk installed
§ Get the AIR for Android Extension for Flash CS5
§ Get Flash Builder Burrito

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Flash CS5 AIR for Android Extension
Create, install and launch an .apk using Flash Professional CS5
.apk

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Flash Builder “Burrito”
Create, install and launch an .apk using Flash Builder Burrito
.apk

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AIR Packaging & Distribution Workflow
.air
.exe .apk
native code and distribution
.dmg .deb .ipa

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Let’s look at some code!

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Geolocation
import flash.sensors.Geolocation;
var geo:Geolocation;
if (Geolocation.isSupported)
{
geo = new Geolocation();
geo.addEventListener(GeolocationEvent.UPDATE, updateHandler);
geo.setRequestedUpdateInterval(10000);
}
function updateHandler(e:GeolocationEvent):void
{
e.latitude;
e.longitude;
e.speed;
// and more...
}

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Accelerometer
import flash.sensors.Accelerometer;
import flash.events.AccelerometerEvent;
if (Accelerometer.isSupported)
{
var accel:Accelerometer = new Accelerometer();
accel.addEventListener(AccelerometerEvent.UPDATE, updateHandler);
}
function updateHandler(e:AccelerometerEvent):void
{
e.accelerationX;
e.accelerationY;
e.accelerationZ;
}

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Gestures
import flash.events.TransformGestureEvent;
cell.addEventListener(TransformGestureEvent.GESTURE_ZOOM, onZoom);
function onZoom(e:TransformGestureEvent):void
{
cell.scaleX *= e.scaleX;
cell.scaleY = cell.scaleX;
}
cell.addEventListener(TransformGestureEvent.GESTURE_ROTATE, onRotate);
function onRotate(e:TransformGestureEvent):void
{
cell.rotation += e.rotation;
}

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Challenges: Performance of the SDK, Different screen sizes and densities.
Solution: Hero - is the Flex 4 Framework
§ Optimizes both the performance and user experience
§ New mobile development capabilities:
§Managing application “screens”
§Resolution-independent layout
§ New user interface components designed for mobile form factors
Flex on Mobile?

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