Skip to main content
Mark.fromOP
Mark.fromOP
Inspiring
November 27, 2014
Answered

Android 5.0 and AIR progress?

  • November 27, 2014
  • 2 replies
  • 4007 views

So as we know Android 5.0 broke all Adobe AIR built apps. I saw my sales drop 25% across the entire catalog the week 5.0 was released and getting a few emails a day about this issue. Any info on the progress or solution would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

This topic has been closed for replies.
Correct answer Colin Holgate

There's this blog post:

http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplayer/2014/11/adobe-air-and-android-5-0.html

Short version is: Google will do a fix in the OS, in the meantime you can make apps with a 2048-RSA certificate, and those will work ok. The article has  link to a patched ADT.jar file that defaults to 2048 instead of 1024. If you're using Flash Pro you can already select 2048 when making a certificate.

One thing I haven't tested yet, but will soon, is whether you can update an existing app that used 1024-RSA to one that uses 2048-RSA. Normally Google reject updates that don't use the same certificate as the previous version.

2 replies

M
mola2alex
Inspiring
December 1, 2014

That seems counter to what the other thread is saying but I will try AIR 16 app on my N7 and see if it works or not.  Cheers

Re: Re: Android 5.0 Lollipop In-App-Billing v3 Test Purchasing not work.

Colin Holgate
Colin Holgate
Inspiring
December 1, 2014

My fear is that the new ADT (or selecting 2048-RSA in Flash Pro), isn't going to work for existing apps. Google insist that you use the same certificate that you used the first time. Hopefully an Android 5 update will just solve the issue.

Colin Holgate
Colin Holgate
Inspiring
December 2, 2014

Some new info, selecting 2048 in Flash Pro still makes a 1024 certificate. Maybe it needs this patched ADT: Shared Files - Acrobat.com , but I don't know if that is a particular version of AIR.

Colin Holgate
Colin HolgateCorrect answer
Inspiring
November 27, 2014

There's this blog post:

http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplayer/2014/11/adobe-air-and-android-5-0.html

Short version is: Google will do a fix in the OS, in the meantime you can make apps with a 2048-RSA certificate, and those will work ok. The article has  link to a patched ADT.jar file that defaults to 2048 instead of 1024. If you're using Flash Pro you can already select 2048 when making a certificate.

One thing I haven't tested yet, but will soon, is whether you can update an existing app that used 1024-RSA to one that uses 2048-RSA. Normally Google reject updates that don't use the same certificate as the previous version.

Mark.fromOP
Mark.fromOPAuthor
Inspiring
December 1, 2014

Thanks Colin. Please do let us know if its possible to update an existing app with a 2048 certificate and if that does fix the issue.

M
mola2alex
Inspiring
December 1, 2014

In the case of my friend's colleague's (who is another friend incidentally) case, it's a link to an APK that fails to install, which may be a different test to mine, where the installs are fresh installs from Google Play. There is a chance that my apps will also get uninstalled on the next OTA update, but that's ok, so long as the user can reinstall them


I thought the issue was that if the OTA uninstalled it, you couldn't reinstall it.  This is such a frustrating issue.

Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices