Comments on: JavaScript Hack Brings Flash to the iPhone…Sort of

By: Skex

Skex — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:39:42 +0000

This seems more like deep corporate propaganda than an real article: "But be warned Adobe’s Flash is one resource-intensive extension which will eat at your iPhone’s battery power in no time." Isn't this one if apples arguments against allowing flash? Other than the fact that flash is the only threat to their stranglehold monopoly on applications. I didn't notice any different battery usage between this and any native app I usually use, and even if I did, I'd pay that price just to be able to use flash. Apple is screwing their customers and themselves and they're going to learn thatthe hard way pretty soon, as their majority market share on mp3 players, mp3 sales, application sales, and dataphones wont last much longer.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:27:26 +0000

I found a fun piece of code for iPad. It is an example of how to swap a Flash SWF with an image if your user agent is an iPad. http://www.combsconsulting.com/ipad-replace-flash-with-image-java-script-example/

By: Julian

Julian — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:40:13 +0000

If you don’t want it, then don’t get it! “Your” problem is now solved.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:46:41 +0000

Hello there, some page need adobe flash player can somebody explain to me where’s link for download?? Thks.. Alex

By: Manmay

Manmay — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:12:43 +0000

Gr8 work ….

While trying this out if find the following
1. This script supports swf decoding only if that swf is made up of certain tags.
2. This script throws an error if tested locally saying “Error: not well formed” in _base.js, BUT IF THIS SCRIPT IS HOSTED THEN ALL IS PERFECT … :)))

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:46:02 +0000

Since you agreed to Apples T&Cs when purchasing the iPhone. It states in the T&C that any modification to the devices software is in violation of the T&C and can subsequently void your warranty.

It is not illegal but, it can void your warranty.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:18:40 +0000

What a strange and biased article.

“Sadly the small script does not give true fully functional Flash support to the iPhone, as the software only enables Flash files to be displayed within the iPhone’s Safari browser.”

Well, duh. Where else would you want Flash files to run? Adobe Air notwithstanding, in the browser is where 99% of all users run Flash.

And it’s not a particularly “small script” — it’s thousands of lines of code. Check it out. What Schneider has done is very clever, and a very impressive achievement. Simply allowing Flash swf’s to run native in a browser (iPhone or otherwise) rather than in a plugin is a potentially game-changing moment in the evolution of RIA technology.

As regards CPU utilisation, Gordon uses the native SVG engine in the browser to do the rendering — so if it uses a lot of CPU, that’s Apple’s fault, not Schneider’s. And by “it’s up-most limits” presumably you mean “its utmost limits”?

By: Philip

Philip — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:51:17 +0000

Nice article Chris, until you go and totally contradict yourself.

“But be warned Adobe’s Flash is one resource-intensive extension which will eat at your iPhone’s battery power in no time”

Uhh…? But this is clearly NOT “Adobe’s Flash”, you just said it was a thrid-party javascript runtime. Not to be confused with Adobe’s official Flash Player which (behind the scenes) probably runs just fine on an iPhone. It’s loose talk like that making people think that an official optimized Flash Player should never appear on the iPhone.

By: โหลดเพลงใหม่

โหลดเพลงใหม่ — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:51:07 +0000

Wow!!!

To day iphone is more option .I’m interesting in it.

By: Vei

Vei — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:22:38 +0000

Sorry, I meant waist, not wait.. My English isn’t that good…