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Monday, December 04, 2006

Flash Lite 2.1 Standalone Player for Symbian Devices Now Available for Free!

If you've been interested in taking your existing Flash skills into the mobile space but were waiting for the right time, or you're existing mobile developer who is looking for a robust set of features, now might be a good time. I'm happy to announce that developers and end users can now download the Flash Lite 2.1 standalone player for supported Symbian devices for free!.

If you're not familiar with Flash Lite 2.1, it's based on the Flash 7 standard for content and contains the following features:

XML Sockets
Inline text support
Dynamic XML data
Device video playback
Persistent data
Powerful and dynamic media
Text enhancements
Action Script 2.0 support
Synchronized device sound
Compressed SWFs

If you have one of the following Nokia S60 handsets you can download a free SIS installer:

Nokia S60 3rd edition
- E50, E60, E61, E62, E70, N71, N72, N73, N75, N80, N91, N92, N93, 3250, 5500, 5500 sport

Nokia S60 2nd edition, feature pack 3
- N70, N90

Nokia S60 2nd edition, feature pack 2
- 6630, 6680, 6681, 6682

Copy the SIS file to your handset and install the player. After it's installed you will find a new icon called "Flash" - this is for Flash Lite 2.1. If you have a S60 3rd edition device you will have Flash Lite 1.1 pre-installed, and will have 2 icons. Both versions of Flash Lite can be on your handset at the same time and Flash Lite 2.1 is backwards compatible with 2.0 and 1.1 content.

A couple of things to mention:

These new players are not IMEI locked, meaning you don't have to provide your handsets serial number before downloading the installer.
As part of the EULA you agree to not redistribute the installer.
This is only the standalone player; no other content type (wallpaper for example) is supported in this player.

There is additional information you can read about in the Adobe Flash Lite 2.1 Open OS FAQ that's posted on our mobile and devices dev center. There's a lot of good information in there that will answer most of your questions. If you have any additional questions you can post them here and I'll be answering them.

Also we have removed the Flash Lite 2.0 and 1.1 players from the Adobe online store since you can now get Flash Lite 2.1 for free.

Stay tuned, additional Flash Lite news to be posted soon...

Labels: flash lite, nokia

37 comments

Hi Bill,

If you removed 1.1 and 2.0 from the shop, how about the phones don't support 2.1 but lower? Like I couldn't see 6600 in 2.1 list, but it can play 1.1 content.

Uur.-

By Anonymous , at Mon Dec 04, 11:23:00 PM PST

Hey Bill that's great news! but what about Sony Ericsson phones? will this run as well? Where can we get more information on compatible phones for this standalone player? thanks!

By Mike , at Tue Dec 05, 12:07:00 AM PST

Wonderful news! I've been waiting for a S60 3rd edition player for my N80 for a while now...

By Serge , at Tue Dec 05, 12:19:00 AM PST

Bill,

That's great news. Thanks Adobe...

-abdul

By Abdul , at Tue Dec 05, 12:48:00 AM PST

Finally...

By baz , at Tue Dec 05, 01:19:00 AM PST

Great news, a real step in the right direction.

Are there any plans to distribute this over-the-air?

Are there any plans for a distribution license for content providers?

Cheers
Gareth Evans

By gareth evans , at Tue Dec 05, 01:22:00 AM PST

Yeah! Great news! Thanks!

By Amrothos , at Tue Dec 05, 01:32:00 AM PST

This is really great news bill. I have been running a flash mobile business, but its been a bit dormant lately.
Think this could be the day when flash on mobiles is finally born.
Thankyou

By mark , at Tue Dec 05, 05:27:00 AM PST

thats great news... and im very impressed.

there're some problems i've noticed just after installing on my cell, but there're some things cool which i noticed at first time.

i'll post on my blog in hour or two

// chall3ng3r //

By chall3ng3r , at Tue Dec 05, 01:04:00 PM PST

hello Bill,

i've just found a critical bug with inline text input and a new issue regarding missing recognizer in FL2.1.

i've posted a detailed info on my blog: http://www.orison.biz/blogs/chall3ng3r/?p=173

can you plz provide some info about the missing recognizer?

thanks,

// chall3ng3r //

By chall3ng3r , at Tue Dec 05, 05:50:00 PM PST

Hi Bill,

Excellent news! But seriously, the download experience has to be easier. One welcome addition would be to add your list of supported phones to the actual download page at Adobe. I had no idea if I had a 3rd edition or 2nd edition Feature Pack 2 or 3...

By Mads , at Wed Dec 06, 02:41:00 AM PST

i like Mads's suggestion about the download experience.

just suppose a user buys my FL app from handango or my website, i'll for sure put a note that if he don't have FL player, he can get free from Adobe's website.

but when he get to Adobe's website, he'll have to register for new Adobe ID to get the player.

I think it'd be cool if Adobe allow to download FL player without registering, just like FP for desktops.

also, why not create a XHTML-MP page for mobile phones on Adobe's website with link to download FL player? This way the user can download the FL player directly on his cellphone. what you say?

best,

// chall3ng3r //

By chall3ng3r , at Fri Dec 08, 11:26:00 AM PST

Hi Bill,

With the file association not working with FL2.1 it totally screws up creating an icon for users to click from the menu.

Is there a way around this? Can we call the fl2.1 from the launcher and if so what is the path/file to call?

Can someone from Adobe address this critical issue because no one is going to click on a second flash icon and then scroll until they find a specific swf...

How can the handango tie in work without the ability to call the right player from a paid for piece of software?

Users will not use FL2.1 products if this is left like this...

By Anonymous , at Mon Dec 11, 07:48:00 AM PST

Hi,
Can some one help me out in getting the Flash Lite 2.1 for Symbian s60 3rd edition, for my Nokia E62? The Adobe site asks me to enter an Id, which i dont have, but does not give me a link on how to create the same.

Can you kindly help me on this?

By Anonymous , at Mon Dec 18, 02:34:00 AM PST

you need to sign-up and create an account on the Adobe site.

By Bill , at Mon Dec 18, 10:55:00 PM PST

Hello, I need some advice.
I have bought an N70 hearing that it is flash lite 2.0 compatible, originally thinking i can download and pay for 2.0 from adobe's site. However, reading this and attempting to do so from adobe's site has proven very confusing.
I have tried all the 2.1 downloads, 2 of which successfully installed - however on testing it says 'unknown file format'.

I am on t-mobile with 'web n walk' - do you know whether flash will work in mobile web browsers if flash lite is installed?

Thanks, Clare
mail@summonfire.co.uk

By CJ Hale , at Thu Jan 04, 12:40:00 PM PST

Hey Mr. Bill

I'm very upset with the this major release, I've installed the version 2.1 of flash lite into my new nokia e62 but doesn't work at all brothehood.
So, at the handsets list at adobe site says that supports only until e61 fl1.1, what about fl2.1?
I just bought a new mobile phone because of that.

Poor man I'm.

I'd like to hear back from you.

Best

igorcosta@igorcosta.org

By Igor Costa , at Sun Jan 07, 07:14:00 PM PST

You fellows once wrote that fl 2 shall support youtube video or newest flash contents. Its my dream to view youtube and google videos via my e61 nokia. I'm willing to pay lot for such an application. Cheers...

By Anonymous , at Mon Feb 12, 04:21:00 AM PST

Hi, I have installed flash version 2.1 Lite since then I cant see .swf, I know It was working fine with flash Lite ver. 1.1. Now I lost this version too. I have updated the new firmware too but still this problem is not been solved. What to do any suggestion.

By Anonymous , at Sun Mar 04, 11:20:00 PM PST

Hi Bill,

I would like to know if Nokia E65 supports Flash Lite 2.1? Thanks.

By Anonymous , at Mon Apr 09, 03:51:00 AM PDT

The Nokia E65 will support Flash Lite 2.0.

By Bill , at Mon Apr 09, 12:07:00 PM PDT

So E65 will support flash lite 2.0, but how about version 2.1? Does it supports 2.1?

By Anonymous , at Tue Apr 10, 02:21:00 AM PDT

Technically it could support our free developer version of the FL2.1 standalone player that we offer today for Nokia S60 3rd edition devices. However we're testing to see if the same free FL2.1 player will work on new Nokia S60 3rd edition feature pack 1 OS handsets, like the E65. I'll make a blog posting once I know more.

By Bill , at Tue Apr 10, 01:14:00 PM PDT

does this work on N80, i wanna buy someone but if FPL 2.1 work, does it work??

By Anonymous , at Tue Apr 17, 10:40:00 PM PDT

yes, it will work on N80.

By Bill , at Wed Apr 18, 11:07:00 PM PDT

Hey i have a nokia n95 and it has flash lite 2.0 installed and recenty i downloaded flash lite 2.1. But when i try to install it on my phone it does not work. It says during installation that this is already an installed utility. How do i get past this?

By mike123 , at Thu May 10, 01:20:00 AM PDT

Can I have a question:
I waited for so long for this opportunity to come because "Flash Lite 2.1 Standalone Player" is base on Macromedia Flash Player 7 in which,, this will allow cellphone users to browse,view,watch and play youtube videos since youtube prerequisite is to have Macromedia Flash Player 7.0+ but my dreams won't come true because youtube required latest flash player??

My Question:
1. Am I the only one who has this problem to view youtube.
2. Is this "Flash Lite 2.1 Standalone Player" can play youtube videos?
3. Is there any setup or configuration in using Flash Lite 2.1 Standalone Player" to work perfectly

A Quick response or suggestion is greatly appreciated.

By glicer , at Thu May 10, 12:25:00 PM PDT

Hey, did anyone tried flash lite 2.1 on a Nokia E65 and does it work? I'm thinking of buying 1 but I'm not sure does the player can work perfectly on it.... Please reply asap...

By Anonymous , at Mon May 28, 10:46:00 AM PDT

I have tried this on E65 and it works just fine:)

By Anonymous , at Wed May 30, 07:12:00 PM PDT

Hi,
I have a N80 phone. I tried viewing youtube flash videos but it requires a flashplayer installed.
Question:
What application/flashplayer software do we need to install for us to view Web Flash videos on our N80 mobile phones?

You immidiate response is greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

By Anonymous , at Mon Jun 11, 08:51:00 AM PDT

i just bought a nokia e65 and recently installed flash 2.1, but each time i attempt to view video on youtube.com, it requires a flash player but i do not understand why as the flash player is installed. can anyone has a solution to this problem?

By Anonymous , at Sat Jul 07, 06:54:00 AM PDT

thanx a lottttttt
really needed it

By Anonymous , at Mon Aug 06, 06:35:00 AM PDT

How can i play flash video and audio online with my N95......
like stream live
tom

By Anonymous , at Fri Sep 28, 12:51:00 PM PDT

What are the differences between Flash Lite 2.1 and Flash 7, specialy regarding text rendering?

Thank you.

By shagarah , at Sat Oct 20, 03:29:00 AM PDT

Looking for someone that has worked with the FLASH 7.0 SDK. Please e-mail me at ED at edskijr@thesportspage.com

By Ed Skowronski , at Mon Nov 26, 07:55:00 PM PST

Can we get Flash Lite 3 for S60 v2.0 FP3? I have an N70... thanks!

By Hovanes , at Mon Dec 10, 02:41:00 AM PST

Sorry, FL3 is only available for S60 3rd edition or later Nokia devices.