[Guide] How to install Adobe Flash on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Android continued to support Adobe Flash while other manufacturers chose to omit support for the web plugin on their platforms. But with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Android will no longer support Flash on its browser.

No Adobe Flash support for Android after August 15th

The Android platform has been one to continue supporting Adobe Flash despite the choices of its competitors. So it came as a surprise to many when Adobe announced that they would be discontinuing development for the Adobe Flash  for mobile browsers last November.

It looks like that time has finally arrived – Following the announcement of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Adobe has announced that they will be discontinuing flash support on Android after August 15, 2012.

Firefox on Nokia N9 will have Adobe Flash support

To date the Nokia N900 is probably one of the best handsets I have used. One of its key features being full Adobe Flash support. But now thanks to the development of a Flash plugin for the Meego version of Firefox, Nokia N9 users can also enjoy Flash on their devices.


However Flash support will not be extended to the default browser or for third party software like Opera Mobile.

[iOS app] Adobe Photoshop Touch

The Adobe Photoshop Touch for iOS app lets you Transform your images with core Adobe Photoshop features in an app designed for tablets. You can combine images, apply professional effects, share results with friends and family through Facebook and Twitter – all from the convenience of your iPad.

You can download the app directly on your iPad through the Apple App Store or by using the link which follows:

[Android app] Adobe Debut

Adobe Debut is a presentation creating tool for tablets which allows you to import various files from Google, Flickr or your Creative Cloud into your presentation files.

You can download the application directly on your device from the Android Market or by using the link which follows:

[Android app] Adobe Kuler

Adobe Kuler lets you generate color themes that can inspire any design project.
You can create harmonious color themes that can inspire any project with easy-to-use tools or explore hundreds of thousands of color themes created by the Kuler community – a vibrant social network of color enthusiasts.

You can download the application directly on your device from the Android Market or by using the link which follows:

[Android app] Adobe Proto

Adobe Proto is a wireframing tool which makes use of gestures to quickly draw designs, for websites and mobile apps.

You can download the application directly on your device from the Android Market or by using the link which follows:

[Android app] Adobe Collage

Adobe Collage lets you assemble moodboards combining images, drawings, and text. It also lets you capture and refine concepts by combining inspirational images, drawings, text, and files from select Adobe Creative Suite components into modern, conceptual moodboards.

You can download the application directly on your device from the Android Market or by using the link which follows:

[Android app] Adobe Ideas

Adobe Ideas is the digital sketchpad app to create vector drawings and is designed with modern tablets in mind. You can design almost anywhere using vectors, layers, and color themes. If you want you can even access your idea files in Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop to work on them further.

You can download the app directly on your device through the Android Market or by using the link which follows:

[Android app] Adobe Photoshop Touch

Adobe Photoshop Touch brings some of the core features from it's complete version to the Android tablets with a UI which has been optimized for the finger. However you will face a few limitations. Images are limited to 1600 x 1600, only 16 layers are supported and only JPG and PNG files are supported.

You can download the application directly on your device from the Android Market or by using the link which follows:

Adobe discontinues support for mobile Flash

Adobe has officially announced that they will cease  further development efforts for their mobile version of Flash Player. However they will continue to offer bug fixes and support. Instead the company has decided to focus it's attention to HTML5 as the future for web standards.

The last major version of Flash for Mobile will remain as Flash Player 11 with one last update (11.1) coming before the development is completely halted.

[Mac App] Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 Editor

The Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 Editor provides you with easy-to-use photo editing tools that take your photos from flawed to phenomenal in seconds. You can make use of the automated features which will fix your photos in seconds. If you want to carry out more advanced editing you can simply switch over to iPhoto.

You can download this application directly on your device from the App Store or by using the link which follows:

[iOS app] Adobe Carousel

Adobe Carousel helps you keep your photos library accessible through your iOS devices like your iPad and iPhone with your Mac. It allows you to access and edit them whenever you want.

You can download Adobe Carousel directly on your device from the App Store or by using the link which follows:

[Mac app] Adobe Carousel

Adobe Carousel helps you keep your photos library accessible through your iOS devices like your iPad and iPhone with your Mac. It allows you to access and edit them whenever you want.

You can download Adobe Carousel directly on your device from the Mac App Store or by using the link which follows:

[iOS app] Adobe Reader

Adobe Reader has been available for Android for some time now, but is now also available for iOS devices. You can use Adobe Reader to open PDF documents directly from any location on your iOS device. Adobe has tripped the UI down to the bare minimum allowing you to make maximum use of the screen real estate for your reading.

Adobe has also provided a separate application you can use to create PDF files.

You can download the application directly on your device or by using the link which follows:

[iOS app] CreatePDF

The Adobe CreatePDF application for iOS allows you to easily convert Word, Excel and PowerPoint files into PDF documents from your iPhone or iPad. Adobe CreatePDF also converts Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, OpenOffice, WordPerfect, TXT and RTF files to PDF.

You can download the application directly onto your device or by using the link which follows:

Adobe Flash Player 11 will support 3D

Adobe has been under fire as of late with Apple and Microsoft favoring HTML5 over Flash for their mobile browsers. Flash however continues to be popular for video and game content online and Adobe is doing their best to keep their place by adding new exciting features to their latest version of Flash.

Adobe Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 which are due for launch next month come with amazing improvements. At 60 frames per second Adobe claims that Flash and AIR are 1000x faster than their previous versions.

Adobe offers HTML5 support in Flash Media Server

Adobe has announced that they will be adding HTML5 support to their Flash branded media Server. What this means is that devices like Apple's iPhone and iPad or even Microsoft's Windows Phone devices can playback video without the need of the Flash plugin, using HTML instead.

[Android app] Adobe Reader

Adobe Reader is the global standard for accurately and reliably interacting with PDF Documents. It provides high quality, fast PDF viewing and interaction for your Android smartphones and tablets.

You can download Adobe Reader on your device on Android Market or by using the link below:

[Android app] Adobe CreatePDF

With Adobe CreatePDF you can create high-quality PDF Documents like you would using Adobe Acrobat on your Android Tablets and Smart Phones. It also makes it easy to share PDF files with others.

You can download the app on your device from the Android Market or by using the link below: