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Cannot install Adobe Air on Android phone

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August 3, 2011
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I cannot install Adobe AIR on my Android phone (v. 2.2.1)

I search for "Adobe AIR" in the market and the app is not found.

So, I downloaded an app that was build to run in AIR and when I launch it, I get an alert "This application requires Adobe AIR. Install AIR now?" I click Install and I get an alert "The requested item could not be found."

Then I installed the Amazon store and purchased (for free) Adobe Air, but it too fails on install.

I can't believe this is an issue w/ my phone.

Anyone know what the issue could be?

Thanks!

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boat5

Inspiring

the runtime.apk is included in the Air SDK (most times at least)

http://www.adobe.com/special/products/air/sdk/

It sounds like for you, it doesnt matter, but if someones device hardware was supported you can manually install this .apk or a captive runtime app.

A friend has a 'viewsonic G-tab' with no access to the normal andorid market or Air, the hardware checks out, so I recently installed Air runtime + air app and a captive runtime Air app. Both work as expected.

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DaveBr1

Participant

Sorry its not an answer to your original post!

I'm also trying to install Adobe Air for Android, but on a tablet (i-box T70) with the following spec:

Android v2.3.3

ARM11 processor

256MB DDR2 RAM

WVGA

The device is not being recognised. Is there anyway of installing Air (current or older) manually on my device? Its not visible on Android market place and I've not been able to download it via https://market.android.com/details?id=com.adobe&hl=en .

Any work rounds tips etc, or even a no can do! would be very helpful and save me (and others) a lot of time.

Colin Holgate

Inspiring

The naming of ARM processors and the instruction set names, can get confusing. Look at this page:

http://www.arm.com/products/processors/classic/arm11/index.php

You'll read there that ARM11 has a powerful ARMv6 instruction set. AIR requires the more powerful ARMv7 instruction set. So, although 11 is a bigger number than 7, that processor isn't supported.

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Anonymous

Why Adobe AIR for Android cannot be found in the Android market in the first place??

Colin Holgate

Inspiring

It's here:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.adobe.air&hl=en

It wouldn't show up on devices that can use it. So, an Android 2.1 or earlier device for example. Or anything that doesn't have ARMv7.

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Anonymous

Thanks Colin. I think this is one of the biggest downsides of using Adobe AIR for Android as how can we build an andriod app and need to ask the user to check their phone whether it has ARMv7? We just bought an Android phone 2.2 and thought that it should be able to install Adobe AIR as Adobe website only says 2.2 and above. We are gutted.

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Thirsty_Developer

Participant

Hi,

I found requirements for Flash and Air on Android from following Sites:

http://www.adobe.com/products/air/systemreqs/#mobile

Android devices

VGA: Dedicated Cortex A8 (ARMv7) 550MHz App Processor with Neon for A8 only; Hardware Vector FPU
WVGA: Dedicated Cortex A8 (ARMv7) 800MHz App Processor; Hardware Vector FPU
Google Android™ 2.2 or later
256MB of RAM

http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/systemreqs/

VGA	WVGA	WSVGA (1024x600)	WXGA (1280x800)
Hardware requirements	Dedicated Cortex A8 (ARMv7) 550MHz App Processor with Neon for A8 only Hardware Vector FPU	Dedicated Cortex A8 (ARMv7) 800MHz App Processor Hardware Vector FPU	Dedicated Cortex A8 1000Mhz App Processor Hardware Vector FPU	Dual-Core Cortex A8 1000Mhz App Processor Hardware Vector FPU
Operating system	Android™ 2.2*

If I am getting it correctly, both requires same ARM version, and Hardware Vector FPU.

But I have found many devices, where Adobe Flash is installed and running. (If market does not show Adobe Flash, device manufacturer provides flash apk which works)

But can not install Adobe Air. Market does not show Adobe Air.

Is there any way to sort this out?

I get feeling that as Flash is more popular software, people have got patched version for the same. But for Air, it does not exist.

Thanks

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janjhoi

Participant

I cannot install Adobe on my Android phone same.

i use LG optimus one

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vabhatia

Adobe Employee

Your phone must comply to the following system requirements for Adobe AIR to be installable.

Android devices

VGA: Dedicated Cortex A8 (ARMv7) 550MHz App Processor with Neon for A8 only; Hardware Vector FPU
WVGA: Dedicated Cortex A8 (ARMv7) 800MHz App Processor; Hardware Vector FPU
Google Android™ 2.2 or later
256MB of RAM

Kindly confirm and revert.

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Immersion MediaAuthor

Participant

Thanks for the reply. Just found another forum post w/ similar issues:

http://forums.adobe.com/message/3450026

And the link to the Adobe site w/ certified devices:

http://www.adobe.com/flashplatform/certified_devices/smartphones.html

Even though my phone model is new (as of Feb. 2011), it's not on the list. I cannot and apparently will not be able to install AIR or any applications meant to run in AIR. Kind of sucks since I'm developing mobile apps.

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Rangora

Inspiring

What is your device model?

Android devices

Your phone must comply to the following system requirements for Adobe AIR to be installable.

Android devices

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