1. Air 2.5 && Android
SHLCON
Friday, November 19, 2010

2. 2
Ivan Alvarez
Adobe Certied Expert Flex & Air
AUG Manager LiveData
web
http://www.ivanalvarez.com
@ivanhoe
email
ivan.alvarez@tidyslice.com
Friday, November 19, 2010

3. LiveData
http://livedata.groups.adobe.com/
@livedata_aug
Friday, November 19, 2010

4. 4
What about you?
• Have you used Flex?
• Have you created a desktop AIR app?
• Have you created a mobile AIR app?
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5. 5
• multitouch
• accelerometer
• screen orientation
• optimized memory
• hardware acceleration
• microphone access
Flash Player 10.1
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6. 6
Flex 4
“Gumbo”
Flex
“Slider”
Flex 4.5
“Hero”
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7. 7
Flex 4
“Gumbo”
Flex
“Slider”
Flex 4.5
“Hero”
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8. 8
Flex 4.5 Hero
• Multiscreen development
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9. 9
Flex 4.5 Hero
• Spark maturement
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10. 10
Flex 4.5 Hero
• Large application development
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11. 11
Getting started: Android
• Flash Builder Burrito
• Adobe Air 2.5
- Multitouch/gesture
- Camera
- Accelerometer
- Gps
- Microphone
- StageWebView
- Sms/tel/mailto
- Local database
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12. 12
Development workow
Compiling Packaging
adt
apk
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13. 13
Android device capabilities
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14. 14
DEMO
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15. 15
Flex mobile IS Flex
• Same framework
• Same compiler
• Same components(only Spark)
• Same MXML language
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Whats different?
• Mobile theme
• Mobile components
• Touch screen
• Air application
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17. • New mobile development features in Flex Hero
–Existing Spark components made “mobile ready”
–New app components simplify creation
• Mobile workow features added to Flash Builder Burrito
–Very similar to standart desktop/web workow
–Design mode supports mobile components and
structure
–Run/debug both on desktop and on device
–Package for deployment to user/app stores
17
Mobile dev with Flex and Flex Burrito
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18. 18
Architecture of a Flex Mobile Application
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Demo
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20. 20
• http://www.rictus.com/muchado/2010/10/27/tutorial-
from-build-your-rst-mobile-ex-application-lab/
• http://renaun.com/blog/2010/11/adobe-air-for-tv-with-the-
max-2010-hardware-developer-kit/
• http://renaun.com/blog/2010/11/overview-of-mobile-
development-with-air/
References
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thanks for your time!!
Ivan Alvarez
Adobe Certied Expert Flex & Air
AUG Manager LiveData
web
http://www.ivanalvarez.com
@ivanhoe
email
ivan.alvarez@tidyslice.com
Friday, November 19, 2010

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h8p://www.>dyslice.com
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