TechPetals | Flash

Nov 03

Download SkyFire for iPhone, Browser that Supports Flash on iPhone

Posted by rish | Browsers, Mobiles | No Comments

SkyFire 2.0 for iPhone is now available for download from the App Store. The browser lets you play Flash on iPhone so you can enjoy tons of Flash videos and animations without having to jailbreak. Those who have jailbroken there devices can already play flash using Frash for iPhone, a free Cydia tweak that enables Flash on iOS. SkyFire for iPhone is not free though and is available for purchase for $2.99. Here are some screenshots:

SkyFire for iPhone Price: $2.99

Available via App Store.

Oct 28

Adobe Demoes Tool to Convert Flash to HTML5 On the Fly

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Adobe just demoed an awesome tool that helps you convert Flash to HTML5 on the Fly. The tool was showed off in a video and it appears to be a cool Flash to HTML5 conversion tool. Here is the video:

It should be noted that Adobe already supports Flash to HTML5 conversion in Adobe Illustrator 5 and they revealed HTML5 video player last week. This ensures Adobe’s willingness to support HTML5 with range of different tools.

via Mashable

Sep 15

Adobe Square – Flash Player for IE 9 64 Bit Beta

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Microsoft has just released IE 9 Beta and Adobe welcomes it with Adobe Square, the Flash Player for Internet Explorer 9 64 Bit version. All new Flash player supports hardware acceleration with IE 9. Here are full release notes from Adobe:

“As part of our collaboration with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team over the past few months, Flash Player “Square” has been enhanced to directly support the hardware-accelerated graphics capabilities in the newest version of IE. Flash Player “Square” leverages the new GPU support available with Internet Explorer 9 Beta to deliver a faster and more responsive user experience. In our internal testing, we’ve seen significant improvements in Flash Player graphics performance – exceeding 35% in Internet Explorer 9 Beta compared to Flash Player running in previous versions of IE. While the performance improvements will vary based on the type of content and how it’s created, bitmap-heavy content for Flash Player will experience the greatest benefit. Content created for Flash Player that’s embedded as transparent (wmode=”transparent”) will also run more efficiently given the benefits of offloading the HTML and Flash content compositing to the GPU.”

Download Flash Player “Square” preview.

Aug 09

Install Frash via Cydia with Benm.at Repo

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Now there’s an easy way to install Frash on iPhone via Cydia Repo. You just need to add Benm.at repo in Cydia and then Install Frash by searching in Cydia. Here is step by step guide:

Note: This will NOT work on iPhone 3G, works fine for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPad 3.2.1.

Step 1: Jailbreak iPhone using JailbreakMe

Step 2: Open Cydia, go to “Manage” tab and tap on “Sources”.

Step 3: Once in “Sources” tap on “Edit” (top-right corner” then tap on “Add” (top-left corner).

Step 4: A window will pop up enter http://repo.benm.at and tap on “Add Source” then tap “Done”.

Benm.at Cydia Repo

Step 5: Once source is added, go to “Search” tab and search for “Frash”.

Frash in Cydia

Step 6: Frash should appear in search results, install it.

That’s it. No need to SSH into iPhone, you can install Frash right from your iPhone and browse Flash content. We already have Frash 0.02 and a way to install it but that requires you to SSH into iPhone using either of i-FunBox, WinCSP or CyberDuck.

Aug 08

How to Install Frash (Flash) on iPhone & iPad

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Want to install Flash on iPhone or iPad? We have Frash 0.02 released recently that works just fine to run Flash content on iOS 4 and iPad 3.2.1. There are no guarantees however. According to devs:

“DISCLAIMER: The compiled binaries are based upon ALPHA code by COMEX. Code from the github repository can change minutely creating a significantly more stable version of code. DO NOT expect this compiled code to work on every Flash object or even be the slightest bit stable.”

If you are ready for the adventure, follow this simple step by step guide:

Installing Flash on iPhone & iPad

Before you Begin:

If you already have Frash 0.01 installed, remove it first before installing the update.

Step 1: Jailbreak iPhone with JailbreakMe

Step 2: Download Frash-0.02.deb [Download | Mirror]

Step 3: SSH into iPhone. Windows: i-FunBox or WinCSP. Mac: CyberDuck

Step 4: Once you can access iPhone file system, copy the downloaded Frash-0.02.deb to folder named “tmp”.

Step 5: Reboot your iPhone or iPad

Once your device reboots, open Safari and browse to any website that serves Flash content. You should be able to run Flash content using Frash now, simply tap on “Flash” link and it will load Flash content.

Credits for Flash port for iPhone go to Comex and Grant Pannell for their awesome work.

Note: If copying file to tmp folder doesn’t work for you, do this:

Copy the MobileTerminal-426.deb to /var/root/Media/Cydia/AutoInstall

If you can’t locate the “Cydia” folder in “Media”, create it. Then create another folder named “AutoInstall” in “Cydia” folder and copy the .deb file there.

Then reboot your iPhone again, this should work now.

Aug 08

Download Frash 0.02 (.deb) aka Flash for iPhone 4, 3GS & iPad 3.2.1

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An update to Flash for iPhone and iPad aka Frash has been released. You can now download Frash 0.02 .deb file and enable Flash content on your iPhone or iPad. Earlier we had Frash 0.01 that enabled Flash on iPad. This update, like the previous one, doesn’t guarantee that all Flash content will run, however you should be able to have flavor of Flash on your iDevice.

Here is the download link:

Download Frash-0.02.deb [Mirror]

After downloading, follow the step by step guide posted here to install Frash on iPhone or iPad.

Jun 14

Flash on iPhone Ported Successfully

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Steve Jobs closed all doors for Flash on iPhone but comex, the iphone hacker behind spirit jailbreak, has managed to port flash on iPhone. Here is the video:

It’s preliminary release that will evolve overtime and will eventually enable you to run Flash on iPhone.

Jun 02

Steve Jobs D8 Video [Thoughts on Adobe & Flash]

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Steve Jobs D8 video. Steve goes on to confirm his thoughts on Flash, talks about choosing the right technology at the right time and tells us that Apple are selling 1 iPad every 3 seconds even without Flash. Here is the video:

Video Courtesy: AllThingsD

May 24

Download Flash Player 10.1 for Android 2.2 Froyo

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Flash Player 10.1 for Froyo is available for download from Android Market. Nexus One users who have just installed Android 2.2 Froyo OTA or manually, can download Flash Player 10.1 from Android Market. It’s required to run flash on Froyo and the update doesn’t come with Flash pre-installed. So, you have to download and install it manually, as an app.

So go to Android Marketplace and download Flash Player 10.1 Beta for Froyo to experience Flash based websites and games on your Nexus One.

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