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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.
Yes, if you jailbreak the phone, its antenna stops working.
Just hack it differently.
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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Jumpstart the tartan drive.
It's... um... a GIGANTIC security hole that's trivial to exploit. It's more shameful that they have NOT yet closed them.
Um, there should be no quotes around "fixes". While JailBreakMe uses the exploit for honest purposes, we need to keep in mind that the exploit is a huge security hole that needs to get fixed ASAP.
It's not a problem.
There hasn't been enough customer uproar.
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?
"I zero-index my hamsters" - Willtor (147206)
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?
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.
You are entitled to your own opinions, not your own facts.
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.
No need to care what Apple says. Flash has been and is available on other smartphone platforms with hardware similar to the iPhone for years now. It runs like shit on those, so I don't see any reason why it wouldn't run like shit on the iPhone.
I don't always use unix-like operating systems; but when I do, I prefer FreeBSD.
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.
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.
It also runs poorly on OSX. And Linux. And really anything other than Windows.
between you clicking "update" and the update beginning, iTunes has to download a 230MB+ firmware file. this is adequate time to unplug your phone.