Android Flash Player 10.2
Flash Player 10.2 is now available for download on Android Market. This is a production GA (General Availability) release for Android 2.2 (Froyo) and 2.3 (Gingerbread) devices and an initial beta release for Android 3.0.1+ (Honeycomb) tablets that include Google’s system update (from 3.0 to 3.0.1).* To see if your device is certified for Flash Player 10.2, visit: http://www.adobe.com/go/cd1.
The beta of Flash Player 10.2 for Android 3.0.1+ is an exciting release that brings a full web browsing experience, including video, games and other interactive content, to the latest Android tablets. We have been working very closely with Google through the development of this beta to ensure tight integration and optimization between Flash Player 10.2 and new OS and browser capabilities.
Improvements include:
Performance enhancements to take advantage of new hardware in both Android 3.0.1+ tablets, as well as existing hardware in many Android 2.2 and 2.3 devices
Tight integration with the new Android 3.0.1+ browser to treat Flash content as part of the web page instead of as a separate “overlay.” This results in improved scrolling of web pages and the ability to display pages in the way intended by the page designer, including new support for compositing HTML and other web content over Flash Player rendered content.
Automatic soft keyboard support to simplify text entry for rich mobile and multi-screen experiences
Adobe Team is working to complete additional optimizations of the interaction between Flash Player and the new browser before releasing a production GA version of Flash Player 10.2 for Android 3.x in the coming weeks, at which point they intend to enable hardware acceleration and Stage Video support in the production GA release.
These optimizations are expected to provide a better “embedded” in-browser experience, comparable to the full screen experience with this beta, and to also provide improved playback of many 720p high definition videos (including full screen). In the meantime, the best way to experience the performance potential of this beta and to enjoy an immersive Flash content experience is to view Flash content full screen.
