Adobe is fully committed to Adobe AIR - in November Adobe announced that there won't be further versions of Flash Player for Android, and the recent announcement was a result of this. It doesn't impact AIR.
On Jul 3, 2012, at 10:29 AM, "aYo ~" <a...@binitie.com> wrote: > "Is Adobe really planning to pull AIR from both iOS and Android? " > > Ok on this one I really want to hear a concrete YES or NO > ~a~ > www.ayobinitie.com > http://mrbinitie.blogspot.com > > > On 3 July 2012 14:59, David Coleman <david_coleman_...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >> I have to ask... I have heard rumors but I don't trust rumors any further >> than I can throw them... Maybe Alex or someone close to the source can >> answer this for me. >> >> Is Adobe really planning to pull AIR from both iOS and Android? Or are >> these just inflamatory rumors that I hear. Please tell me this isn't true. >> These are scary times for me as a flex mobile developer... I worry daily >> that projects i have in progress are going to be squashed by some sudden >> arbitrary decision at Adobe that will kill all my contracts. >> >> -Dave >> >>> Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 08:51:42 -0400 >>> Subject: Re: Problem with native air >>> From: nicho...@spoon.as >>> To: flex-dev@incubator.apache.org >>> >>> No, you can make ANEs in just about any IDE. I personally use >> straight-up >>> Eclipse, sometimes XCode, sometimes Visual Studio. All the tools to >>> actually 'build' them are command-line anyway, or they could be driven by >>> ANT scripts. Flash Builder, by itself can only USE ANEs. >>> >>> Adobe has stated that they are getting out of business of producing a >> Flash >>> Player for mobile based browsers, not the devices themselves. It has >>> become the overwhelming trend to push websites that required the power of >>> the Flash Player to be separate apps. Adobe has committed to AIR (Flash >>> Player as an App), for both desktop, mobile and televisions. >>> >>> It's been said that a future version of Flash Builder will give the >> ability >>> to package ANEs, but that's about it. You really need to dip into an >>> actual C/C++ IDE in order to actually make the things -- and that is not >>> what Flash Builder is (and even less Flash Pro). >>> >>> If you are interested in the process, I did put together a video series >> on >>> how to make your own ANEs. >>> >> http://quetwo.com/2011/10/31/creating-an-windows-air-native-extension-with-eclipse-part-1/ >>> I used Eclipse and their C/C++ editor to create them (and command >>> line to >>> compile them). >>> >>> -Nick >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 6:05 AM, איליה גזמן <gazman1...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>>> Isn't FlashBuilder is the only way to compile ANE today? In the new >> Flash >>>> Professional CS6 you can't generate it, just use it. After adobe >>>> announced<http://mashable.com/2012/06/29/flash-in-android-4-1/> >>>> June 28, 2012 that they are no longer going to support flash in >>>> mobiles(only air) I thought they will put more resources in this. I >> really >>>> don't understand Adobe now. WHAT ARE THEY DOING??? >>>> >>>> 2012/6/30 Nicholas Kwiatkowski <nicho...@spoon.as> >>>> >>>>> Unfortunately, the Adobe AIR engine did not get donated to Apache, >> and is >>>>> not apart of this project. >>>>> >>>>> I totally feel your pain on this one -- I hate how the entire ANE >> process >>>>> comes together, but it is what we have to live with for the moment.. >>>>> >>>>> -Nick Kwiatkowski >>>>> Apache Flex PPMC Member >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 8:47 PM, איליה גזמן <gazman1...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi guys, >>>>>> I got a problem please tell me what do you think about it and if >> it is >>>>>> going to be solved in Flex Apache release. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Target:* >>>>>> Create an android air application with native Api. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Adobe solution:* >>>>>> Create native api with air bridge following this >>>>>> toturial< >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/articles/developing-native-extensions-air.html >>>>>>> >>>>>> It creates Native android project, >>>>>> Flex library project, >>>>>> Then you need to unzip the SWC file to SWF file, >>>>>> Then you need to create extension.xml file >>>>>> And finally you need to package all in to ANE file >>>>>> Add it to your main air project, >>>>>> And set manifest settings >>>>>> >>>>>> *Expected solution:* >>>>>> Create native android project with air bridge, >>>>>> Create Flex library project, >>>>>> Import native android project to Flex Apache >>>>>> In main project import library project >>>>>> That's it! >>>>>> >>>>>> All the rest should be done automatically by Flex Apache >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Ilya Gazman >>>> Flex/Flash/Android/C# dev >>>> >> >>
