Adobe kills Flash on mobile devices - Zee News

New York: Imaging software maker Adobe will not launch any new version of Flash for mobile browsers and will gradually move to replace it with new version of computer language HTML5, which is widely being used for designing contents.

"We will no longer continue to develop Flash Player in the browser to work with new mobile device configurations (chipset, browser, OS version, etc.) following the upcoming release of Flash Player 11.1 for Android and BlackBerry PlayBook," Adobe's Vice President and General Manager for Interactive Development Danny Winokur wrote in his blog today.

He said that Adobe will continue to provide critical bug fixes and security updates for existing device configurations.

"We are already working on Flash Player 12 and a new round of exciting features which we expect to again advance what is possible for delivering high definition entertainment experiences.

"We will continue to leverage our experience with Flash to accelerate our work with the W3C and WebKit to bring similar capabilities to HTML5 as quickly as possible," Winokur said.

He said that Adobe will simultaneously design new features in Flash for a smooth transition to HTML5.

Winokur said that he is excited to see adoption of HTML5 on major mobile devices which is making HTML5 best solution for creating and deploying content in the browser across mobile platforms.

"We are excited about this, and will continue our work with key players in the HTML community, including Google, Apple, Microsoft and RIM, to drive HTML5 innovation they can use to advance their mobile browsers," he said.

PTI