Mobile and Devices Developer Center

Adobe Experience Design team mobile demos

Adobe (June 9, 2008)
Experience Design Manager Matt Snow provides a behind-the-scenes look at the Adobe XD Mobile and Devices team and demos several applications currently under development.

Untravel Media enables unique sightseeing experiences on mobile devices

Untravel Media (June 9, 2008)
See how Untravel Media combines online mapping with audio, pictures, and video to produce sightseeing experiences that run on mobile phones, video iPods, and, in the future, GPS devices.

Working with Flash Lite 3 and Flash Media Server video

Nick Hippe (May 19, 2008)
Use ActionScript to detect the available bandwidth for a mobile device and stream the corresponding video file.

Developing Flash Lite applications with dynamic layouts

David Brown (May 5, 2008)
Create a great experience for device users by building apps that react to environment changes and have built-in orientation switching.

New Flash Mobile Gallery

Adobe (Mar. 31, 2008)
Get inspired: View the new gallery for engaging mobile experiences created by designers and developers around the world, all powered by Adobe Flash.

Developing widgets for Chumby with Flash Lite 3

Phillip Kerman (Feb. 12, 2008)
Learn what it takes to create applications for the Chumby—an always-on information device that permits individual expression.

How to protect Flash Lite content with OMA DRM 1.0

Alessandro Pace (Feb. 4, 2008)
Learn how to protect your Flash Lite work from being copied by others.

Ten tips to help you develop better Flash Lite games

Mariam Dholkawala (Jan. 14, 2008)
Improve the usability, functionality, and performance of your mobile games by following these best practices.

Creating a video e-card application for mobile devices

Samir K. Dash (Dec. 10, 2007)
Build a greeting card app that sends customized videos from your mobile phone.

Creating a Flash Lite fretboard quiz app

Michael Tuminello (Dec. 3, 2007)
Build a simple mobile app that facilitates memorization of finger placement for music notes.

Creating video content for mobile devices

Rafiq R. Elmansy (Nov. 19, 2007)
Prepare and deploy video on devices in 3GP mobile or FLV format for either Flash Lite 2 or Flash Lite 3.

Using a simple and useful template for creating Flash Lite wallpaper

Kumar Vivek (Oct. 22, 2007)
Use the provided template to make wallpaper for Nokia Series 40 phones.

Flash Lite 3 video capabilities

Giorgio Natili (Oct. 15, 2007)
Learn how to build video applications that can now be created for mobile devices with the new video feature in Flash Lite 3.

Flash Lite 3 web browsability support guidelines for web developers (PDF, 412 KB)

Adobe (Sept. 30, 2007)
There's no need to create a separate web experience for the desktop and mobile devices. Learn how you can optimize and extend your existing Flash-enabled web content to mobile devices.

How to play FLV videos from YouTube using Flash Lite 3

Rosario Conti (Sept. 30, 2007)
Examine how to extract IDs from YouTube and pass it to Flash Lite 3 to play videos.

Creating your own custom device profile for Adobe Device Central CS3

Anant Parekh (Sept. 10, 2007)
Learn how to make custom device profiles in anticipation of new mobile devices to be released and also for mobile devices which are not included in Adobe Device Central.

Authoring mobile video content for Flash Lite 2.x

Nick Hippe (Sept. 4, 2007)
Find out how to prepare and deploy video for playback in Flash Lite 2.0 on mobile devices

Packing Lite: Guidelines and considerations for designing interfaces for mobile media

David Carroll (Aug. 27, 2007)
Learn how to configure your device to transfer and view SWF files from your computer and get useful tips for creating mobile device user interfaces.

Developing multiplayer applications with Flash Lite XMLSockets and Java NIO

Get a hands-on demonstration of how to create multiplayer content with Flash Lite 2.1, a Java NIO Server, XML Sockets connections.

Flash Lite tutorial series: part 2 using Adobe Device Central CS3

Adobe (Aug 6)
Taking the next step in creating Flash Lite projects for Sony Ericsson mobile phones is part 2 of our Flash Lite tutorial series. This tutorial takes you through a Flash Lite animated wallpaper project for the Sony Ericsson W610 and W850 Walkman phones, identifying and addressing some development challenges and outlines how to make the best use of Adobe Device Central CS3.

Designing and developing Flash games for the Sony PSP

Jeff Nusz (July 16, 2007)
Get an overview of Flash on the PSP, including general design considerations, optimization techniques, and a real life example of a successful PSP Flash game.

Flash Lite for Nokia S60

Get a brief technology update on Flash Lite for Nokia S60 on s60.com.

Memory management and optimizations in Flash Lite

Create more efficient mobile content by understanding how Flash Lite manages data, performs garbage collection, and uses device memory.

Flash Lite: Graphics for mobile devices: Getting network data to your Flash Lite application (PDF, 468 KB)

Read about a network-connected Flash Lite 1.1 application that receives data from a server using name-value pairs.

Developing Flash Lite for BREW applications for Verizon Wireless

Learn the detailed process of becoming an authorized Qualcomm BREW developer, testing your Flash Lite for BREW content on a Verizon Wireless handset, and selling your content through Verizon Wireless.

Extending Flash Lite 2.1 features with Flyer

Bring the worlds of Flash Lite and Python for S60 together to take photos, send files over a Bluetooth connection, and more.

Mobile Developer Technical Support Program (May 21, 2007)

A brand new offering from Adobe for all Mobile developers and designers! Adobe has just launched the Mobile Developer Support Program for North America, EMEA. Get all your technical questions/problems/bugs solved by Adobe's technical support organization. For more information about the program.

Seminar: Testing and Porting Flash Lite Content with Device Central

In this recorded seminar, Bill Perry hosts a Q&A session and Paul Lamonby, Technical Director at Blur Sky North Ltd., presents on their Flash Lite application for multiple screen sizes using CS3 tools. (1:14:00)

Seminar: Mobile workflows in Adobe CS3

Understand how to leverage the new CS3 design tools in your mobile projects in this e-seminar by Bill Perry, developer relations manager for Mobile and Devices. (38:00)

Building an external XML-driven photo gallery in Flash Lite 2.0

Samir K. Dash (April 2, 2007)
Use XML, ActionScript, and Flash Lite to build an application that shows your pictures on mobile devices.

Introducing Adobe Device Central CS3

Winston Wang (March 27, 2007)
Read about the upcoming cool features in Adobe Device Central CS3 from Winston Wang, senior product manager for Mobile and Devices.

Total Training video: Handling device key press events

Total Training (March 5, 2007)
Gain an understanding of how to manage user interactions with Flash Lite on mobile devices.

Mobile learning: Adobe Captivate content on video iPod devices

Create compelling Adobe Captivate content for mobile devices and help your users learn on the go.

Porting J2ME games to Flash Lite

Mariam Dholkawala (Feb. 19, 2007)
Learn best practices, techniques, and considerations for porting existing J2ME games to the Flash Lite platform.

Create engaging mobile experiences for over 200 million consumers worldwide (Feb. 11, 2007)

Adobe now offers multiple ways to commercialize your content, including the Verizon Wireless Get It Now catalog in North America, and Handango's catalog for Nokia S60 and Series 40 devices sold worldwide. Learn more >

Designing engaging mobile experiences (PDF, 703K)

Josh Ulm (Feb. 11, 2007)
Understand the guiding principles that are critical to designing great experiences for today's mobile device users.

A briefing on the Flash Applications for Mobile Development book by the three authors

Scott Janousek, Richard Leggett, and Weyert de Boer (Feb. 12, 2007)
This three-part webinar presented by the authors of the Friends of Ed book, Flash Applications for Mobile Development, will cover wallpaper and screen saver content, rapid game creation, and creating your own installers for the phone.

Foundation Flash for Mobile Devices excerpt: Application development

Richard Leggett, Scott Janousek, and Weyert de Boer (Jan. 22, 2007)
Learn the nuances of Flash application development for mobile devices including effective UI design, consuming data, and building a stock quote client.

Working with Nokia Series 40 Flash Lite content

Part 1: Capabilities overview
Part 2: Creating wallpaper
Part 3: Creating a screen saver

Making a simple SWF launcher with Nokia Carbide.c++ IDE (for Symbian 3rd Edition)

Leonardo Risuleo (Dec. 4, 2006)
Create a native Nokia installer to open Flash Lite applications.

Flash Lite 2.1 Player for Symbian (Dec. 4, 2006)

Download the latest version of the free Flash Lite player for Nokia S60 Symbian devices.

Flash Lite 2.1 Player for Windows Mobile 5.0 (Dec. 4, 2006)

Download the latest version of the free Flash Lite player for Windows Mobile devices and get started with the new CDK.

• Download Flash Lite 2.1 Player for Windows Mobile 5.0
• Download the Flash Lite 2.1 CDK for Windows Mobile 5.0

Flash Lite 2.1 Update for Flash Professional 8 (Dec. 4, 2006)

Update your copy of Flash Professional 8 for testing and publishing Flash Lite 2.1 content.

Adobe Flash Lite 2.1 Open OS FAQ (PDF, 24K)

Learn about the downloads for the following open OS platforms: Symbian, Microsoft's Windows Mobile, and QUALCOMM's BREW solution and more.

Total Training video: Developing for mobile and PDA

Total Training (Nov. 6, 2006)
Ease into Flash Lite development with these videos.

Creating SIS files for distribution

Alex Michael (Sept. 25, 2006)
Package large, multi-part Flash Lite applications into one installation file for use in Symbian OS devices.