Adobe announced that it’s Flash no more for the mobile devices, which include millions of smart phones:
“Our future work with Flash on mobile devices will be focused on enabling Flash developers to package native apps with Adobe AIR for all the major app stores. We will no longer adapt Flash Player for mobile devices to new browser, OS version or device configurations. Some of our source code licensees may opt to continue working on and releasing their own implementations. We will continue to support the current Android and PlayBook configurations with critical bug fixes and security updates.”
This is clearly the end of an era for Adobe Flash, just like Steve Jobs had predicted. At the same time, Adobe is cutting 750 jobs from its workforce.
Developers will need to refocus on new browser-native technologies, such as HTML5.
RIP Flash!
