Adobe AIR Beta: new features for out-of-browser application development.

The Adode® Flash® Platform runtimes, Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR®, allow developers to create rich experiences – from console quality games and interactive content to full HD premium video – for desktop browsers as well as desktop and mobile apps for iOS (iPhone/iPad) and Android mobile devices.

Developers can leverage a common codebase to deliver tailored, optimized games, content, and apps across screens using Flash Professional and Flash Builder®. Adobe AIR allows developers to package their Flash-enabled content into apps that reach over 1 billion personal computers and 500 million mobile devices.

AIR Beta Features

Thank you for your interest in the AIR beta. This beta release provides access to the AIR runtime and SDK for Windows, Mac OS, iOS, and Android. Please see our release notes for details on new features, recent fixes and known issues.

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Your feedback is a critical component for a successful and stable release. We encourage you to let us know if you encounter any problems or have suggestions on how we can improve AIR. Feedback can be provided to us via our public bug database and our AIR beta forum

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