While most owners would argue that their iconic and trendy iPhone is the veritable bee’s knees in the technology world, a lack of multimedia compatibility with Flash has been something of a crick of imperfection in the neck of Cupertino-based Apple’s handset -- at least until now.
Adobe Systems officially confirms Flash Player is coming to the iPhone. Image: Adobe.
Moreover, arriving well over a year after the original EDGE iPhone hit retail in the summer of 2007, Adobe Systems has finally confirmed it is approaching the completion of a Flash Player specifically for use with Apple’s hugely popular touch screen smartphone.
Speaking before gathered attendees at the Flash On The Beach conference in Brighton, England, Adobe’s senior director of engineering, Paul Betlam, this week publicly revealed that Adobe is on the cusp of releasing an iPhone-compatible version of its popular online multimedia format.
Finally putting an end to months of industry rumour and Net whispering, once Adobe’s iPhone version of Flash becomes available its inclusion will add yet another layer of online content coverage and consumer accessibility to Apple’s diminutive smartphone device.
Now officially confirmed, the upcoming appearance of Flash on the iPhone puts flesh on the bones of speculation dug up back in March of this year when Adobe Systems' CEO Shantanu Narayan suggested in a Q1 earnings conference call that Adobe was “committed to bringing the Flash experience to the iPhone” as well as handsets running Windows Mobile.
While that initial promise indicated Adobe’s apparent willingness to bring Flash to the iPhone, the company swiftly released a statement outlining that a successful transition was largely dependent on working with Apple “beyond and above what it available through the SDK [software development kit] and the current license around it.”
With that cooperation now seemingly implemented, Adobe is approaching the time when it can grace iPhone users with the ability to utilise the benefits of Flash -- although its availability as a downloadable application will mean Adobe must first submit Flash to Apple for consideration via the official App Store.
According to Betlam, Flash for the iPhone should be ready for launch “in a very short time,” if it does successfully pass through Apple’s approvals -- which it surely will given the player’s wide-ranging worth.
Ben MOct 1st, 2008 - 15:51:48
HOLY CRAP!, the only thing the iPhone is missing, thank you GOD... hope steve jobs isn't a chode about this or I will come over there and kick him in the nutz.
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