AIR Mobile, Starling and multitasking

Hi guys, I'm sure a lot of you don't know that doing background tasking is impossible when renderMode is set to direct.
I recently succeed to make the documentation modified because it was even not mentioned before... I created a Bug request on Adobe's bugbase and need your votes to see this essential feature implemented : https://bugbase.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=bug&id=3349232
Please take the time to create an account to vote, it's quick, and it could really encourage Adobe to react. The future of Adobe AIR depends of that, since we all agree that we can not develop professional apps without being able to use GPU and multitasking simultaneously.
Thanks! Florian

Thank you for adding the bug report. As Florian requested, please take a minute and let us know how you feel about this issue!
https://bugbase.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=bug&id=3349232

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New Features:
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Stage3D Wireframe Mode Support
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[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)
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AIR 16 runtime for Macintosh: 16.0.0.245 Runtime Download
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New Features:
Stage3D “Standard” profile support for iOS and Android
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.
For additional information, please see our Stage3D Standard Profile article.
Relaxing Stage3D Render Target Clear
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.
For additional information, please see Relaxing Render Target Clear Operation in Stage 3D.
StageText.drawViewPortToBitmapData now supports Retina displays
Currently, AIR will allow a bitmap with the same width/height of the StageText object to be passed into drawViewPortToBitmapData. While fine for standard resolution displays, this is not sufficient for Apple's Retina HiDPI displays. Based on customer feedback, we've altered the drawViewPortToBitmapData method to accept a doubled size BitmapData with StageText's view port on a Mac Retina display, and then draw a HiDPI image from the view port.
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 read Faster Compiling with AIR for iOS
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
Applying skin as AIR gamepad screen
To learn more about the feature and usage guidelines, please see Android Devices with AIR as Gamepads
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 see Cross Promotion of AIR Games for Mobile.
Fixed Issues:
[iOS] Launch image [email protected] is not appearing in iPhone 6 Plus in standard display mode (Bug 3837220)
[iOS] "Unknown or unsupported SDK version" error appears on installing application on iOS simulator, when -platformsdk version is given as .../Developer/SDK/iPhoneSimulator.sdk. (Bug 3837285)
[iOS] [New fast packager]Hurlant Base64 encode doesn't work in new fast compiled packaging mode. (Bug 3832978)
[iOS] Adobe Air Runtime initiates the wrong launch image ([email protected]), when [email protected] and [email protected] images are packaged. (Bug 3832184)
[iOS] Blank frame appears instead of launch image [email protected] when [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected] are packaged with the application. (Bug 3829428)
[iOS] [New fast packager] Some performance fixes are done for increasing fps values. (Bug 3815079).
[Android 5.0] Stage3D fails to create context on Android 5.0. (Bug 3841657)
Multiple security and stability fixes
Known Issues:
[Android] StageText not visible after screen rotation. (Bug 3821523).
[iPhone 6 Plus][RADAR] Wrong screen size and dpi is returned through the runtime APIs. (Bug 3829474)
[iPhone 6 Plus]
[iOS] iPad Launch image is displayed on iPhone 6 Plus in standard display mode. (Bug 3836781)
[iOS]Unable to install the application on iOS Simulator after updating iOS SDK and iPhone simulator with 7.1. (Bug 3833912)
[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. (Bug 3837665)
Download Locations:
AIR 15 runtime for Windows: 15.0.0.356 Runtime Download
AIR 15 runtime for Macintosh: 15.0.0.356 Runtime Download
AIR 15 SDK & Compiler for Windows: 15.0.0.356 SDK & Compiler Download
AIR 15 SDK & Compiler for Macintosh: 15.0.0.356 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 15 SDK and ActionScript Compiler 2.0 in a single SDK called “Adobe AIR 15 SDK & Compiler”.
AIR SDK 15 (Compatible with Flex) for Windows: 15.0.0.356 SDK Windows Download
AIR SDK 15 (Compatible with Flex) for Macintosh: 15.0.0.356 SDK Macintosh Download
Previous versions of the AIR runtime and SDK can be found on the Archived AIR SDK and Runtimes page

Hi Colin,
Thanks for the response!
I started pointing to SDKs back when ANE support first came out and it was required to point to the OS5.1 sdk in order to get ANEs to work.
I had been specifying the sdk ever since, since it had been working for me, even though it was no longer needed.
I just tried removing that and letting AIR take care of using the right SDK and it seems to have solved my screen rotation issue!
Thank you so much for that!
I do have a lot of splash screens. Again I think this was left over from when I started using AIR back in 2011. At that point in order to get the splash screens working correctly I ended up having to add all the different versions. However, I'd love to get rid of most of them as they bloat my app size. I'll try removing most of them and do some testing to ensure everything works fine now without them. Although I suspect I should still also need the Default@2x~ipad.png
Thanks again for your help!
Craig.

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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