
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...
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