Leading brands use Flash Lite for greater reach and richer content
Bacardi uses the Flash Lite distributable player solution.
Nespresso delivers rich, customized content and video.
Disney Digicomics relies on Flash Lite for high-quality delivery.
UClick repurposes content into the mobile market.
Digital Chocolate makes games for multiple platforms.
Based on the Adobe® Flash® Platform, Adobe Flash Lite® 3 is a highly optimized implementation of the Flash runtime for mobile phones, consumer electronic devices, and Internet-connected digital home devices. Flash Lite enables OEMs and service providers to differentiate their devices via customized applications and user interfaces, a more complete web experience, and the ability to access video and rich content across devices. Flash Lite for the digital home enables the delivery of high-definition content and rich applications to Internet-connected TVs and TV-connected consumer electronic devices in the digital living room. Additionally, Flash Lite 3 allows developers to quickly create engaging applications, accelerate time to market, and increase customer adoption. With the new distributable player solution from Adobe, developers can directly distribute rich mobile applications with the latest Flash Lite player to millions of smartphones.
According to Strategy Analytics, the number of Flash Lite shipped devices will reach 1 billion in 2009 and more than 2.5 billion by the end of 2010. View devices (PDF, 38k)
News
Qualcomm and Adobe collaborate to empower developer ecosystems with BREW Mobile Platform
The BREW® Mobile Platform integrates Adobe Flash to accelerate advanced application and web content development for mass market devices.
Adobe and industry leaders establish Open Screen Project
Adobe, ARM, Intel, Motorola, NBC Universal, Nokia, NTT DoCoMo, Qualcomm, Sony Ericsson, and more inititiate the Open Screen Project to drive consistent rich Internet experiences (RIAs) across multiple screens.
Adobe mobile products licensed by Microsoft
Flash Lite and Adobe Reader® LE software will ship with Windows Mobile phones.
Flash Lite shipments pass half billion mark
Microsoft becomes the latest licensee of Flash technology for mobile handsets.
Features
Key features in Flash Lite
Flash Lite 3 brings engaging experiences like web content and streaming video (FLV) to mobile and consumer electronic devices.
- FLV support — including H.264, On2 VP6, and Sorenson video codecs
- A more complete web experience on mobile devices by providing access to content and video created with Adobe Flash
- Delivery of high-definition video content and rich applications to Internetâconnected TVs and TVâconnected consumer electronic devices in the digital living room
- Optimized performance for mobile and digital home devices
- Object-based extension mechanism for accelerated UI and application design
- Integrated authoring environment for mobile devices
- Multiplatform support
Designers and developers
Getting started with Flash Lite
Adobe is committed to providing content designers and developers of all levels of expertise with the knowledge and support they need to increase their business. Explore the following links for additional resources.
To create Flash Lite content, you will need one of the latest versions of the Flash authoring environment: Flash CS4 Professional or Flash Professional 8. Adobe Device Central CS4, a new component in all of the Adobe Creative Suite® 4 editions and several point products including Flash CS4 Professional, enables you to more easily design, preview, and test mobile content. To create rich applications targeting the latest Flash Lite player for distribution to millions of open OS smartphones, download the new distributable player solution beta.
Flash Lite 3 web browsability guidelines
There's no need to create a separate web experience for the desktop and mobile devices. Learn how you can optimize and extend your existing Flash enabled web content to mobile devices.
Developer resources
The Adobe Developer Connection offers a wealth of resources that can help you get started.
Additional resources
Events
Adobe mobile podcast series
Watch or listen to this podcast series aimed at creative professionals new to mobile, as Adobe host John Agger walks you through tutorials on mobile content creation. The Adobe Mobile Podcast series is created in partnership with Terry White's Adobe Creative Suite® Video podcast and includes the following episodes:
Flash Lite Developer Challenge
Submit your content by May 31, 2009. Prizes include up to US$100,000 cash, Creative Suite 4 software, and promotional deals with leading aggregators.
Customers and press
Customer stories
LG Electronics
LG Electronics
Global electronics leader brings next-generation mobile phones to market with an advanced touch interface powered by Flash Lite technology.
BNL-BNP Paribas Group
BNL-BNP Paribas Group
The Italian credit institution uses mobile devices and RIA widgets in an engaging application to recruit new employees.
Sony Corporation
Sony Corporation
Sony integrates Flash Lite 3 technology into the mylo COM-2 portable device to deliver improved user experiences for the youth market.
