Ah, that makes it pretty damn useless, don'tcha think. That's pretty much the only thing I'm missing sans Flash.
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[Merged] Frash - Flash plugin for jailbreaked iPhone / iPad
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Ah, that makes it pretty damn useless, don'tcha think. That's pretty much the only thing I'm missing sans Flash.
Steve has done a great job of ingraining his poor excuses into the mindless fanboys!
It's not the player itself that would prevent hulu from loading. More then likely it's that hulu identifies the device and blocks it.
Either way, this is pretty awesome. Looking forward to downloading this once it's out.
This all looks good from what we have seen but what is a realistic release date for it?
And what about when iOS 4.x is out for the iPad will it have to be totally rewritten?
And what about when iOS 4.x is out for the iPad will it have to be totally rewritten?
Here we go again with another Flash debate.
But, if this actually works, then we can finally get some empirical data and go beyond speculation. We can answer the questions like, will it run without crashing or will it actually use more battery than videos or games?
We shall see!
I personally don't think it will be a problem and that it won't affect battery life any more than video or games do. But if the data proves me wrong, then I will admit it. I am issuing a challenge to all those who may think otherwise - to be able to stand corrected if indeed the proof is there.
But, if this actually works, then we can finally get some empirical data and go beyond speculation. We can answer the questions like, will it run without crashing or will it actually use more battery than videos or games?
We shall see!
I personally don't think it will be a problem and that it won't affect battery life any more than video or games do. But if the data proves me wrong, then I will admit it. I am issuing a challenge to all those who may think otherwise - to be able to stand corrected if indeed the proof is there.
Perhaps because it wasn't optimized for a Mac? I've never had any problems at with flash on my windows computers. One thing though, is that adobe has been working WAY too slow in updating and fixing their products. It took them way too long to get a proper Mac port, they still haven't made a 64-bit version, and only now are they doing something decent on mobile.
Call me crazy but I don't really like the bizarre mobile version of iplayer you get on ipad - would definitely rather have the normal website working.
Normal crappy youtube vids work just fine, however proper tv shows / movies (4OD / Channel 5) are not supported by the native player- frash would allow you to view them in mobile safari.
It will use more battery than video or games because it will be using the CPU to render the video and a constant data connection to stream the video. It would probably similar to watching you tube videos over 3G, but probably a little worse since this won't be optimized, it and android port people have hacked to make work.
If that's true then you're probably right. Up until recently it was Mac OS that disallowed Flash from using the graphics card on the desktop/laptop, but I have no idea how that relates to mobile devices.
I don't see how the virtual keyboard could be used at all, as it only will display when there are input objects. However, I don't think there would be a problem with the dock or Bluetooth keyboard.
Unless specifically coded otherwise, Flash responds to mouse events the same as the browser. The trouble is with rollovers vs clicks. I've noticed on websites with CSS menus, sometimes a tap will drop down the menu, same as a rollover, and other times it will just link to the target.
Mouse over animations have always been big with Flash content, so maybe developers will have to do away with these to make the content more compatible with touch screen devices.
Flash ported to ipad!
suprised this hasn't been posted here yet.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/04/...ad-burninates-the-countryside-video/#comments
can't wait!
suprised this hasn't been posted here yet.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/04/...ad-burninates-the-countryside-video/#comments
can't wait!
yeah this was posted in the iphone spot earlier. Thing is, he didn't release it for us, and he may not.
problem is for every reasonable person out there who understands that this sort of thing is bound to be a little buggy, and difficult to implement, there are hordes of people who would start with the "OMG CANT BELIEVE U RELEASE DIS **** IT DONT WORK AND U ASKIN FOR DONNATIONS LOLOL 1STAR"
This has to be some serious pie in Jobs face, it looks to be running pretty smoothly. Can't wait for this to get done.
It's going to be battery intensive! But in relative normal usage it won't be the huge battery drain/drop in user experience that jobs expects. Let's hope 
happy!
Now how do I jail break my iPad ?
happy!Now how do I jail break my iPad ?
Hopefully it's released with an SBSettings switch... I'd personally keep flash off 90% of the time... only to turn it on when I need to watch some flash video or animation.
Hopefully it's released with an SBSettings switch... I'd personally keep flash off 90% of the time... only to turn it on when I need to watch some flash video or animation.
I use imobilecinema for flash on my ipad and it does have a sbsettings toggle, very handy.
how did you load imobilecinema on your ipad? I tried 2 different package sources and it loaded fine ( I can see it in my packages list) but when I either go int SBsetting there is no toggle switch nor is there a plugins button under safari?