{"id":16045,"date":"2009-10-05T11:25:22","date_gmt":"2009-10-05T11:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/jnackdev\/2009\/10\/use-flash-to-build-native-iphone-apps.html"},"modified":"2009-10-05T11:25:22","modified_gmt":"2009-10-05T11:25:22","slug":"use_flash_to_build_native_iphone_apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/05\/use_flash_to_build_native_iphone_apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Flash to build native iPhone apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today at Adobe MAX, the company announced that Flash tools will be able to build applications for iPhone<\/a> that can be distributed through Apple’s App Store. A beta version of Flash Professional CS5 with this new capability is planned for release later this year. These aren’t Flash SWF files, they’re native iPhone apps<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

My first question was, “Wait–so how<\/em> native are these apps? Do they feel right, or do they seem like crappy ports?” The good news is that you can judge for yourself:<\/p>\n

As of today, participants in the Adobe pre-release program have submitted 8 applications and all of them have been accepted into the App Store. The applications are: Digg Pics, South Park Avatar Creator<\/a>, Chroma Circuit<\/a>, Just Letters<\/a>, Trading Stuff<\/a>, Red Hood<\/a>, Fickleblox<\/a>, and That Roach Game<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Following the announcment at MAX, additional applications have been submitted including the Acrobat Connect application.<\/p>\n

So, what about running Flash SWF files directly on the iPhone? The iPhone SDK License<\/a> does not currently allow runtimes such as Flash Player or Adobe AIR. Hopefully Apple & Adobe will be able to work together on a solution in the future.<\/p>\n

Before I get an earful about the Flash Player’s CPU & battery usage, note that on mobile devices, “engineers have increased Flash’s operating performance by 87 percent and reduced memory consumption by 55 percent” (more info<\/a>). Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch said that Flash performance on mobile was “not very good,” and that video was “more like a slideshow than a video.” He then demonstrated excellent new hardware acceleration<\/a> for Flash Player 10.1 on mobile, as well as solid multitouch support.<\/p>\n

I’m not directly involved with these efforts, so your best sources of details are likely to be Adobe evangelists like Mark Doherty<\/a>, Ted Patrick<\/a>, and Mike Chambers<\/a>. I’ll try to share other interesting details as I come across them.<\/p>\n

[Update: Here’s more info from Aditya Bansod<\/a> and the FAQ on Adobe Labs<\/a>.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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