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Flash Ready For iPhone, Waiting For Apple


Posted by Marin Perez, Sep 30, 2008 04:03 PM

The iPhone 3G's Web surfing in unquestionably one of the best mobile browsing experience out there, but the lack of Flash still sticks out like a sore thumb. Well, it appears that Adobe has confirmed that it's working on a Flash Player for Apple's device, but it's just waiting Apple to give it the go-ahead.

At the Flash On The Beach conference, Paul Betlem, senior director of engineering at Adobe Systems, said the company is working on a Flash solution for the iPhone. According to Flash Magazine:

Upon a direct question from the audience, Paul Betlem for the first time publicly confirmed that Adobe is actively developing a Flash Player for Apple's popular phone. He said (not direct quote) "My team is working on Flash on the iPhone, but it's a closed platform." He noted that Apple makes all the decisions, so in other words, the ball is in Apple's yard at this time. If Apple says yes, Adobe will have the player available in a very short time.

This is potentially good news for iPhone users who want to watch YouTube in the browser, or go to sites like Hulu. It could also lead to some new applications from developers well-versed in Flash.

But, it's up to Apple, and Flashgamer points out that there are multiple reasons why they shouldn't support it. So, we'll see how this shakes out.

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