Comex Demos Frash (Flash) for the iPad [Video]

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Posted July 4, 2010 at 8:31am by Shalom Levytam

Comex has ported the Adobe Flash runtime for Android to the iPad.

Frash is a port of the Adobe Flash runtime for Android to the iPhone, using a compatibility layer, by comex ( http://twitter.com/comex ). Frash can currently run most Flash programs natively in the MobileSafari browser. Frash currently only runs on the iPad, but support for other devices (3GS+ only due to technical restrictions) is planned, as well as support for iOS 4.

A release is planned for when Frash is stable. Developers are welcome to join the effort at http://github.com/comex/frash - fork it and send a pull request with your patches

Take a look at this video posted Xuzz149...

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Catsrules - July 5, 2010 at 1:10am

Wonder how Hulu will work.

websdras - July 4, 2010 at 4:30pm

Good to have the possibility of flash but why do you need flash? If the major content at this moment needs a real keyboard to use it now on the web. So it is necessary to have flash? if almost the major content is crap to you because you don't have a keyboard. It will be good if the developers uses touch interfaces on their flash content. So for now the iOS is very good without flash. When developers update their content for touch enabled devices that would be a good moment to release flash.

Mes - July 4, 2010 at 4:46pm

Oh boy, Apple sure did a number on you! Do you use flash on you computer? Simple answer: Yes/No?? Your iPhone/iPad/iDevices are ALL computers, and fairly powerful computers too! Wake up. Think for yourself. If you do, you'll smell the Apple spin-machine a mile away.

fito - July 5, 2010 at 1:02am

There's plenty of Flash video still on the web. Nothing to do with keyboard or thumbs.

Noman - July 5, 2010 at 5:40am

And millions of sites that has content made by flash from 1% up to 100%

websdras - July 5, 2010 at 8:50pm

Excuse me man but I'm a developer owner of a software company. We develop for multiple platforms like iOS, android, and Windows. Being Windows our flag platform. Yes we use computers a lot but we think that flash is a very unstable and resource consumer that in the short time will die. We think that most content is now available for multiple devices but flash couldn't do that. At this time developers use flash for 'rich content' applications. But they need to step forward and think in HTML5, Silverlight and other platforms that will spend less resources, less developing and a lot of user experience. Please respect other comments. By far Apple portable devices and software are the best for users and developers. And that is a reality. HTML 5 is the near future. And moves like these from Apple will accelerate the transition and adoption of these great tools.

Noman - July 7, 2010 at 4:19am

Flash is fantastic development platform if used right. So many abuses flash by not knowing what they do, but so do they when building regular sites too. You can easily go nuts with Flash and not thing of userexperience but that is not the fault of the Flash but the designers and developers doing bad job. HTML5 will surely come along Flash but you will have to wait for long time before the penetration, support is broad enough to be option for commercial usage. Now and for long time ahead Flash will be the safest choice for someone who wants to design and build richcontent in Web. Penetration of Flash player in computers is like 98%... how big is HTML-support? Even newest safari scores only like 2/3 of the possible points in HTML5test. So the support is not full even on the most recent browsers - so you do the calculation when the support is wide enough!

Me - July 4, 2010 at 3:28pm

I like the bit where he tried to move the cannon but the page scrolled instead..... Flash = *thumbs down*

websdras - July 4, 2010 at 12:46pm

Good to have the possibility of flash but why do you need flash? If the major content at this moment needs a real keyboard to use the flash content now on the web. So it is necessary to have flash if almost the major content is crap to you because you don't have a keyboard. It will be good if the developers uses touch interfaces on their flash content.

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