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PerHlom2
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Oct 20, 2014 11:00 PM UTC
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AIR 64-bit Required By Apple from February 2015

Hi,

I just saw this notice that Apple will require all iOS apps to be native 64-bit capable from February 2015 to pass App Store submission. Does anyone know the status of 64-bit support in Adobe AIR for iOS?

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alanfireworks
alanfireworks
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Dec 18, 2014 10:29 AM UTC

All new apps will be required to be 64-bit compatible by 1st February 2015, but we have until 1st June 2015 to convert any existing apps on the App Store.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/12/17/apple-alerts-developers-that-existing-app-updates-will-need-to-be-64-bit-by-june-1-2015

This should be fine for the standard Adobe Air app compilation, but I do have a problem with an Adobe Native Extension that I've been using -

vfrReaderNativeExtension

https://github.com/memeller/vfrReaderNativeExtension

Does anyone know of a similar alternative that is compatible with 64-bit? I only need an ANE that can view a PDF with an option to email or print?

Thanks,

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wompraxx
Participant
Jan 15, 2015 7:09 AM UTC

Hi alanfireworks,

you should use ANE's from distriqt. All there native extensions are always up to date.
You should use this ANE to display PDF on iOS: distriqt // air native extensions

Greetings!

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alanfireworks
alanfireworks
Known Participant
Jan 15, 2015 10:54 AM UTC

Hi,

Thanks, that looks like it might work.

The 3 links from the 'Community Support & Resources' don't show any content though? Are there some examples of this working or a demo before I sign up to a recurring cost?

Thanks,

Alan.

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Barend.nu
Participating Frequently
Dec 18, 2014 9:11 AM UTC

Great work Adobe, thank you!

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Digicrafts
Inspiring
Dec 16, 2014 6:10 AM UTC

We are converting our ANE to support arm64. The build is found. But when we package app with the ANE. It show error below.

ld: Error: can't open -non_global_symbols_no_strip_list file: ......aot/lib/local_nostrip.arm-air.txt


It that any problem of the ld64 come with the SDK?

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abmishra
Adobe Employee
abmishra
Adobe Employee
Dec 16, 2014 11:49 AM UTC

Hi DigiCrafts,

It seems you are doing something wrong at your end. I have used the swf and ane provided by you and I am able to create an ipa. For your reference I am pasiting the command I Used.

~/archive_air_16.0_with_asc2_drm_sdk/bin/adt -package -target ipa-app-store -provisioning-profile <abcd.mobileprovision> -storetype pkcs12 -keystore <abcd.p12> -storepass <password> Temp.ipa app.xml ShipSim.swf -extdir /Users/abhisek/Downloads/ane-error/bin/

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Govind11519869
Adobe Employee
Dec 16, 2014 3:18 AM UTC

Hi Everyone,

We have added support for 64-bit in Adobe AIR iOS, and we are super excited to get your feedback. Please  download latest beta from Download Adobe AIR 16 Beta - Adobe Labs.

Here are the release notes.

Thanks

Govinda Gupta

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    Colin Holgate
    Colin Holgate
    Inspiring
    Dec 16, 2014 3:35 AM UTC

    Trying a build shows me a dialog with four of the ANEs I'm using listed, and a note about how to contact the developer to ask for a universal version. I'm not hopeful of all ANE authors doing an update right away. So, it may be some number of weeks before it's possible to give feedback on the new version. At least in the case of apps that use ANEs.

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    marchbold
    marchbold
    Inspiring
    Dec 16, 2014 3:39 AM UTC

    We've started conversion of the distriqt ANE's. If all goes well we are hoping to start releasing updates later this week or early next.

    Great work Adobe on delivering on this one!

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    air native extensions // https://airnativeextensions.com
    sinious
    sinious
    Legend
    Oct 23, 2014 9:41 PM UTC

    Hopefully most ANEs will merely need to adjust targets to export to 32bit and 64bit rather than just 32bit with little to no changes. But it is a hurdle. That's Apple for you. At least they didn't change the iPad resolution

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    MonicaMP
    Known Participant
    Oct 22, 2014 3:37 PM UTC

    Hey Chris

    Will apps be able to support both 32 bits and 64 bits?

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    stolennickname
    stolennickname
    Inspiring
    Oct 21, 2014 5:26 PM UTC

    I want to chime in to add to the volume. This is a critical update, and developers will need hands on it well before this deadline.

    Remember that this requirement is only for new apps. If you have a new app that releases just after February 1, you might want to plan on shoehorning a limited version into the App Store ecosystem first just to get it in there and dodge the requirement by posting your planned 1.0 release as an update later.

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    PerHlom2Author
    Participating Frequently
    Oct 21, 2014 5:33 PM UTC

    Hi,

    It's clear that we have to get our next update into the app store at the top of January. That will give us a bug-free app that can run until we've resolved all 64-bit issues.

    Per

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    PerHlom2Author
    Participating Frequently
    Oct 21, 2014 10:12 AM UTC

    Hi,

    OP here, I'm glad to hear that Adobe is looking into it, and yes, it would be great if it happens before the deadline.

    But I'm worried about what happens with the various ANEs? Will they not also need to be updated to 64-bit capable? That has me paranoid, because it moves the burden over to a lot of developers who might not be able to afford redeveloping their ANEs for 64-bit, and will just drop the ANEs.

    So how does this work? Will existing ANEs work under 64-bit architecture?

    Per

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      grahamsmith10151448
      grahamsmith10151448
      Inspiring
      Oct 21, 2014 3:56 PM UTC

      Not sure about the ANEs , its a good point .

      I use Milkman for Admob and Google Analytics, I think they might be ok , they seem pretty clued up and have things well sorted for

      X86 etc, only time will tell...fingers crossed ..

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      chris.campbell
      chris.campbell
      Legend
      Oct 21, 2014 5:07 PM UTC

      Hi guys,

      As Romil stated in the other thread, we're working on a 64-bit compatible build and are shooting to have beta releases out sometime in December.  As you can imagine, with the upcoming holidays this will be challenging but the team is committed to getting a build to you as soon as possible.  Thankfully, the new and improved AOT that our team has created is up to the task.  We we're in good shape for getting this done and making sure your iOS apps remain fully compatible.

      Thanks,

      Chris

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        grahamsmith10151448
        grahamsmith10151448
        Inspiring
        Oct 21, 2014 10:05 AM UTC

        Hi Per,

        We really need this to happen on time.. iOS 64 support is an urgent matter now..

        getting this sorted before the deadline would be a clear sign that Adobe takes AIR seriously

        Graham

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          sanniv_ios
          Participating Frequently
          Oct 21, 2014 6:06 AM UTC

          one thread with the answer from adobe employee iOS 64-bit support (already in pipeline), hope we get it well before feb 2015.

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