On iOS you can specify a Default.png that is automatically shown by iOS before all the AIR stuff and app is even loaded. This has nothing to do with AIR and is consistent across all iOS apps.

There isn't an equivalent on Android afaik so it has to be done in code and your apk doesn't get control until all the AIR stuff is up and running, hence the delay.

Leafcutter

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(1) Yes that is a bit of a problem but seems to be the cost of compiling in the AIR runtime. I am sure that most mobile projects only use a subset of the entire AIR library - its a shame you can't just compile in the bits that you need and drop the rest.

(2) This is partly because of (1) and the fact it takes so long to get a big file up and running with AIR. You need to create a preloader that is very small and all it does is display a splashscreen and then loads in the main 25mb file that you embed in the assets of your preloader. The small preloader appears quickly and then gives you time to do your 'work' loading the main app with something onscreen. This gives an example / explanation and there are others out there :

http://www.mcbrearty.me.uk/index.php/2011/05/09/actionscript-mobile-project-splash-screen/

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