Air For Android

Presentation detailing the features of Adobe Air for Android.

Transcript

1. Using Adobe AIR in Android Terry Ryan Developer Evangelist http://terrenceryan.com @tpryan
2. Who Are You?
3. What is AIR?
4. AIR is a runtime that allows you to run Flash Applications as “Native Applications”
5. By “Native” we mean: Windows OS X Android iOS Some TV’s BlackBerry Playbook
6. You stopped listening after Android right?
7. AIR is… Access to device File system Database Storage Geolocation Accelerometer Camera Microphone
8. AIR for Devices app.bar app.apk app.ipa
9. “Native Application” •  AIR for Device Applications are “Native” •  That means they can be put on app stores •  NOT that the UI components are native
10. We can use Adobe tools for Flash to build “native applications”
11. What if AIR can’t do something?
12. Native Extensions
13. Why Would You Do That?
14. AIR is a Multiscreen solution
15. AIR is MultiScreen
16. Timeout
17. AIR enables you to harness creative content from other Adobe tools
18. Harness Creatives
19. Timeout
20. Make apps you want to use, not have to use
21. Finicky
22. How do use AIR?
23. Flash Tooling Flash Professional •  Designer centric •  Timeline based •  Traditional Flash Tool Flash Builder •  Developer Centric •  Code based •  Eclipse Plugin
24. ActionScript
25. ActionScript •  Scripting Language for Flash •  Object Oriented •  Event Based
26. Scripting Language •  Like JavaScript, PHP, ruby… •  Allow for manipulation of item in Flash’s world
27. var  greet:TextField  =  new  TextField();   greet.text  =  "Hello  World";   this.addChild(greet);  
28. Flex for Mobile
29. Mobile Optimized Components
30. New Components Just for mobile
31. Both: •  High Performance •  Touch enabled •  Multi density •  Customizable
32. Demo Android BBQ Scheduler
33. Conclusions
34. Multiscreen development is real
35. Good looking multiscreen development is real
36. Productive, good looking Multiscreen development is real
37. Demo Android BBQ App
38. Follow up? •  Feel free to contact me – terry.ryan@adobe.com – http://terrenceryan.com – Twitter: @tpryan