How To: Install Flash 10.1 On Android 2.1 Eclair Devices

[Guest JBSCARFACE]

How To: Install Flash 10.1 On Android 2.1 Eclair Devices

By Ali Waqas on Jun 18 2010 198 Comments

It was a well understood myth that only Android 2.2 Froyo was capable enough to handle Flash 10.1. But now as the story unfolds, you can install Flash 10.1 onto your Android 2.1 Eclair powered handsets without any issues. The absence of a JIT compiler and other Froyo goodies might cause some performance issues, but in the end you will be able to surf Flash enabled websites without any problems.

Here is the step by step guide on how to get Flash 10.1 on your Android 2.1 Eclair geared phone:

The first step is to download flash_for_21.zip to your computer and extract the .apk file.

Now navigate to the market and install “Apps Installer” utility to your phone.

Now connect your Android phone to the computer and copy .apk file to your SD card. Make sure that it is in SD card root and not in a sub folder.

After this launch “Apps Installer” on your phone and follow the on screen instructions to install flash_for_21.apk file.

After installation is complete, simply reboot your phone and there you go! You now have Flash 10.1 on your phone.

This method has been tested and confirmed operational for Google Nexus One, Droid Eris and HTC EVO 4G on stock Android 2.1 Eclair.

FLASH HERE

[Guest feckineejit]

This doesn't work as i tried it myself about a week ago.

[Guest JBSCARFACE]

This doesn't work as i tried it myself about a week ago.

Maybe someone can help to sort this out??

Maybe need browser apk from 2.2?

[Guest rayraven]

Dont think it's a problem with the apk. Flash currently only works on ARMv7 devices.

The SF has a ARMv6 proccessor and cannot handle flash currently.

Unless Adobe decides to bring it for ARMv6 devices, the only way is flash lite really.

[Guest lilzad]

is there anyway on installing it on 2.2?? i cnt seem to find it in the market area

Edited ok i have managed to install this. i am not running on 2.1 i am on 2.2 however after downloading it installed perfectly fine.

Edited November 25, 2010 by lilzad

[Guest JBSCARFACE]

Dont think it's a problem with the apk. Flash currently only works on ARMv7 devices.

The SF has a ARMv6 proccessor and cannot handle flash currently.

Unless Adobe decides to bring it for ARMv6 devices, the only way is flash lite really.

DATE:25/11/2008

At the recent MAX conference, Adobe has given some more details about the upcoming Openscreen initiative. In a presentation by Matthew Miller, Director of Mobile and Devices, EMEA, told that Adobe has been working with ARM to optimize Flash for ARMv6 and ARMv7. ARMv6 and v7 are used in ARM11 and Cortex, and will be predominantly used in future cell phones. Adam Cohen has posted some of the highlights from the presentation

[Guest xzyk]

the download installed fine for me also, but did not actually play any flash content. Using eclair2.1 and standard browser.

[Guest lilzad]

the download installed fine for me also, but did not actually play any flash content. Using eclair2.1 and standard browser.

this has explains y the standard web browser wont start for me any ways always for skyfire which has a flash player for video.

[Guest rayraven]

DATE:25/11/2008

At the recent MAX conference, Adobe has given some more details about the upcoming Openscreen initiative. In a presentation by Matthew Miller, Director of Mobile and Devices, EMEA, told that Adobe has been working with ARM to optimize Flash for ARMv6 and ARMv7. ARMv6 and v7 are used in ARM11 and Cortex, and will be predominantly used in future cell phones. Adam Cohen has posted some of the highlights from the presentation

Perhaps something more recent? Perhaps something on Adobe's site?

Perhaps something like this?

Mobile system requirements

General minimum hardware and software requirements for Flash Player 10.1 on mobile devices:

VGA - Hardware requirements - Dedicated Cortex A8 (ARMv7) 550MHz App Processor with Neon for A8 only

WVGA - Hardware Vector FPU - Dedicated Cortex A8 (ARMv7) 800MHz App Processor

Hardware Vector FPU

Operating system Android™ 2.2

http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/...dex.html#mobile

[Guest The Soup Thief]

Dont think it's a problem with the apk. Flash currently only works on ARMv7 devices.

The SF has a ARMv6 proccessor and cannot handle flash currently.

Unless Adobe decides to bring it for ARMv6 devices, the only way is flash lite really.

Does anyone have a link for Flash Lite or can anyone suggest something I look for in the market - all I can ever find is torches when I look for it!

I found a reference to it suggesting it's only available for HTC phones, but surely androids is androids is androids, innit?

Edited November 25, 2010 by The Soup Thief

[Guest rayraven]

There's a rom by kallt_kaffe, Hungarian Hedgehog, which has builtin flash lite support.

Not sure if it works on the browser.

[Guest Teasy]

Really hope Adobe get Flash 10.1 for ARMv6 CPU's on Android sorted out soon. I used to watch Flash 10.1 content through a browser on my Nokia 5800XM, why not my San Fran.

Edited November 25, 2010 by Teasy

[Guest The Soup Thief]

There's a rom by kallt_kaffe, Hungarian Hedgehog, which has builtin flash lite support.

Not sure if it works on the browser.

Schweet - have to admit, I never really looked closely at hungarian hedgehog

Wonder if I can lift the flash lite apk and drop it into Flibblesan's r3 lite?

Will check around and see if anyone on the hedgehog thread has got flashlite working

Thanks for the info :P

[Guest rayraven]

Here's a thread that lets you install flashlite on any rom.

http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blad...ck-android-2-1/

[Guest The Soup Thief]

Here's a thread that lets you install flashlite on any rom.

http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blad...ck-android-2-1/

woot!

That's a bit cool

Thanks :P

[Guest Teasy]

How To: Install Flash 10.1 On Android 2.1 Eclair Devices

By Ali Waqas on Jun 18 2010 198 Comments

This method has been tested and confirmed operational for Google Nexus One, Droid Eris and HTC EVO 4G on stock Android 2.1 Eclair.

FLASH HERE

Where is it confirmed that this works on the Droid Eris?, just interested because that phone uses an ARMv6 CPU.

Edited November 25, 2010 by Teasy

[Guest twatter]

I tried this several weeks ago and got the same results as above...........

Form what I gather......the API is not there for the flash plug-in to take advantage, so it will never work

Apparently there are some HTC device that worked but the performance was poor

"DATE:25/11/2008

At the recent MAX conference, Adobe has given some more details about the upcoming Openscreen initiative. In a presentation by Matthew Miller, Director of Mobile and Devices, EMEA, told that Adobe has been working with ARM to optimize Flash for ARMv6 and ARMv7. ARMv6 and v7 are used in ARM11 and Cortex, and will be predominantly used in future cell phones. Adam Cohen has posted some of the highlights from the presentation"

Well that was some time ago..... the Cortex-A(v7) is more efficient core and has a much higher clock rate....Maybe Adobe have changed there minds??(hopefully not)

If someone gets this working ... or Adobe bring flash player to ARM11(v6)....fantastic.... :P ..

(or alternatively, if someone can create a player that plugs into the iphone mpg4 stream i.e for bbc iplayer that would be fantastic)

R

Edited November 25, 2010 by twatter

[Guest Teasy]

I tried this several weeks ago and got the same results as above...........

Form what I gather......the API is not there for the flash plug-in to take advantage, so it will never work

Apparently there are some HTC device that worked but the performance was poor

Well that was some time ago..... the Cortex-A(v7) is more efficient core and has a much higher clock rate....Maybe Adobe have changed there minds??(hopefully not)

If someone gets this working ... or Adobe bring flash player to ARM11(v6)....fantastic.... :P ..

(or alternatively, if someone can create a player that plugs into the iphone mpg4 stream i.e for bbc iplayer that would be fantastic)

R

Hopefully, it seems silly to me that SkyFire for Symbian can play Flash 10.1 content on a Nokia 5800 with a 434Mhz ARM11(v6) processor yet we're still waiting for Flash 10.1 to work on Android phones with better processors :D

Edited November 25, 2010 by Teasy

[Guest The Soup Thief]

Hopefully, it seems silly to me that SkyFire for Symbian can play Flash 10.1 content on a Nokia 5800 with a 434Mhz ARM11(v6) processor yet we're still waiting for Flash 10.1 to work on Android phones with better processors :P

Hold on Teasy, we can view Flash ok through skyfire can't we?

On a previous rom I had skyfire installed and it didn't seem to grumble at any site

I was just fannying about trying to install flash lite and getting thwarted by mount system not giving me sufficient rights to drop files in the system libraries

Think I'd best leave it there for the night

Keep plugging away :D

[Guest twatter]

Hold on Teasy, we can view Flash ok through skyfire can't we?

On a previous rom I had skyfire installed and it didn't seem to grumble at any site

I was just fannying about trying to install flash lite and getting thwarted by mount system not giving me sufficient rights to drop files in the system libraries

Think I'd best leave it there for the night

Keep plugging away :P

I guess skyfire pre-processes websites for you......however I've tried bbc iplayer(the one I want to work).... no joy with skyfire

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ (needs uk ipaddress)

R

[Guest Teasy]

Hold on Teasy, we can view Flash ok through skyfire can't we?

On a previous rom I had skyfire installed and it didn't seem to grumble at any site

I was just fannying about trying to install flash lite and getting thwarted by mount system not giving me sufficient rights to drop files in the system libraries

Think I'd best leave it there for the night

Keep plugging away :P

SkyFire Flash support on Android seems pretty limited in comparison to the same program on Symbian. Skyfire on my Nokia allowed me to view Flash 10.1 streams just the same as I could on my PC (ok not as fast but it was fast enough and the stream would even play right in the browser window), I used to use it to watch some Football online. Skyfire on Android does some flash, but its nowhere near as good, none of the sites I watch Football on work for instance.

Edited November 25, 2010 by Teasy

[Guest dadashi]

I still haven't worked out how to write in the system files... I've installed "mount system" and turned on RW for system but it still doesn't work! Any ideas how I can write into system files...?

[Guest G0DSPEED]

Yeah skyfire on android is terrible compared to the winmob version I used to use. As mentioned you would actually see the website working full as it should do. Instead on this android version you see nothing and have bring up a menu and pray it can find the video streams of the current page your on - which it never seems to be able to do. Its a positive step backwards :P

Edited November 26, 2010 by G0DSPEED

[Guest ThermalDroid]

I guess skyfire pre-processes websites for you......however I've tried bbc iplayer(the one I want to work).... no joy with skyfire

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ (needs uk ipaddress)

R

Works fine for me :S