Flash Ported To iOS and iPhone 4 231
An anonymous reader noted that there is a simple HOWTO explaining how to install flash on an iPhone4. Mad props for using Strong Bad as the demo. Of course, step one is to use the JailBreakMe. Once installed, Flash inside Safari loads in a stopped state so it won't even hurt performance unless you decide to actually execute the program.
Re:Jailbreakme (Score:1, Insightful)
Yes, if you jailbreak the phone, its antenna stops working.
Just hack it differently.
Oh well (Score:2, Insightful)
Kudos for the achievement, but I am not going to clap too hard.
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I am not a big fan of Flash at the best of times. I have seen more cases of sloppy web design, UI design and lack of CPU optimisations in Flash than in other things I have used. Some of this can be attributed to people developing the Flash applications and some of this can be attributed to Adobe, but in the end we all suffer. If some of these issues were addressed I might change my mind about Flash, but at this point I have Flash block on my PC and I am not really missing it on my hand-held devices. Also, the lack of evidence that Adobe is actually trying to address these concerns is not helping. As for web sites using it as their only UI: sorry I'll find out what you were trying to sell when you use web standards.
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Re:Jailbreakme (Score:3, Insightful)
It's... um... a GIGANTIC security hole that's trivial to exploit. It's more shameful that they have NOT yet closed them.
Re:Jailbreakme (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Oh well (Score:5, Insightful)
Dude, seriously. I hate the plastic knife they pack away in those little cheesy cracker packs. It doesn't work very well and it's more garbage for the environment, but sometimes it's the only way to spread my cheese. I could hate the plastic spreader, write about it in blogs, start a petition... However sometimes it's just what I'm looking for even if I don't agree with it.
With that said, many, many flash sites load and run very well on my Nexus One. More than I would have thought, and I can always turn it off, or not go to the site.
Re:Oh well (Score:3, Insightful)
Surely you exaggerate? I've seen more shit web design in plain old HTML than everything else combined. Your UID suggests you're old enough to remember Geocities and Angelfire.
Re:Jailbreakme (Score:1, Insightful)
It's not a problem.
There hasn't been enough customer uproar.
Re:Not having flash... (Score:4, Insightful)
is the iPhone's main feature for me. But if you like it, nice to have the choice.
Why don't you use a rock or a jellybean, then?
Not having the choice to use Flash is a very stupid motivator in choosing a phone. It's like saying that you'd rather be unable to run because running can wear you out faster than walking, or that you don't want to be allowed to freely express yourself because that can be embarrassing.
Why give up the choice just because most of the time you would stick with one option? But the real question for me is this: why take such joy in giving up that choice? Why thank Apple for disallowing a feature that wouldn't hurt you at all, though it might only rarely help?
Re:Oh noes! (Score:4, Insightful)
Actually, based on the way Apple has talked about Flash, I'd expect that Flash will perform poorly, crash often, and drain battery life.
How much do you want to bet that it's true?
Re:Jailbreakme (Score:4, Insightful)
If you live in an area with good AT&T coverage you wont notice a problem. Go out into the boonies.
I see your anecdotal evidence and match with my own. Out here in the midwest ive seen it happen on every iphone4 ive had the opportunity of trying it on. Including the display model at the AT&T store.
Re:Curious... (Score:5, Insightful)
I don't think anyone wants Flash, per se, but they may well want content that's only available (or more easily available) in Flash.
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Re:Are you f***ing kidding me? (Score:3, Insightful)
Which is why I bought a Desire (for running a custom Froyo ROM) about a week before Froyo was officially released for it.
Flash Lite is, however, not Flash.
Re:Jailbreakme (Score:3, Insightful)
Funny because if they didn't fix such an exploit the people like you would be whining and crying about how long these exploits continue to exist without being fixed.
Re:Oh noes! (Score:5, Insightful)
It also runs poorly on OSX. And Linux. And really anything other than Windows.
Re:Jailbreakme (Score:2, Insightful)