AIR 2.7 now available for desktop, Android, iOS and Blackberry Tablet OS.

Posted by on Jun 15, 2011 in AIR | 4 comments

When I think about the new features in AIR 2.7 I can’t help but think about this Daft Punk song… Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. That’s exactly what this release is all about… Well… You know what I mean ;-)

On mobile my favorite new feature is the improved rendering on iOS. With this release AIR apps for iOS render up to 4x faster in CPU mode. This change will improve the performance of many AIR for iOS apps, including those built with the Flex framework.

But don’t believe our words for it… Try it out yourself! There are already some really cool AIR apps in the appstore today. Try the Rossignol app for instance.

Or try one of Terry Paton’s games like Meteor Storm or Mazeball!

Another one of my favorite new features is probably the most requested feature for AIR for Android. You can now install or move the AIR runtime onto the SD cards within your Android devices!

An update for Flash Builder will be released soon but you can already grab the AIR SDK today and start building your apps!

4 Comments

  1. Jon Webb
    June 15, 2011

    If I’m not mistaken Blackberry Tablet OS is still stuck at AIR 2.5.1…

  2. Peter Villevoye
    June 15, 2011

    Dear Serge, could or would you dare to state how many apps in the App Store are actually built with Flash ? Many people find confidence in what has been done by others (while some would do just the opposite…) But it’s hard to tell a Flash/AIR app from others. Any lists or indications ?

  3. Keith
    June 18, 2011

    Excellent! Is Stage3D also included in 2.7? If not, how soon is “coming soon”?

  4. Pradeek
    June 19, 2011

    Dropping Linux support is very disappointing…