1/6/2015 - Beta - AIR 16.0.0.259 Runtime and SDK

Adobe AIR Beta Channel Update
This beta release provides access to the latest AIR SDK for Windows, Mac OS, iOS and Android.  You can download the AIR beta here: Download Adobe AIR 16 Beta - Adobe Labs
Below are some of the key features and benefits of AIR 16. Please see our release notes for full details.
New Features:
iOS 64-bit Support
As many of you are aware, Apple has recently changed their iOS requirements to enforce 64-bit compatibility. We’re pleased to share that the AIR 16 SDK can now be used to generate universal IPA binaries, which will run on both 32bit and 64bit iOS devices. Going forward, every IPA generated using AIR SDK 16 and above will be a universal binary and there is no change required in the packaging commands for this support.
Please note that support for creating universal IPA binaries will only be available in the new compiler. The legacy compiler is not (and will not be) compatible with iOS 64-bit. Because of this, it will be removed with version 16 of the AIR SDK. To ensure that Adobe as well as third party tools are able to work with this AIR SDK, the -useLegacyAOT option will continue to exist, but will be internally mapped to the new compiler.
To learn more about the improved packaging engine, please read Faster Compiling with AIR for iOS
If you encounter packaging or runtime issues, please report them to us over at http://bugbase.adobe.com or create a post on our AIR beta forums.  Please provide detailed steps to reproduce along with sample projects. If you'd like to keep your code private, please feel free to email attachments along with your bug number to [email protected]. Your help and assistance is critical and will allow us to fix problems quickly
Stage3D Wireframe Mode Support
To help designers and developers create robust and efficient 3D content, we've added Wireframe support into AIR desktop. This option can be changed by setting Context3D's setFillMode() to "wireframe" or "solid".
Stage3D - Standard Constrained Profile
In version 14 of the Runtime we added the new Standard profile to desktop systems.  In Version 15 we expanded that to mobile devices in AIR.  In Flash Player 16 we've added a new Standard Constrained profile.  Like Baseline Constrained, Standard Constrained targets older and lower powered GPUs on both desktop and mobile devices.  While Standard profile reached ~21% of iOS devices, Standard Constrained can now reach more than 85%.  Developers can access this by using the new STANDARD_CONSTRAINED constant in Context3DProfile.  The chart below breaks down the differences between the different profiles that are available.
Fixed Issues:
Support for creating universal IPA binaries is now available on the Windows version of the AIR SDK as well.
[iOS Simulator] Packaging fails with "ld64" error. Bug ID 3883686
Multiple security and stability issues     
Known Issues:
VideoTexture support has been temporarily removed from the beta.  We discovered last minute bugs that effected core code that was shared with Flash Player and impacted video related websites.  Once we fully address these bugs we'll be adding this feature back into AIR.  We apologize for this inconvenience!
App Screen does not render properly when device is rotated to upside down position. (3916521)
Landscape launch image twitches to portrait when aspectRatio is set to landscape in application.xml (3916056)
Application hangs on returning back to stage after importing an image from gallery. (3912961)
About the Beta Channel
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You can find instructions for getting started with this release here: AIR Labs Page

I think that on the previous beta reléase notes it said that on the simulator the info was still wrong, but right on an actual device... anyway, are you using the AIR SDK for Flex developers? After finding Re: Error creating arm64 compatible ANEs I wouldn't be surprised if the same happens here.

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    In the Flash Runtime 14 release we introduced the Stage3D “Standard” profile which provided many advanced 3D features.  At that time, the “Standard” profile was only available on desktop platforms.  In the AIR 15 release we are extending this coverage to mobile platforms.  If a device supports OpenGL ES3, it can successfully request the “Standard” profile and use the same advanced features as the desktop platform.
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    In previous versions of Stage3D, after switching the render texture through Context3D::setRenderToTexture, you were required to clear it before drawing. In this release, we're removing this limitation and optimizing the use of render textures. This change will allow you to further optimize and reuse depth and stencil buffers between different render textures.
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    Improved Packaging Engine is now default - iOS
    Starting AIR 15, new improved IPA packaging engine is now the default packaging mode when packaging for AOT targets ipa-app-store, ipa-test, ipa-ad-hoc and ipa-debug. If you encounter any packaging or runtime issues, please report at http://bugbase.adobe.com. To use older packaging mode, use "-useLegacyAOT yes" in the ADT command, before the signing options. To learn more about the feature, please follow http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/articles/ios-packaging-compiled-mode.html
    AIR Gamepad Enhancements
    AIR Gamepad feature enables the app developers to provide a second screen on Android mobile devices for the Flash based browser games. AIR Gamepad API enables Flash based browser apps to connect to a paired Android device running the AIR Runtime app and therefore allowing the Android devices to be used as game controllers or second-screen interfaces. Following enhancements are available starting AIR 15.
    Multiplayer Support
    Gyroscope Events
    Magnetometer Events
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    AIR Cross Promotion
    Adobe AIR 15 now supports cross promotion of AIR games for mobile devices. Cross promotions can be effective in saving some amount of advertising cost. With the right partnership, you gain access to a wider customer base with a demographic similar to that of your application. This cross promotion is free and works on a credit system. All you need is to earn enough credit points by promoting other AIR games to begin your own promotion campaign. The AIR SDK offers the new AdViewer API for promotion campaigns as a SWC, it provides functions to load and show in-game advertisements. You earn credit points for promoting AIR games by other developers based on ad impressions and clicks. To learn more about the feature and usage guidelines, please follow www.adobe.com/devnet/air/articles/cross-promotion-of-air-games-mobile.html
    Fixed Issues:
    Multiple stability fixes
    Failing to call Context3D.clear before drawing on every frame no longer throws a runtime error. (3726980)
    Poor AIR performance while starting app after restarting Windows OS. (3690665)
    ADL crashes when Workers attempt to open local shared object. (3768436)
    StageVideo with camera doesn't work properly, no video is displayed. (3781244)
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    [AIR] [Android L] Arabic, Hebrew, Korean, Bengali, thai characters are displayed as boxes.
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    [Win]Unable to prevent default when pasting into TextField with AIR 14.(3776183)
    AIR Publish Fails when Including Large Files. (3772815)
    [Win] GPU accelerated video stop playing when screen resolution changes after NetStream.Buffer.Flush event. (3766000)
    Dispatching Sound Complete. (3764974)
    [iOS] [Fast Packager] "Compilation failed while executing: compile-abc" error pops out when packaging some large AS code applications. (3753783)
    [iOS] [Fast Packager] FPS reduces for Feathers Component Explorer app on iPad when packaged with fast packager.(3776055 )
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  • 9/3/2013 - AIR 3.9.0.720 Runtime and SDK Beta

    Adobe AIR Beta Channel Update
    This beta release provides access to the latest AIR runtime and SDK (with compiler) for Windows, Mac OS, iOS and Android.
    Below are some of the key features and benefits of AIR 3.9.  Please see our release notes for full details.
    Mobile Workers (concurrency) for Android - BETA – Our hugely popular desktop feature, AIR Workers, is now making its debut on mobile! We have added support on Android devices so that you will be able to execute code in the background without interrupting your application’s main code. Your UI will remain responsive, enhancing the user experience. We haven’t forgotten about iOS! Look for news on iOS workers in an upcoming release (NOTE: this feature will undergo an extended beta period).
    Mobile Support for Background Execution in “Direct” Render Mode – AIR now supports background execution of code on iOS and Android when render mode is set to “direct”.  This will allow your applications to perform tasks such as audio playback even when invisible to the user. Due to power and CPU considerations, we recommend reviewing our release notes for additional details and guidance.
    Mac OS 10.9 Support – We have tested against the latest developer releases of OS X 10.9 and are making sure that your applications support the latest technologies such as “App Nap”.
    XXHDPI Icon Support – With this feature we have added support for beautiful, high resolution icons on devices such as the Nexus 10.
    Known Issues:
    The following behaviors will be modified in Safari 6.1 and higher in Safe Mode:
    AIR Badge Installs - AIR Badge Installer will not launch an installer when running Safari 7 in Safe Mode.  Users will instead see a dialog with a link to more details and workarounds on an Adobe website.
    LocalConnection - When a LocalConnection is constructed from a SWF hosted in Safe Mode, it may only establish a connection with other SWFs also hosted in Safe Mode.  If a LocalConnection is constructed from a tab with Safe Mode disabled, it will not be able to communicate with a SWF in a Safe Mode tab.
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    3621111: [Android] Cannot load files asynchronously in StageWebView.
    3616999: [iOS7] On changing AudioPlayback mode from Media to voice dialog comes up asking permission for accessing Microphone.
    3616981: [iOS] Sound gets stop on clicking Power button even when UIBackground tag value set to Audio in application.xml
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    Fixed Issues:
    3613819: [iOS7] On using Sound.play app asks permission for accessing the Microphone even when microphone API is not used in the app.
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  • 9/10/2013 - AIR 3.9.0.790 Runtime and SDK Beta

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    Known Issues:
    3616999: [iOS7] On changing AudioPlayback mode from Media to voice dialog comes up asking permission for accessing Microphone.
    3616981: [iOS] Sound gets stop on clicking Power button even when UIBackground tag value set to Audio in application.xml
    Fixed Issues:
    3622405: [iOS7] iOS7 requires 5 new icon sizes: 76px, 120 px, 152px, 40px and 80px
    3588923: [iOS7] switch to fullscreen mode is not working on iOS7
    3621111: [Android] Cannot load files asynchronously in StageWebView
    About the Beta Channel
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  • 9/17/2013 - AIR 3.9.0.880 Runtime and SDK Beta

    Adobe AIR Beta Channel Update
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    Below are some of the key features and benefits of AIR 3.9.  Please see our release notes for full details.
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    3584066: [Desktop][Webkit][API][External] Add a property to StageWebView to switch between the Native engine and the embedded WebKit engine from AIR 3.5 and prior
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    Note:  Although it is not prohibited, with some content, failures can occur when the same process uses both the embedded and the system WebKit, so it is recommended that all StageWebViews in a given application be constructed with the same value for useNative.  In addition, as HTMLLoader depends on the embedded WebKit, applications using HTMLLoader should only construct StageWebViews with useNative set to false.
    @param useNative - When useNative is false, a version of WebKit embedded within AIR is used as the source of the StageWebView created. When useNative is true, then AIR will use the system's default web engine.  Mobile platforms only support using the system web engine, so useNative is ignored on mobile platforms.
    Known Issues:
    3616999: [iOS7] On changing AudioPlayback mode from Media to voice dialog comes up asking permission for accessing Microphone.
    3616981: [iOS] Sound gets stop on clicking Power button even when UIBackground tag value set to Audio in application.xml
    About the Beta Channel
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    You can find instructions for getting started with this release here: AIR Labs Page
    We encourage you to let us know what you think on our AIR Labs Forum

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  • 1/29/2013 - AIR 3.6 Runtime and SDK Beta

    This beta release provides access to the AIR 3.6.0.592 runtime and SDK for Windows, Mac OS, iOS and Android.
    Below are some of the key features and benefits of AIR 3.6.  Please see our release notes for full details.
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    Graphics Data Query
    Developers can read the structure of the display object and vector data at runtime. Game developers can use this feature to create complex Sprite Sheets, or exporters for any file format (e.g. SVG) at runtime.
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    3487052 - GPU Issues on Nexus 10
    3370109 - The video screen is scaled into the left bottom corner of the stage with Retina displays.
    3486337 - Video corruption on iPad 2/3 using uploadFromByteArray at runtime
    3482888 - File.cacheDirectory property test fails on Windows
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  • 12/03/2013 - Beta - AIR 4.0.1240 Runtime and SDK

    Adobe AIR Beta Channel Update
    This beta release provides access to the latest AIR runtime and SDK (with compiler) for Windows, Mac OS, iOS and Android.
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    iOS - Improved Packaging Engine
    We're very excited about this new feature.  The new packaging engine we're working on can improve iOS packaging time up to 10 times over the current packager!  However this feature is still early in development and we'd like to get your feedback.  To enable this feature, please use "-useLegacyAOT no" in the ADT command, before the signing options.
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    Android Workers
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    Android - Support for native resources access by R* mechanism in native extension
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    Supplementary Characters Enhancement Support for TextField – EXTENDED BETA
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    Support for Android 4.4 (KitKat)
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    About the Beta Channel
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    Ok, just figured this out. The cert I created was somehow malformed. I simply created a new one with the Flash IDE which worked fine. Any other method of creating the cert that I tried failed, including the keytool command line utility.

  • 12/10/2013 - Beta - AIR 4.0.1320 Runtime and SDK

    Adobe AIR Beta Channel Update
    This beta release provides access to the latest AIR runtime and SDK (with compiler) for Windows, Mac OS, iOS and Android.
    With this release, we are introducing a new numbering scheme for our product versions. Adopting the pattern set by Google with Chrome andMozilla with Firefox, we will simply update the major version number with each subsequent release. In other words, beginning with the release of"Jones", Flash Player will become Flash Player 12. With each new major release, roughly every 3 months, that number will increase by one.
    This change will also apply to AIR and the AIR SDK, albeit not right away. Our "Jones" release will be numbered AIR 4 and AIR SDK 4; however,with our "King" (Q2 2014) release, the version number will be synchronized with the Flash Player version at 13.
    Below are some of the key features and benefits of AIR 4.0.  Please see our release notes for full details.
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    iOS - Improved Packaging Engine
    We're very excited about this new feature.  The new packaging engine we're working on can improve iOS packaging time up to 10 times over the current packager!  However this feature is still early in development and we'd like to get your feedback.  To enable this feature, please use "-useLegacyAOT no" in the ADT command, before the signing options.
    Graphics: Buffer Usage flag for Stage3D
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    Android Workers
    Introduced as a beta feature in AIR 3.9, we're continuing to improve this feature based on your feedback in preparation for an official release in AIR 4.
    Android - Support for native resources access by R* mechanism in native extension
    Currently, to use the native Android resources in the Android Native Extension one has to use getResourceID() API while typically to access the resource IDs developers use the R.* mechanism. AIR 4.0 onwards, apps developers will be able to access the resources by R.* mechanism. All the dependencies need to be specified in platform.xml as following and all the dependencies and resources to be packaged in the ANE.
    Supplementary Characters Enhancement Support for TextField – EXTENDED BETA
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    Stage3D Creation of Context3D with Profile Array
    We've added a new interface to Stage3D.requestContext3DMatchingProfiles(profiles:Vector.<String> ) which will create a Context3D with highest level suitable profile that is in profile array, based on the current hardware.  A developer can check the newly added property 'profile' to obtain the current profile that was chosen by the Flash Runtime.
    Support for Android 4.4 (KitKat)
    We've completed our support testing with AIR against the latest Android 4.4 release.  Please let us know if you encounter any problems.
    Known Issues:
    [3680824] Application playing mp3/video crashes after coming to foreground from background.
    Fixed Issues:
    [3679894] [Android] Returning from Alarm Clock on Android causes black screen
    [3655695] Sound gets stop on clicking Power button even when UIBackground tag value set to Audio in application.xml
    [3650915] Packaging multiple SWFs fails, even with ample memory
    [3648374] Timeline animation does not play properly in Air 3.9
    [3658462] Text field stops updating on iOS7 after giving voice input.
    About the Beta Channel
    If you would like real-time notification for announcements related to the AIR Beta Channel, please subscribe to our Twitter feed@FlashPlayerBeta, or follow the Flash Runtime Announcements forums by choosing "Follow this forum" from the right-hand menu on the Forums page.
    You can find instructions for getting started with this release here: AIR Labs Page
    We encourage you to let us know what you think on our AIR Labs Forum

  • 9/24/2013 - AIR Runtime and SDK 3.9.0.960 Beta

    Adobe AIR Beta Channel Update
    This beta release provides access to the latest AIR runtime and SDK (with compiler) for Windows, Mac OS, iOS and Android.
    Below are some of the key features and benefits of AIR 3.9.  Please see our release notes for full details.
    Notable Fixes and Enhancements:
    3632886: [Background Execution][Mobile] Error 3768 is coming when executeInBackground is set to false with notification center pulled down, incoming call, double tab on Home button..
    3627065: [iOS7] Issue with debug dialog UI. No textfield present on dialog with -connect option and No text information with -listen option.
    About the Beta Channel
    If you would like real-time notification for announcements related to the AIR Beta Channel, please subscribe to our Twitter feed @FlashPlayerBeta, or follow the Flash Runtime Announcements forums by choosing "Follow this forum" from the right-hand menu on the Forums page.
    You can find instructions for getting started with this release here: AIR Labs Page
    We encourage you to let us know what you think on our AIR Labs Forum

    I checked the anes but there's no anes that are targeted higher.
    They work fine with previous AIR SDKs.
    However, it doesn't crash on iPad 1, iOS 5.1.1

  • 4/14/2015 - Release - AIR 17 Runtime and SDK

    Today we're pleased to announce that the next version of AIR is available for immediate download.  AIR 17 adds both new features and important bug fixes for both desktop and mobile platforms!
    Below are some of the key features and benefits of AIR 17.  Please see our release notes for full details.
    New Features:
    ADT Packaging time Improvement with Support for Parallel Compilation for iOS
    AIR 16 introduced support for compilation and packaging of iOS applications for both 32 bit and 64 bit platforms. With this improvement, we can now compile 32 and 64 bit architecture in parallel to cut packaging times up to 50 percent.
    Stage3D - Standard Extended Profile for Mobile
    In recent releases of the Runtime we've added support for Standard and Standard Constrained Stage3D profiles.  With AIR 17 we're adding a new Standard Extended Profile for iOS and Android devices that support GLES3.  Availability of the “standardExtended" profile indicates the availability of AGAL3. The same profile name can then be used in requestContext3D and requestContext3DMatchingProfiles methods of Stage3D.
    The “standardExtended” profile requires OpenGL ES 3.0 which is present on many high end smartphones and tablets. AGAL3 increases register limits for vertex attributes, fragment constants and tokens. While we're focusing on mobile first, we anticipate bringing this functionality to the desktop in a future update.
    To assemble the new AGAL, update AGALMiniAssembler.as (AGAL v3) from https://github.com/adobe-flash/graphicscorelib/.
    VideoTexture Support in AIR for Windows, Mac and iOS
    We've introduced a new ActionScript feature that allows hardware accelerated video to be used as a source texture in a Stage3D environment. Currently, using video with Stage3D requires the use of the Video object, which is not accelerated, and manipulation of the bitmap representations of the video frames. This new feature, called VideoTexture, allows direct access to a texture object that is sourced from a Netstream or Camera object. As of the first Flash Player 17 this feature is back and now available on AIR Mac, Windows and iOS.  Look for Android support in an upcoming release.  Please see the VideoTexture blog post for implementation details.
    Fixed Issues:
    [iPhone 6 +] if Landscape image is not provided for iphone 6+, Stretched Portrait launch image is displayed when application is launched in landscape mode. (3945056)
    [iPhone 6+][Upside down]: Inverted launch image is displayed, if device is kept at upsidedown position and AO is portrait and AR true. (3945046)
    Stage alignment get distorted on returning back from Camera UI. (3946793)
    App crashes on launch, when Permit debugging option is UNTICKED in Flash CC. ( Bug 3949916)
    Non-compliant handling of orientation in iOS 8 root view controller. (Bug 3942292)
    Mod (%) operator broken in interpreter mode for iOS 64 bit ( Bug 3951944)
    [Air Desktop] Create VideoTexture when application window is not active cause video not render but sound playback (3939033)
    Multiple security and functional fixes
    Known Issues:
    [iPhone 6 +] Inverted launch image is displayed for split sec when device kept at rotated right Landscape orientation (AspectRatio is landscape and AutoOrients is false). (3945071)
    Keyboard Orientation did not changed from Portrait to landscape after setting stage aspect ratio to landscape and the text area moves upwards.(3948135)
    Texture format mismatch" while uploading BitmapData to a Texture on Samsung Galaxy Tab (Bug 3959595)
    [Android] FLV video encoded with H264 is not working with stage video, video is not getting rendered (Bug 3950740)
    ld error “ld: in , unsupported address encoding (13) of personality function in CIE for architecture arm64Compilation failed while executing : ld64" on packaging with WIN SDK. (Bug 3950027)
    [Air Desktop] Graphical glitches when rotating an element inside of a sprite.(3949851)
    [Air Desktop] [Video Texture] Glitches in Video on Intel 4400 Graphics Card on Window 7.(3937062)
    [Air Desktop] Gestures doesn't work well with StageWebView. (3806251)
    Download Locations:
    AIR 17 runtime for Windows: 17.0.0.144 Runtime Download
    AIR 17 runtime for Macintosh: 17.0.0.144 Runtime Download
    AIR 17 SDK & Compiler for Windows: 17.0.0.144 SDK & Compiler Download
    AIR 17 SDK & Compiler for Macintosh: 17.0.0.144 SDK & Compiler Download
    Note: To provide all the all the necessary tools for our developers in one place and avoid having to download multiple components, we are packaging Adobe AIR 17 SDK and ActionScript Compiler 2.0 in a single SDK called “Adobe AIR 17 SDK & Compiler”.
    AIR SDK 17 (Compatible with Flex) for Windows: 17.0.0.144 SDK Windows Download
    AIR SDK 17 (Compatible with Flex) for Macintosh: 17.0.0.144 SDK Macintosh Download
    Previous versions of the AIR runtime and SDK can be found on the Archived AIR SDK and Runtimes page

    Sometimes the release version has a later build number than the last beta we received, which in a way can be even worse than if the build is the same. The thing that has caused some confusion is that a few posts here have been answered with "we've fixed that and it will be in the next build", and the next build turned out to be the same as the previous build.
    So, I think the truth is that those things are fixed in the next build that appears on labs, and the release one doesn't count as a new beta build. I don't know when the next labs build will be.

  • 7/16/2012 - AIR 3.4 Runtime and SDK Beta 1

    The beta 1 release provides access to the AIR 3.4 runtime and SDK for Windows, Mac OS, iOS and Android. The key features and benefits of AIR 3.4 are:
    iOS 5.1 SDK Support — Build your AIR on iOS applications by default with iOS 5.1 SDK (without using the --platformsdk switch) and leverage the enhancements available in iOS 5.1 SDK.
    Exception Support in Native Extensions for iOS — A native extension for iOS can now use both C++ and Objective-C exceptions.
    iOS Push Notifications — This feature will use APNS (Apple Push Notification Service) and a provider (third-party server which will communicate with the APN) to generate notifications.
    AIR direct deployment (without iTunes) — Deploy an AIR application on iOS devices without having to use iTunes or the iPhone configuration utility.
    You can find instructions for getting started with this release here: AIR 3.4 Labs Page
    We encourage you to let us know what you think over on our AIR 3.4 Labs Forum

    Excellent, glad you were able to get this to work!  Had you tried right clicking the installer and doing a "run as administrator"?

  • 5/4/2012 - AIR 3.3 Runtime and SDK Beta 3

    The beta 3 release provides access to the AIR 3.3 runtime and SDK for Windows, Mac OS, iOS and Android. The key features and benefits of AIR 3.3 are:
    USB debugging for AIR iOS — This new feature allows the iOS developer to connect to the desktop via USB while debugging their mobile applications instead of relying on network connectivity.
    Enhanced Background behavior for AIR iOS — Background support now more closely resembles native applications in iOS. In addition to some basic multitasking and background audio support that is already enabled with AIR for iOS, applications may now support location updates and networking in the background, as well as being notified when a background app is about to be suspended by the operating system.
    Stylus support for Android 4.0 — Stylus support in Flash takes advantage of the new-in-4.0 Android Stylus API, so that stylus-aware apps work automatically with any devices supporting the Android API set.
    Simulator Support (Mac) — With the enhanced simulator support a developer can now package and run an application on iOS simulator using ADT commands. This feature allows an iOS developer to develop and run an application without needing an actual set of devices by using the iOS simulator using Xcode.
    Aspect Ratio Enhancements — With AIR 3.3 the issue with the runtime ignoring the specified aspect ratio has been resolved. In this release we address this use-case by allowing only screen orientation corresponding to app specified aspectRatio and orientation corresponding to 180 degree device rotation from the specified aspectRatio.
    Improved Mac App Store Support — Added support to ensure Mac AIR apps adhere to Apple guidelines and can be submitted to the Mac App store successfully.
    You can find instructions for getting started with this release here: AIR 3.3 Labs Page
    We encourage you to let us know what you think over on our AIR 3.3 Labs Forum

  • 9/26/2012 - AIR 3.5 Runtime and SDK Beta

    The beta release provides access to the AIR 3.5 runtime and SDK for Windows, Mac OS, iOS and Android.
    The primary goals of this release are bug fixing, adding Jellybean support, and iOS app enhancements.
    Below are some of the key features and benefits of AIR 3.5:
    Debug stack trace in release builds of Flash Player — This feature enables developers to display stack trace info in release and debug builds.
    Packaging Multiple Binaries — This feature enables developers to include third party static libraries and frameworks and package these with ANE.
    Shared ByteArray support for ActionScript Workers — This feature enables developers to share memory between multiple workers.
    Packaging and loading multiple SWFs on iOS — This feature will allow developers to load multiple swfs, that contain ActionScript bytecode on iOS .
    You can find instructions for getting started with this release here: AIR 3.5 Labs Page
    We encourage you to let us know what you think over on our AIR 3.5 Labs Forum

  • 2/12/2015 - Release - AIR 16 Runtime and SDK

    Today we're pleased to announce that the next version of AIR is available for immediate download.  In addition to important bug and security fixes AIR 16 now contains support for iOS 64-bit applications along with significant Stage3D improvements!
    Please note that in today's release, only the Windows shared runtime was updated.  The Mac version remains at 16.0.0.245.
    Below are some of the key features and benefits of AIR 16.  Please see our release notes for full details.
    New Features:
    iOS 64-bit Support
    As many of you are aware, Apple has recently changed their iOS requirements to enforce 64-bit compatibility.  We’re pleased to announce that the AIR 16 SDK can now be used to generate universal IPA binaries, which will run on both 32bit and 64bit iOS devices.  Going forward, every IPA generated using AIR SDK 16 and above will be a universal binary and there is no change required in the packaging commands for this support.
    Please note that support for creating universal IPA binaries will only be available in the new compiler.  The legacy compiler is not (and will not be) compatible with iOS 64-bit.  Because of this, it will be removed with version 16 of the AIR SDK.  To ensure that Adobe as well as third party tools are able to work with this AIR SDK, the -useLegacyAOT option will continue to exist, but will be internally mapped to the new compiler.
    With this change, any ANE that gets packaged in the application should contain the universal native libraries. Failing to do so will result in “Apple App Store allows only universal applications. <binary name> is not a universal binary. Please change build settings in Xcode project to "Standard Architecture" to create universal library/framework” error while packaging the ipa.
    To learn more about the improved packaging engine, please read Faster Compiling with AIR for iOS.
    If you encounter packaging or runtime issues, please report them to us over at http://bugbase.adobe.com. Please provide detailed steps to reproduce along with sample projects. If you'd like to keep your code private, please feel free to email attachments along with your bug number to [email protected].
    Stage3D Wireframe Mode Support
    To help designers and developers create robust and efficient 3D content, we've added Wireframe support into AIR desktop. This option can be changed by setting Context3D's setFillMode() to "wireframe" or "solid".
    Stage3D - Standard Constrained Profile
    In version 14 of the Runtime we added the new Standard profile to desktop systems.  In Version 15 we expanded that to mobile devices in AIR.  In Flash Player 16 we've added a new Standard Constrained profile.  Like Baseline Constrained, Standard Constrained targets older and lower powered GPUs on both desktop and mobile devices.  While Standard profile reached ~21% of iOS devices, Standard Constrained can now reach more than 85%.  Developers can access this by using the new STANDARD_CONSTRAINED constant in Context3DProfile.  The chart below breaks down the differences between the different profiles that are available.
    Fixed Issues:
    [iOS8, iPad] Application hangs on returning back to stage after importing an image from the gallery on an iPad. (3916940)
    [iOS] App screen does not render properly when a device is rotated to an upside down position. (3916521)
    [iOS] Push notification is not working on iOS devices as notification permission pop ups did not appear on app launch. (3928304)
    [iOS64] LC_VERSION_MIN_IPHONEOS is set incorrectly when ANE of higher/lower minOSversion is used.
    Packaging fails with error "Unable to find llvm JNI lib in", when an application is packaged with -useLegacyAOT yes option.
    Graphical glitches with bitmap smoothing and scaling.( 3915192)
    Known Issues:
    Application UI items are not clickable after changing application rotation to landscape to portrait. (3924470)
    Screen does not render properly when enter foreground from background. (3919996)
    Download Locations:
    AIR 16 runtime for Windows: 16.0.0.273 Runtime Download
    AIR 16 runtime for Macintosh: 16.0.0.245 Runtime Download
    AIR 16 SDK & Compiler for Windows: 16.0.0.292 SDK & Compiler Download
    AIR 16 SDK & Compiler for Macintosh: 16.0.0.292 SDK & Compiler Download
    Note: To provide all the all the necessary tools for our developers in one place and avoid having to download multiple components, we are packaging Adobe AIR 16 SDK and ActionScript Compiler 2.0 in a single SDK called “Adobe AIR 16 SDK & Compiler”.
    AIR SDK 16 (Compatible with Flex) for Windows: 16.0.0.292 SDK Windows Download
    AIR SDK 16 (Compatible with Flex) for Macintosh: 16.0.0.292 SDK Macintosh Download
    Previous versions of the AIR runtime and SDK can be found on the Archived AIR SDK and Runtimes page

    Sometimes the release version has a later build number than the last beta we received, which in a way can be even worse than if the build is the same. The thing that has caused some confusion is that a few posts here have been answered with "we've fixed that and it will be in the next build", and the next build turned out to be the same as the previous build.
    So, I think the truth is that those things are fixed in the next build that appears on labs, and the release one doesn't count as a new beta build. I don't know when the next labs build will be.

  • 1/13/2015 - Release - AIR 16 Runtime and SDK

    Today we're pleased to announce that the next version of AIR is available for immediate download.  In addition to important bug and security fixes AIR 16 now contains support for iOS 64-bit applications along with significant Stage3D improvements!
    Below are some of the key features and benefits of AIR 16.  Please see our release notes for full details.
    New Features:
    iOS 64-bit Support
    As many of you are aware, Apple has recently changed their iOS requirements to enforce 64-bit compatibility.  We’re pleased to announce that the AIR 16 SDK can now be used to generate universal IPA binaries, which will run on both 32bit and 64bit iOS devices.  Going forward, every IPA generated using AIR SDK 16 and above will be a universal binary and there is no change required in the packaging commands for this support.
    Please note that support for creating universal IPA binaries will only be available in the new compiler.  The legacy compiler is not (and will not be) compatible with iOS 64-bit.  Because of this, it will be removed with version 16 of the AIR SDK.  To ensure that Adobe as well as third party tools are able to work with this AIR SDK, the -useLegacyAOT option will continue to exist, but will be internally mapped to the new compiler.
    With this change, any ANE that gets packaged in the application should contain the universal native libraries. Failing to do so will result in “Apple App Store allows only universal applications. <binary name> is not a universal binary. Please change build settings in Xcode project to "Standard Architecture" to create universal library/framework” error while packaging the ipa.
    To learn more about the improved packaging engine, please read Faster Compiling with AIR for iOS.
    If you encounter packaging or runtime issues, please report them to us over at http://bugbase.adobe.com. Please provide detailed steps to reproduce along with sample projects. If you'd like to keep your code private, please feel free to email attachments along with your bug number to [email protected].
    Stage3D Wireframe Mode Support
    To help designers and developers create robust and efficient 3D content, we've added Wireframe support into AIR desktop. This option can be changed by setting Context3D's setFillMode() to "wireframe" or "solid".
    Stage3D - Standard Constrained Profile
    In version 14 of the Runtime we added the new Standard profile to desktop systems.  In Version 15 we expanded that to mobile devices in AIR.  In Flash Player 16 we've added a new Standard Constrained profile.  Like Baseline Constrained, Standard Constrained targets older and lower powered GPUs on both desktop and mobile devices.  While Standard profile reached ~21% of iOS devices, Standard Constrained can now reach more than 85%.  Developers can access this by using the new STANDARD_CONSTRAINED constant in Context3DProfile.  The chart below breaks down the differences between the different profiles that are available.
    Fixed Issues:
    [iPhone 6 Plus] Wrong screen size and dpi is returned through the runtime APIs. (3829474)
    [iOS] [New fast packager] Some applications compiled with older ActionScript compiler won’t work with new fast packaging engine but when rebuild again with latest ActionScript compiler apps work fine. (3837665)
    Geolocation services are not working (3916071)
    [iOS8, iPhone] Application hangs on returning back to stage after importing an image from gallery. (3912961)
    An error is thrown with D.eval library (3857582)
    [AIR Desktop]AIR Runtime crashes when using worker feature in a complex application.(3841682)
    Multiple security and stability fixes
    Known Issues:
    [iOS]Unable to install the application on iOS Simulator after updating iOS SDK and iPhone simulator with 7.1. (3833912)
    [iOS8, iPad] Application hangs on returning back to stage after importing an image from gallery on iPad. (3916940)
    [iOS] App Screen does not render properly when device is rotated to upside down position. (3916521)
    [iOS] Landscape launch image twitches to portrait when aspectRatio is set to landscape mode in application.xml (3916056)
    [Android] StageText not visible after screen rotation. (3821523)
    [iOS iPhone 6 Plus] iPad Launch image is displayed on iPhone 6 Plus in standard display mode. (3836781)
    Download Locations:
    AIR 16 runtime for Windows: 16.0.0.245 Runtime Download
    AIR 16 runtime for Macintosh: 16.0.0.245 Runtime Download
    AIR 16 SDK & Compiler for Windows: 16.0.0.272 SDK & Compiler Download
    AIR 16 SDK & Compiler for Macintosh: 16.0.0.272 SDK & Compiler Download
    Note: To provide all the all the necessary tools for our developers in one place and avoid having to download multiple components, we are packaging Adobe AIR 16 SDK and ActionScript Compiler 2.0 in a single SDK called “Adobe AIR 16 SDK & Compiler”.
    AIR SDK 16 (Compatible with Flex) for Windows: 16.0.0.272 SDK Windows Download
    AIR SDK 16 (Compatible with Flex) for Macintosh: 16.0.0.272 SDK Macintosh Download
    Previous versions of the AIR runtime and SDK can be found on the Archived AIR SDK and Runtimes page

    Sometimes the release version has a later build number than the last beta we received, which in a way can be even worse than if the build is the same. The thing that has caused some confusion is that a few posts here have been answered with "we've fixed that and it will be in the next build", and the next build turned out to be the same as the previous build.
    So, I think the truth is that those things are fixed in the next build that appears on labs, and the release one doesn't count as a new beta build. I don't know when the next labs build will be.

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