Flash Ported To iOS and iPhone 4

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.

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Still won't help...

[nlvp]

...all the people who want to develop applications for sale through the App store, for whom Apple is still the gatekeeper who can enforce whatever rules any way they choose.

Hard to believe this behaviour in the wake of the Microsoft cases heard in Europe and elsewhere, but I suppose Apple can still argue that they don't control enough of the market with the iPhone to be considered a monopolist, and so can impose any conditions on developers that they choose.

Re:Still won't help...

[Fross]

A quick google ( http://www.google.co.uk/search?rlz=1C1CHNG_enGB347GB355&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=iphone+market+share ) shows iphone passed Windows mobile in 2009, and had 3x market share of Android as of June this year.

Do get your facts right or you look as bad as the fanboys.

Re:Jailbreakme

[Bill_the_Engineer]

Actually I hope it's really soon. I not against jail breaking, but I don't like the idea that PDFs can be used to exploit iOS4. http://secunia.com/advisories/40807/

Re:Jailbreakme

[Cap'n.Brownbeard]

The exploit is patched, Apple is just sitting on the release for some reason.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/software/2010-08-09-apple09_ST_N.htm

Re:Jailbreakme

[Tharsman]

I'm a bit skeptic about the entire "antenna problem". I have not been able to reproduce the leftie-bug in any iphone4 i have held. I think it indeed just weakens signal a bit in places where signal already was bad.

Not Strong Bad

[Meneth]

I know he's the reason everyone goes to the site, but, unfortunately, Strong Bad didn't appear in this Flash demo at all. They only showed the speech-impeded athlete, Homestar Runner.

Re:Jailbreakme

[Anonymous Coward]

My friend must have magic hands because he can do it to any iphone 4 he touches. This is right in the middle of Manhattan.

Re:Jailbreakme

[jo_ham]

With new software updates, it will ask you if you want to download and install, just download, or ignore (and you can tell it not to ask you again), so you don't have to update. It's separate from the syncing process itself - I have kept my 3G on the old software, since I really don't need the features offered by the iOS4 update and the performance is reportedly not great on the 3G. iTunes doesn't mind at all that I'm not up to date with the very latest stuff when syncing all my music, calendars etc.

Re:Are you f***ing kidding me?

[RMH101]

Huh? Flash Lite ships with Desire running 2.1, and the genuine Froyo HTC ROM with full flash is out now. Community ROMs from XDA have had Froyo for the Desire for a couple of months.

Re:Everyone sing! C'mon, you know the words!

[TheRaven64]

Come on mods, this isn't off-topic - it's the Strongbadia national anthem, which is on-topic as Strong Bad was mentioned in the original post as the demo flash thing that they used.