Adobe Releases Flash Builder 4.5.1/Flex 4.5.1 SDK with Improved Support for Mobile Application Development

Posted on June 20, 2011 at 11:22 am in Development

Today Adobe released version 4.5 of Flash Builder and the open-source Flex SDK. Arguably the most important update in this release is the added support for mobile application development. Developers can leverage Flash Builder 4.5 and the Flex 4.5 SDK to create applications destined for multiple mobile platforms using a common code base (Flex and or ActionScript 3.0). The new SDK includes 21 new, ready-made components that developers can use to build applications for Android, BlackBerry, or iOS. Testing and debugging can done on the desktop by leveraging the AIR-based device emulator, or by connecting devices locally and using a one-click process to package, deploy, and launch the application. Flash Builder 4.5 will generate platform-specific installer files to upload to a mobile application distribution site or store.

Adobe’s Serge Jespers demonstrates how to create an application that can run on several devices running Android, BlackBerry, or iOS using Flex and Flash Builder.

More on Flash Builder 4.5, and Flex 4.5:

Article: Coding productivity enhancements in Flash Builder 4.5

Video: Testing Android applications on the desktop

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  1. Adam 20 June 2011 at 11:54 am permalink

    Does h.264 rtmp video streaming work on iOS? If so, is it smooth? If not, do we have to wait for FMS to stream HLS?

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  2. ssheridan 20 June 2011 at 3:11 pm permalink

    @Adam…Directly, AIR for iOS doesn’t support H.264. However with a little work using the StageWebView and some HTML 5 you can have H.264 playback smooth directly within a AIR for iOS application. Hope this helps!

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