The distributable player solution enables developers to create rich applications for the latest version of Adobe® Flash Lite® and directly distribute their content to millions of open OS smartphones, providing a better on-device user experience.

Benefits

Since the distributable player solution mimics the successful Adobe Flash® Player desktop model of content-triggered downloads, you can be confident that your users’ devices will always have the latest Flash Lite runtime.

Plus, the distribution model enables you to deliver free or paid applications to millions of open OS smartphones, through direct-to-consumer distribution or your existing distribution channels, or via Adobe’s aggregator partners, which include GetJar, Thumbplay, and Zed.

Finally, this solution gives end users a better experience by providing intuitive discovery and installation of Flash Lite applications. Consumers using supported Windows Mobile and S60 phones in India, Italy, Spain, UK, and the U.S. can easily download applications. (Additional countries will be added over time.) After downloading an application, consumers see its user-friendly icon in the device menu.

What it is

The distributable player solution consists of the following components:

Flash Lite 3.1 Distributable Player. Flash Lite 3.1 includes the same features as Flash Lite 3.0, such as support for Flash Player compatible video, with some additional enhancements including improved security model for SWF file access. The solution delivers a standalone player for applications, without affecting the Flash Lite browser plug-in or pre-installed standalone player, if present.

Adobe Mobile Packager. The Adobe Mobile Packager is a desktop tool to wrap a SWF application with a player version checker, an icon, and metadata into an installable file for user-friendly discovery on S60 and Windows Mobile devices. The resulting output file is recognizable by S60 (.SIS) and Windows Mobile (.CAB) operating systems, acting essentially like .ZIP or .AIR files.

Authoring support is provided via Adobe Flash CS4 Professional and Adobe Device Central CS4 with corresponding updates, or via Adobe Flash CS3 Professional and Adobe Device Central CS3.


How it works
Take advantage of the distributable player solution in these basic steps.

1. Create

Create and test your Flash Lite application using Adobe Flash CS4 Professional and Adobe Device Central CS4 (with corresponding updates below), or Adobe Flash CS3 Professional and Adobe Device Central CS3.

* Get Adobe AIR 1.5 update for Flash CS4 Professional
* Get Flash Lite 3.1 update for Device Central CS4

2. Package
Use the Adobe Mobile Packager to wrap your SWF file with an icon, metadata, and a version checker that downloads the latest Flash Lite player over the air.

3. Distribute
Reach millions of users with direct-to-consumer distribution, or leverage the marketing reach and billing services of off-deck aggregator partners, including GetJar, Thumbplay, and Zed.

4. Discover
After downloading, your end users can discover your Flash application through a visual icon just like other applications on the device.




Follow these steps to get started with distributable player solution:

1. Check out applications created by brands and developers on your mobile phone at m.adobe.com or on the web in the Flash Mobile Gallery.
2. Connect with mobile developers and learn more about Flash Lite in the Mobile & Devices Developer Center
3. Read the detailed documentation (PDF) or view video tutorials at Adobe TV to learn more about using the distributable player solution.
4. Download the Adobe Mobile Packager
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Download the Flash Lite 3.1 Distributable Player to test your applications

Important: Installing the Adobe Mobile Packager means you have accepted the terms of the Adobe Software Licensing Agreement. This is beta software.
6. Win your share of US$100,000 in cash prizes plus free marketing support for your mobile application
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