Flash available for android, winmo, and WebOS

JohnnyPre · 06/22/2009, 12:34 PM

Mobileburn blog announced flash 10 will be ready in October. Did not see mention of iphone. Good news, eh?

natrixgli · 06/22/2009, 12:43 PM

Sounds like a f*** waste of bandwidth to me. I'm so fantastically thrilled that I will now be able to see obnoxious banners and flashing crap on my phone, too.

Oh please, can we have spyware for mobile phones, too?

-n8

tlynch · 06/22/2009, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by natrixgli

Sounds like a f*** waste of bandwidth to me. I'm so fantastically thrilled that I will now be able to see obnoxious banners and flashing crap on my phone, too.

Oh please, can we have spyware for mobile phones, too?

-n8

You couldn't be more right - Flash has no use other than advertising

deltatko · 06/22/2009, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tlynch

You couldn't be more right - Flash has no use other than advertising

UM, obviously you don't watch **** on the internet lol

hrdcamjc · 06/22/2009, 01:41 PM

This will be good feature... There are plenty of times i need to watch a video on a web page.. (so stressfull that I can't)

fain · 06/22/2009, 03:08 PM

There is many web apps that use flash. It is not only for advertising. Many games use flash, video and audio players, upload forms etc.

What the browser needs is a function like the addon for firefox called no-script. You only allow the flash programs you want to run. This will conserve cpu power while rendering the page.

TMed_ATL · 06/22/2009, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deltatko

UM, obviously you don't watch **** on the internet lol

m. you **** . c o m

rbgrules · 06/22/2009, 03:38 PM

Doesn't Hulu use flash..........hulu!

leez · 06/22/2009, 04:02 PM

While flash has enabled a new generation of crappy ads, I agree with many others here that I'd like Hulu, etc.

One really big thing that people are forgetting is that with webOS borrowing from so many web-based programming languages, it COULD be possible for flash-based standalone applications on the phone. That means a) a number of existing applications that could be ported, and b) another available pool of programmers who would be ready to go to town on this device.

jdale · 06/22/2009, 06:41 PM

The only thing better than Flash support would be to also support something like Flashblock, the Firefox extension that blocks Flash content unless you click on it. (You can also whitelist sites.) That way you choose which distracting items to spend bandwidth on, but can still see videos, etc.

Grubish · 06/23/2009, 12:25 PM

Do we really want to promote mobile ****? Come on, this was not designed for this and shouldnt be used as such. Im sure the warranty doesnt cover waht will inevitably happen...

reynardmc22 · 06/23/2009, 01:25 PM

If it's a business phone flash might be a must soon, most of the major BI vendors are all porting their apps to flash. Panorama, Cognos, SystemBuilders, etc, they all have parts of their apps converted now. But yeah i agree with all the banners and crap you get with normal browsing it kind of sucks, sure you can disable flash on the phone if you want so shouldn't be a biggie for those that don't want it.

ryleyinstl · 06/23/2009, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyPre

Flash available for android, winmo, and WebOS

When I read the title of this thread I was big time excited but then I clicked it. Good news to be sure but just not as good as was suggested by the title.

klt0042 · 06/26/2009, 03:44 PM

It would be nice if there was some kind of smart flash that doesn't show advertisements.

NickDG · 06/26/2009, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fain

What the browser needs is a function like the addon for firefox called no-script. You only allow the flash programs you want to run. This will conserve cpu power while rendering the page.

I am sure this is something in the Flash mobile spec since it would eat battery on every platform.

06/22/2009, 12:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
JohnnyPre Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 497 Thanks: 7 Thanked 42 Times in 38 Posts	Flash available for android, winmo, and WebOS Mobileburn blog announced flash 10 will be ready in October. Did not see mention of iphone. Good news, eh?

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fain Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Lexington KY Posts: 545 Thanks: 38 Thanked 90 Times in 58 Posts	There is many web apps that use flash. It is not only for advertising. Many games use flash, video and audio players, upload forms etc. What the browser needs is a function like the addon for firefox called no-script. You only allow the flash programs you want to run. This will conserve cpu power while rendering the page. Last edited by fain; 06/22/2009 at 03:25 PM.

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06/22/2009, 12:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
natrixgli Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 84 Thanks: 8 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Sounds like a f*** waste of bandwidth to me. I'm so fantastically thrilled that I will now be able to see obnoxious banners and flashing crap on my phone, too. Oh please, can we have spyware for mobile phones, too? -n8

06/22/2009, 01:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
hrdcamjc Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New York Posts: 144 Thanks: 84 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts	This will be good feature... There are plenty of times i need to watch a video on a web page.. (so stressfull that I can't)

06/22/2009, 03:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
rbgrules Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 52 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Doesn't Hulu use flash..........hulu!

06/22/2009, 06:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
jdale Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 213 Thanks: 14 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	The only thing better than Flash support would be to also support something like Flashblock, the Firefox extension that blocks Flash content unless you click on it. (You can also whitelist sites.) That way you choose which distracting items to spend bandwidth on, but can still see videos, etc.

06/23/2009, 12:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
Grubish Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 45 Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Do we really want to promote mobile ****? Come on, this was not designed for this and shouldnt be used as such. Im sure the warranty doesnt cover waht will inevitably happen...

06/23/2009, 01:25 PM	#12 (permalink)
reynardmc22 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 37 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	If it's a business phone flash might be a must soon, most of the major BI vendors are all porting their apps to flash. Panorama, Cognos, SystemBuilders, etc, they all have parts of their apps converted now. But yeah i agree with all the banners and crap you get with normal browsing it kind of sucks, sure you can disable flash on the phone if you want so shouldn't be a biggie for those that don't want it.

06/26/2009, 03:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
klt0042 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It would be nice if there was some kind of smart flash that doesn't show advertisements.