Flash Player 10.1 for Android still on track for H1 release

Posted by on Apr 19, 2010 in android, Flash Player | 5 comments

There seems to be some confusion around whether or not Flash Player 10.1 for mobile devices (including Android) will ship in the first half of 2010 like we promised. It’s very energizing and refreshing to see the excitement about Flash Player coming to Android! However, I do want to set the record straight.

Flash Player 10.1 for mobile devices (including Android) is still on track for an H1 2010 release!

The confusion started when an interview with Adobe’s CEO Shantanu Narayen was misinterpreted. He said that Android devices with Flash Player 10.1 preinstalled will start shipping in H2.

It’s perfectly normal that devices with Flash Player preinstalled ship a little bit later than the actual release. That said, Flash Player 10.1 will also be available in the Android Market, on our website and/or via an OTA update of the OS. If you already own a recent Android device like the Nexus One, you will be able to download and install Flash Player yourself.

Make sure you sign up for the Flash Player 10.1 for Android beta notification and you may also be interested in signing up for the AIR2 for Android beta notification.

5 Comments

  1. Scott Janousek
    April 19, 2010

    Confusion. That’s what people get for listening to a CEO. I’d rather listening to a CTO or someone on the engineering team to get the right story. :)

  2. Serge Jespers
    April 19, 2010

    @Scott: For the record: He didn’t say anything wrong.

  3. Benz
    April 19, 2010

    I have to say that i never really believed in Flash on mobile until recently.
    I think the iPhone packager was just a waste of time. While it`s cool from Adobe to fix
    Apple stubbornness I think it has been a dead project from the beginning.
    Look at the Android stuff that`s just awesome and Apple will regret that they don`t cooperate.
    I know it does not mean anything to them but this was my reaction to their acting: http://richapps.de/?p=269
    I now own a HTC Desire and have to say I don`t regret anything. The freedom you get with Androids is just awesome. Compared to that the iPhone feels like a toy. And the flash/air stuff on Android just rocks!
    BTW it`s quite amazing that flash just works quite well on my HTC even without the 10.1 player. Not sure which player it is though? Any info on that?
    Benz

  4. Bill Perry
    April 19, 2010

    Shantanu says in the Fox business video interview “…companies like Google, RIM and Palm are going to be releasing versions of Flash on smartphones and tablets in the second half of this year”

    So is it Adobe’s partners are releasing FP10.1 in 2H this year or Adobe is releasing FP10.1 in 1H this year? Is it the final version or a beta version of FP10.1 that you say is shipping this half?

  5. TIago Dias
    April 21, 2010

    @benz, I think ( I’m not 100% sure) that the HTC desire is running Flash Lite 4.0

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