The document discusses developing mobile applications using Adobe Flex and AIR. It provides an overview of new features in AIR 3 like native extensions and captive runtime. It also describes Flex, the mobile theme in Flex 4.5, and how to deal with different device resolutions. Key aspects of building mobile apps with Flex like the action bar, views, and view navigator are explained.

1. AndroidTO Developing for Mobile with the Flex Framework By Matthew Fabb

3. I am currently a developer at StickerYou

6. Flash & AIR - Reach

10. Minimum 550MHz

11. OpenGL ES 2.0

13. iPhone 3GS+

14. iPad 1+

16. Allows an AIR app to access any API

17. ANE file is compiled separately then compiled into an AIR app

18. Adobe has a growing list of examples

19. Native components can be used, but there are some limitations to graphics

22. Will be out before the end of the year

24. An AIR APK file can be installed like a native Android app without AIR installed

27. Get to use the native auto-correct & auto-capitalize functionality

28. Will be used in the Flex TextInput component

30. Adobe is releasing Flash & AIR on a quarterly schedule

31. AIR 3.1 scheduled for release before the end of 2011

32. Adobe has an Incubator builds of Flash Player, which they expect to move up to monthly, weekly & ultimately daily builds

33. Photoshop Touch was built in Adobe AIR using native extensions

35. MXML, an XML-based mark up language is used to layout the interface of the application

36. ActionScript is used with the MXML for interactivity

37. CSS can be used to style the application

38. MXML, ActionScript & CSS is very similar to HTML, JavaScript & CSS

39. MXML, CSS & ActionScript is compiled into generated ActionScript which is then compiled into a SWF file

42. 3 rd party tools such as FlashDevelop or FDT

43. Any text editor & the Flex compiler

45. Flex 4.6 will be out by the end of 2011 with more mobile components & increases in performance

46. Tour Du Flex mobile

48. Orientation support

49. Provides API to save data between application sessions & interruptions (such as phone calls)

50. Has 2 methods of dealing with multiple DPIs/PPIs on different devices Mobile Application

51. 1024x600 170 DPI 854x480 240 DPI 800x480 240 DPI 480x320 160 DPI 960x640 326 DPI 1024x768 120 DPI

55. CSS that deals with multiple DPIs

57. Mobile Application

58. View & ViewNavigator

60. Text Components

62. Mobile View Menu – For Android menu settings hardware button

63. Functionality to deal with different DPI

64. Soft keyboard support

66. ActionBar is consistent while the View changes from screen to screen

68. The main area is a stack where views are popped on and off

69. Only one view is visible at a time

70. When leaving a view the UI objects are destroyed, but data object persists, keeping the memory footprint small

71. You can override the destruction of the UI, if it's an expensive UI to build and destroy (detailed chart with lots of visible data)

72. A history is maintained and when the back button is pressed it cycles through the history

73. Transitions can be easily added from one screen to another

76. Q & A

78. Flex 4.5.1 SDK: http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexsdk/Download+Flex+4.5

79. Flex portal run by Adobe: http://flex.org/

80. Flex Developer Center: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex.html

81. Devgirl's Weblog - Holly Schinsky http://devgirl.org

82. Renaun Erickso http://renaun.com/blog