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Pocket PC

About Pocket PC

Pocket PC

The Pocket PC platform is a popular PDA that shares content with Windows-based desktop computers and supports a wide range of multimedia features.

Developers who want to create standalone projectors for easy distribution of their content can still get the Flash Player 6 for Pocket PC Distribution Kit in the Online Store.  At this time there is not a Flash Player 7 for Pocket PC Distribution Kit available.

Flash Lite 2.1 for Windows Mobile 5.0

Flash Lite 2.1 Player for Windows Mobile devices

This standalone version of the Flash Lite 2.1 player for Windows Mobile 5.0 devices is free and allows developers to test their Flash Lite applications and content before actual handsets start shipping with Flash Lite 2.1 pre-installed. This version is also available to end users who want to play back Flash Lite content and applications on Windows Mobile 5.0 devices.

Pocket PC Distribution

Pocket PCs are available worldwide; more than ten different manufacturers sell them in the US alone.

Resources and Downloads

Content Development Kits (CDKs)

Flash Lite 2.1 for Windows Mobile CDK (ZIP, 90K)

The Flash Lite 2.1 for Windows Mobile 5.0 CDK is now available. This CDK is an addendum to the existing Flash Lite 2 CDK. If you don't already have it please download the Flash Lite 2 CDK.

Macromedia Flash Player 7 for Pocket PC CDK

The Macromedia Flash Player 7 for Pocket PC Content Development Kit will be available soon. In the mean time you can download and refer to the Macromedia Flash Player 6 for Pocket PC CDK.

Macromedia Flash Player 6 CDK for Pocket PC

Flash Player 6 for Pocket PC Developer Kit contains:

(English version only)

Creating Apps with Standalone Flash Player for Pocket PC

Enter the mobile development market with full-screen, stand-alone Flash executables for Pocket PC.

Planning Your Mobile Flash Projects

One project, many platforms—target multiple devices as well as desktops with proper prototyping and testing.

Getting Started with Macromedia Flash on the Pocket PC

Design your Macromedia Flash app to run on rich-media PDAs—like the Pocket PC.

ConnectingPeople with Macromedia Flash on the Pocket PC

Create your own interactive chat room for wireless devices.

Macromedia Flash Integration with Pocket PC E-mail and Contact List

Send e-mail messages from a Macromedia Flash application on the Pocket PC platform.

Flash Enabled: Planning and Developing for Devices

Build the smart way: plan your app before porting it to the Pocket PC.

JD's Forum: Why Care at All About Devices?

Why should you care about devices? Because they'll grow faster.

Developing a Cross-platform Flash Game for Dolce & Gabbana

Develop once, play anywhere—see your game work on mobile phones, Pocket PCs, and desktop computers.

Invisible Ideas Project: Macromedia Flash, GPS, and Mobile Devices

Delve into the code of this site-specific art piece that uses global positioning system (GPS) technology on handheld PCs.

Flash on Devices: A Fast-Growing Market

Get in early. Start developing for phones, PDAs, and other devices now.

Creating Full-Featured Macromedia Flash Apps for Pocket PC

Break the limits of Pocket Internet Explorer with FlashAssist and FlashAssist PRO.

Dialing Pocket PC Phone Edition from Macromedia Flash

Phillip Torrone explains how easy (and fun) it is to dial Pocket PC Phone from a URL.

Creating Applications for "Sometimes-Connected" Devices

Connected or not—keep user-entered data intact. Learn how a cookie can enable devices that aren't always online.

Selling Macromedia Flash Device Content to Clients

Get your work out there. Phillip Torrone reveals strategies for cutting deals to distribute your device applications.

Create iZotope PhotonShow Themes with Macromedia Flash

Design and sell custom SWF files for the Pocket PC.


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